Screen Reader enables users to interact with their devices without viewing the screen. Visually impaired users may rely on Screen Reader for a more convenient operation experience.
After the development of the Screen Reader feature is complete, you can verify the feature as follows.
Enabling Operation Verification
This operation is a prerequisite for using the Screen Reader feature, which allows you to check whether the feature is enabled or not.
[h2]Enabling Screen Reader in General Mode
Open Settings on your device.
Touch Accessibility.
Touch Screen Reader.
Enable Screen Reader.
In the security alert dialog box, check the box indicating that you understand the risks, and enable Screen Reader.
[h2]Enabling Screen Reader in Shortcut Mode
In addition to common methods, shortcut keys are provided to help users quickly enable or disable Screen Reader.
Open Settings on your device.
Touch Accessibility.
Touch Accessibility shortcut.
Enable Accessibility shortcut, select Screen Reader, and enable the shortcut key to work when the screen is locked.
Long press the volume up and volume down buttons for 3 seconds to check whether Screen Reader can be enabled or disabled in shortcut mode.
Verifying Screen Reading Effect
After Screen Reader is enabled, you can navigate in the following ways:
Navigation by touch: The Screen Reader announces the content where the user touches.
Linear navigation: The Screen Reader announces the focused content in a linear manner, from top to bottom, when the user swipes on the screen to move the focus.
[h2]Common Gestures
The following lists the common gestures and corresponding operations of Screen Reader. You can view and set more gestures by going to Settings > Accessibility > Screen Reader > More settings > Custom gestures.
Table1 Basic gestures
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Move to the next item on the screen | Swipe right or down |
| Move to the previous item on the screen | Swipe left or up |
| Tap/Select the current item | Tap twice |
| Long press | Tap twice, then long press |
| Swipe horizontally | Swipe with two fingers |
Table2 Reciprocating gestures
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Navigate to the previous setting | Swipe up, then down |
| Navigate to the next setting | Swipe down, then up |
| Scroll down (backward) a page | Swipe right, then left |
| Scroll up (forward) a page | Swipe left, then right |
Table3 Angle gestures
| Action | Gesture |
|---|---|
| Open the home screen | Swipe up, then left |
| Back | Swipe down, then left |
| Open the notification panel | Swipe up, then right |
| Open a recently used application | Swipe down, then right |
| Open the shortcut menu | Swipe right, then down |
| Open the Control Panel | Swipe left, then down |
| Perform operations in the edit box | Swipe left, then up |
To use Screen Reader more conveniently, go to Settings > Accessibility features > ScreenReader > More settings to set more options (such as speed and pitch).
[h2]Using Screen Reader to Browse an Application
After adapting the application to Screen Reader, you can perform the following steps to verify whether the reading function is correctly implemented.
Launch an application.
Swipe through the elements in sequence.
During the browsing, pay attention to the following:
Whether the voice feedback of each element properly conveys the content or usage
Whether you can complete the main workflows easily
Whether you can swipe through each element
Whether Screen Reader can read the alerts or other temporary messages
Rectify the adaptation issues by referring to the development guide.