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Google criticised over inaccessible Android accessibility shortcut
Original: New post: Google still can't make an accessibility menu accessible. Put more than one service on Android's accessibility
A developer has criticised Google for an accessibility flaw in Android: when more than one service is assigned to the accessibility shortcut, holding the volume keys opens a menu with no speech output, at the very moment no screen reader is running. The complaint argues Apple and Microsoft solved this problem years ago, renewing debate about whether Google prioritises blind and low-vision users.
Why now: Frustration among blind Android users over an accessibility shortcut that is itself inaccessible.
Evidence
- New post: Google still can't make an accessibility menu accessible. Put more than one service on Android's accessibility shortcut and holding the volume keys brings up a menu with no speech, at the exact moment no screen reader is running. Apple and Microsoft solved this years… · fireborn@dragonscave.space · 25
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