Google_TalkBack

Google TalkBack

Google TalkBack

Accessibility service for visually impaired Android users

Google TalkBack is an accessibility service for the Android operating system that helps blind and visually impaired users to interact with their devices. It uses spoken words, vibration and other audible feedback to allow the user to know what is happening on the screen allowing the user to better interact with their device. The service is pre-installed on many Android devices, and it became part of the Android Accessibility Suite in 2017.[1][2] According to the Google Play Store, the Android Accessibility Suite has been downloaded over five billion times, including devices that have the suite preinstalled.[3]

Open-source

Google releases the source code of Google TalkBack with some releases of the accessibility service to GitHub, with the latest of these changes being from May 6, 2021.[4] The source for these versions of Google TalkBack have been released under the Apache License version 2.0.[5]

Release history

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References

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    Jerry Hildenbrand (16 September 2014). "What is Google TalkBack?". Android Central.
  2. [2]
    Li, Abner (2018-06-20). "Google renames TalkBack app to Android Accessibility Suite with latest update". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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    "Android Accessibility Suite - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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    "Commits ยท google/talkback". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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    "LICENSE". Github. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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    "Our all-new TalkBack screen reader". Google. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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    "What's new with TalkBack 9.1 - Android Accessibility Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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    "Google TalkBack adds a Braille keyboard for the visually impaired". xda-developers. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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    "Android Accessibility Suite 7.3 exits beta, brings screen search and other TalkBack additions [APK Download]". Android Police. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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    "Android Accessibility Suite 7.2 adds camera support to Select to Speak, TalkBack control changes, and more". Android Police. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  11. [11]
    Li, Abner (2018-06-20). "Google renames TalkBack app to Android Accessibility Suite with latest update". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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    Meddaugh, J. J. "TalkBack 6.1 Beta Adds Quick Language Switching, Enhanced Navigation in Native Apps - Blind Bargains". www.blindbargains.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  13. [13]
    "[Update: More Details on Select to Speak] Google TalkBack 5.2 is out of beta with speech verbosity settings, Select to Speak, and more [APK Download]". Android Police. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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