by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Accessibility, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is adding read-aloud features to Chrome, letting you read web pages. TalkBack, Android’s screen reader app, is now better at describing images thanks to an upgrade to Gemini AI on supported devices. Google has just...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2024 | Accessibility, AI, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Text-to-speech company ElevenLabs has released a reader app that offers text-to-speech support for PDFs, ePub files, articles, and more. The app lets you choose from a variety of AI voices for narration and is free to use....
by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2024 | Accessibility, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google has brought a “listen to this page” feature to Chrome on Android. This is a text-to-speech feature that reads out your current webpage. Google Chrome for Android doesn’t exactly offer loads of accessibility options, but...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2024 | Accessibility, Android 15, News
Google has announced that the Android 15 update will improve the platform’s support for hearing aids. The latest release will work with hearing aids that support Bluetooth LE Audio. The update will also offer better hearing aid management features like a Quick...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2024 | Accessibility, Android, News
Android’s Live Captions feature will soon add a grab bar that users can drag to change the number of lines shown for captions. This upcoming feature was announced at Google I/O and was said to be rolling out this month. We also recently discovered that Live Caption...
by dbadmin | May 16, 2024 | Accessibility, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google is working on several features for Live Caption, which is shipped as part of the Android System Intelligence app. These upcoming features include options around emojis, emotional intensity, and word duration, and...
