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Thursday, December 03, 2020

Google General Voice Accessibility

In  the Google Blog, a means of more general voice accessibility via voice on the android phone.  Now updated. 

ACCESSIBILITY

Use Voice Access to control your Android device with your voice

Easily use and navigate your phone by speaking out loud with Voice Access. Image shows two cartoon figures, one who uses a wheelchair and has their phone mounted in front of them, and another standing behind the wheelchair as they take a selfie.

Tom Hume, Senior Product Manager, Google Research

In 2018, we launched Voice Access, an Android app that lets you control your phone using your voice. The ability to use your phone hands-free has been helpful to people with disabilities, and also those without.

Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re rolling out an updated version of Voice Access, available in Beta, that is easier to use and available to more people. This version of Voice Access, which was previously available on Android 11, is now available globally to devices running Android 6.0 and above.   ... " 

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