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Custom Actions With 1UI 6 Beta, Android AAccessibility Thoughts

(Topic created: 08-11-2023 10:35 AM)
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queenslight
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Greetings! 

SINCE this is an accessibility issue for users of Android screen readers like myself, wasn't sure what error option to pick.

With 1UI 5, you were able to use custom actions for moving icons on the screen, creating folders, etc. At this time (which I'm sure it's temperary), custom actions (where said feature lets you see items for programs via a special menu similar to what's available for VoiceOver users on iOS), currently do not exist throughout the 1UI 6 system. Wishing that more Android developers and Samsung creators are able to impliment custom actions in their apps now since both the Talkback screen reader and a Chinese screen reader called Jieshuo support them. With Talkback 14 in particular, you are now able to use the Custom reading menu to select an action you wish to do (which back in the day Samsung's 'Galaxy Talkback' (also known as 'Voice Assistant) did that first, before Google's own version of Talkback added that for themselves.

Here's hoping that Talkback updates on the Samsung side will come quicker too, now that think about it, and more keyboard shortcuts for those using external keyboards (not referring to 'Braille' specific ones.
I thank you all for your time reading today.

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JohnDyer
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I agree. I think Samsung could even do better within their own ui. System UI that is. For example on the Galaxy z flip 5 I just got, the cover screen could be so much more useful if it were made a little bit more accessible. For example the notifications on the cover screen do not support actions so in order to dismiss them you have to swipe with two fingers which in many cases can result in dismissing the wrong notification. It's little things like this that could make a huge difference for screen reader users.
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Hello,
Thank you for your Feedback. We appreciate your contribution to the Beta community.

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