Google Is Rolling Out Guided Vision to Gemini Live: Here’s How to Use It and My Early Impressions

Google allows users to turn on the camera feed while in a conversation with Gemini Live, so they can ask about things that are in view. Although a blind user can take advantage of this feature, it is not designed specifically to assist blind people. Google is now rolling out…

https://accessibleandroid.com/google-is-rolling-out-guided-vision-to-gemini-live-heres-how-to-use-it-and-my-early-impressions/

LiveComics

LiveComics is a comic, manga, and manhwa reader that performs the page as audio rather than simply displaying it. Every speech bubble is voiced in character, with a separate narrator, while each panel can include its own sound effects and score. The reader advances panel by panel as the scene…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/livecomics/

PlayNook Interactive Audiobook

PlayNook Interactive Audiobook is an interactive audiobook and story-game app where you listen to narrated stories and make choices that shape what happens next.

Professional voice actors narrate the story while music and sound design build the scene. At key moments, the story pauses and asks you to choose what…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/playnook-interactive-audiobook/

The Podcast App

The Podcast App is a podcast player for audio and video by Magnolia Apps. It lets you play audio and video podcasts in one app, download episodes for offline listening, adjust playback speed, skip silence, jump between chapters, and use a sleep timer.

Podcast discovery and subscriptions

You can add…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/__trashed/

RealTime AI Cam

RealTime AI Cam tells you what your camera is pointed at, out loud, and every part of it runs on your phone. No account, no ads, nothing to buy. It works in airplane mode, on a subway, or in another country with no data, and nothing the camera sees ever…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/realtime-ai-cam/

What’s New In Jieshuo 20261001

Version 20261001 of the Jieshuo screen reader has been released. Here are the main additions and changes in this version.

Table of Contents

- Support For External AI Models
- New Presets For Speech Audio
- To Top And To End Functions Now Work On Sliders
- More Customized Automatic…

https://accessibleandroid.com/whats-new-in-jieshuo-20261001/

Lexo Offline AI Voice Keyboard

Lexo is a private AI keyboard for Android. Voice typing and next-word prediction both run entirely on device, so once setup is done the keyboard keeps working with no internet connection, in airplane mode, and anywhere the signal drops.

After installing, open Lexo once to switch it on. The app…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/lexo-offline-ai-voice-keyboard/

New: Accessibility Ratings on Accessible Android
You can now rate the accessibility of apps in the Accessible Android Apps Directory.
Each app can be rated from 1 to 5, from Not accessible to Excellent accessibility. When submitting a rating, you can also include the screen reader and Android version you tested with, plus an optional accessibility note explaining what worked well or what problems you encountered.
Ratings from the community are combined to show an overall accessibility score and rating breakdown for each app. Accessibility notes can provide additional context behind individual ratings.
To submit or update a rating, simply sign in to your Accessible Android account and open any app in the directory. You can also remove your rating at any time.
The existing comments section remains available for general discussion about the app, including its features, price, overall quality, and user experience.
Your accessibility experience can help someone else decide whether an app will work for them.
Explore the Apps Directory and start rating the apps you use:
https://accessibleandroid.com/app/

Shortcut Menu

Shortcut Menu lets the Android accessibility shortcut, such as holding both volume keys, turn your choice of screen reader or other accessibility service on or off. It works like the accessibility shortcut menu on iPhone:

- With no screen reader on, the menu speaks for itself. Drag your finger over…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/shortcut-menu/

Third-Party Screen Readers: Are They a Security Risk?

Unlike iOS, Android allows third-party apps to request accessibility permission, which makes it possible to develop screen readers for Android rather than limiting blind users to the built-in screen reader, TalkBack.

The presence of third-party screen readers has helped compensate for the lack of features and responsiveness issues in TalkBack.…

https://accessibleandroid.com/third-party-screen-readers-are-they-a-security-risk/

Paperback

Paperback is a fast, fully accessible reader for ebooks, documents and audio books. It opens over twenty formats and speaks sixteen languages.

Opening documents:

- Use the Open Book button, or open a document from the Files app or another app and choose Paperback.
- You can also turn on…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/paperback/

MBraille

MBraille turns your device into a braille-first workspace for writing, editing, and everyday tasks. It combines fast touchscreen or keyboard braille entry with navigation, powerful editing, and file management for an efficient eyes-free workflow.

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/mbraille/

Viskey

Viskey is a low vision large text keyboard with high contrast and customizable themes. It supports also dictation. It currently does not work with Talkback.

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/viskey/

Chimege Sonur

Chimege Sonur is a Mongolian text reader for smartphones, developed to make Mongolian text accessible to visually impaired users. It provides Mongolian text-to-speech support so users can read on Android devices using speech output.

The project was developed by Chimege Systems as part of an initiative supporting the participation and…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/chimege-sonur/

Life In Nature

An immersive 3D audio survival game. Craft, hunt, and explore a ruined world.

Important: This is an audiogame. The game is played entirely with sound and has no visuals. It is designed for the blind and visually impaired community. The screen will be black during gameplay—this is intentional. Headphones are…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/life-in-nature/

What’s New In TalkBack 17.1

Google is rolling out version 17.1 of the TalkBack screen reader. Here’s what the new version brings.

Table of Contents

- Selection Mode That Works Only With Chrome
- Voice Selection That Only Works With Google TTS
- A Shortcut To Toggle Guided Vision That Doesn’t Work
- Assigning Any…

https://accessibleandroid.com/whats-new-in-talkback-17-1/

Readify AI: PDF Text to Speech

Readify AI is a free text-to-speech reader that turns PDFs, eBooks, and documents into natural-sounding audio.

Import your own files, choose from more than 100 AI voices in 30+ languages, and listen without creating an account.

Key features

- Read PDF, EPUB, TXT, MOBI, AZW, DOC, and DOCX files aloud.…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/readify-ai-pdf-text-to-speech/

Real world

Welcome to Real World, created by NBM Studios! In this game, players are thrust into a 3D world full of danger and excitement. As a blind player, you must rely on your other senses and quick reflexes to navigate the environment and take down your enemies.

With a variety of…

https://accessibleandroid.com/app/real-world/