Use accessibility shortcuts

About accessibility shortcuts

Shortcut: Essential controls for your phone

The accessibility menu gives quick access to essential features on your phone.

Shortcut: Accessibility features

Easily turn accessibility features on/off from any screen. For each feature you're using, you can:

Add a button to the screen. The button fades when not in use.
If you set up multiple buttons, they display as a group; drag to reposition the group around the sides of the screen.
If you're using gesture navigation, you can set up a gesture instead of buttons.
Set your phone so that you press both Volume buttons to turn the feature on/off.
If you set this up for multiple accessibility features, you'll see a list of those features when you press both Volume buttons.

Use accessibility menu of essential controls

Open a large menu where you can:

Call your assistant
Open accessibility settings
Lock or turn off the phone
Adjust volume
Adjust brightness
See recent apps to return to one
Take a screenshot
Open quick settings

Turn it on

Go to Settings > Accessibility.
Tap Accessibility Menu.
Turn Use service on .
To increase the size of the buttons on this menu, tap Settings, then turn Large buttons on .

Use it

If you're using gesture navigation:

Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

If you've set other accessibility tools to use this gesture, swipe up with two fingers and hold to switch between tools.
Choose an option from the menu.

If you're using 3-button navigation:

At the bottom of the screen, tap .

If you've set other accessibility tools to use this icon, touch & hold it to switch between tools.
Choose an option from the menu.

Manage accessibility buttons

For each accessibility feature you're using, you can add a button to the screen to quickly turn the feature on/off.

Add buttons

When you turn on an accessibility feature in Settings > Accessibility, if the feature supports shortcuts, you'll see a switch to turn on the shortcut. Tap the switch's name to see options for adding the button and assigning the feature to the Volume buttons.

Change button size and transparency

This setting applies to the shortcuts for all accessibility features.

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility shortcuts.
If you're using 3-button navigation, tap Accessibility button.

If you're using gesture navigation, tap Accessibility button & gesture.
Adjust how the buttons look and work:
- Tap Size and choose Large or Small.
- To keep the buttons always visible, turn Fade when not in use off .
- To make the buttons more or less transparent, drag the Transparency when not in use slider.

Gesture navigation: Choose between buttons and gesture

If you’re using gesture navigation, you can choose between using a gesture or a button for accessibility shortcuts. This setting applies to the shortcuts for all accessibility features.

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility shortcuts.
Tap Accessibility button & gesture.
Tap Use button or gesture and select which to use.

Press Volume buttons for accessibility features

You can press the Volume buttons to turn an accessibility feature of your choice (TalkBack, Switch Access) on or off.

Set it up

Go to Settings > Accessibility.
Tap Volume key shortcut.
Turn Use service on .
To change the accessibility feature associated with the shortcut, tap Shortcut service.
To use the Volume buttons from the lock screen, turn Allow from lock screen on .

Use the shortcut

Press & hold the Volume Up and Down buttons at the same time for three seconds.