3 Steps You Can Take to Make Your Android Device More Accessible
Apple has a long history of being a leader in accessibility. But, Android devices certainly aren’t lagging behind! The official Android Developers website has guides on how to build accessible apps. For Global Accessibility Awareness Day in 2025, Google announced accessibility updates for their AI on Android.
Accessibility features can benefit anyone, not just people with disabilities. Many of these features are useful for everyday users.
There are so many accessibility features available that we can’t cover them all here. If you want to learn about even more, check out the Accessibility Help page on Google’s website. In the meantime, here are 3 of our favorite features for Android.
1. Accessibility Menu
The Accessibility Menu is the headquarters of all things accessibility on Android devices. With this enabled, you can take screenshots, open Notifications, turn the brightness up and down, and so much more. Please note that the Accessibility Menu is available on Android 12 (Snow Cone) and up.
Go to this link for more information on how to set up and use the Accessibility Menu.
2. Accessibility Shortcuts
You can create custom shortcuts to access apps and features. First, you choose an app that you want to launch. Then, you can select the shortcut to get to that app. Shortcuts include gestures like holding the volume keys, triple tapping the screen, or finger swiping. .
For a step-by-step set-up guide, visit this link on the Android support website.
3. Accessibility Services in Android’s Quick Settings
You can add your favorite accessibility services into the Quick Settings menu. This makes it faster and easier to access color inversion, one handed-mode, Live Caption, and more.
Learn how to add, move, or remove an accessibility service from Quick Settings by clicking this link.
Your Android Phone Should Make Your Life Easier
Just because a feature was developed for a particular disability, doesn’t mean that it can only be used by people with that disability. If a feature can benefit you, then you should use it!
If you need additional help, you can contact’s Google’s Disability Support Team. They are there to make your phone work the way you want it to.
by Abby Burch
Marketing & Communications Specialist
