Google has announced that it is killing new accessibility features coming to Android ahead of International Day of the Disabled on Wednesday. Advanced voice calling, advanced support for external mouse and advanced advanced themes are among the features that aim to make Android an accessible Android experience.
An advanced custom theme is now available for devices running Android 16 that will automatically darken most apps even if those apps don’t have their own native dimming options. Unique to Android 16, users can now choose between “standard” and “extended” when setting the dark theme.
For those who use a connected mouse with an Android device but can find the click action difficult, Autoclick now has a better attack experience. This feature means the cursor will click automatically after pausing something for a certain amount of time, as set by the user. The type of click itself can be customized, with the user’s choice of left click, right click, double click, double click, long press, scroll or drag.
Free use is the basis of the availability of mobile devices, and now Gemini-Power Voices within Talkback will enable typing and text editing using natural commands. Users can start specifying on the gBoard by double-tapping with two fingers, after that what is written about Gemini give users to say things like Tuesday “fix Gemini or ask for Gemini or ask for their short message. Google says TalkBack is “Launching soon.”
Google also added a new functionality, which helps users who are blind or have low vision to take pictures in the pixel camera app. The tool can now describe this event to the user and let them know where there is a face in the frame.
Voice access has been made easy to use in a completely hands-free way. Instead of having to physically tap on the phone’s screen to start using the feature, users can now say “Hey Google, start voice access” for hands-free control. This feature needs to be enabled first for this to work.
Android devices can now pair to Bluetooth Audio-enabled speakers with a single tap. This expanded use of pair pairs is compatible with hearing aids and support for Starkonkey products coming in early 2026.
Finally, Google is also built, a powerful AI tool tries to get a better sense of the topics. On Android, pop-up titles can now “detect and display a specific speech tone” from the audio playing on your device. Captions will be marked with emotions such as happiness or sadness. This feature is also coming to YouTube where the wings will convey the size of the speech using all caps, and record sounds such as moans and gasps. This will be live on all videos in English uploaded after October.
With the exception of TalkBack, which we’re launching soon, these new accessibility features are live now. As with most Google updates, it may take some time for the updates to hit all devices.
