Android Accessibility
DO or DO
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June 2024
Glafira Zhur
Twitter: @glafirazhur
LinkedIn: glafira-zhur
Accessibility Project Manager
GDE for Web
Accessibility Club Minsk
Accessibility Unity
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5 million users
by Appt Foundation
Accessibility Settings
63%
26%
have at least one setting turned on
have at least two settings turned on
Screen Reader
0.01%
use Talkback on Android
Turn on TalkBack
TalkBack → Settings →
Advanced Settings → Developer Settings
Turn on speech output
Current language: English
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Language Level 1
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IconButton(onClick = { /* doSomething() */ }) {
Icon(
Icons.Outlined.Settings,
contentDescription = "Settings"
)
}Don't use contentDescription
for items that have visible text
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Glafira
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Currently learning: Korean, Thai, English
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Previous record: 41 days
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Display size and text
Display Size
Text Size
Font Size
24%
use larger size
13%
use smaller size
Font Size
Elements are going out of the container
Font Size
Elements can not be used because of the overflow
Display Size
16%
use a bigger display size
Display Size
In most cases,
nothing is broken
Display Size
Sometimes it feels like an essential feature 😅
Magnification
0.56%
torn on magnification
How to support Font size and Display size
✅ Font size 200%
✅ Support zoom (up to 400%)
✅ Use sp (scale-independent) units for font size
✅ Use dp (density-independent) units for layout
✅ Do not limit the height of the elements
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Android Accessibility: Do or Do
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