The default focus indicator on Android? A ripple so subtle it's almost invisible.
For users navigating with a keyboard or D-pad, that's a real problem, because they need to know where focus is at all times.
In my latest blog post, I share how to create a custom, accessible focus indicator using the Indication API in Jetpack Compose:
https://eevis.codes/blog/2026-04-30/more-accessible-focus-indicators-with-compose/
By the way, let me praise Raccoon, an Android app for Friendica and Mastodon, for being forward thinking about accessibility.
Their contributor pvagner is proficient with mobile accessibility. After I got clear on accessibility actions, I ran through Raccoon with TalkBack and then external Bluetooth keyboard, and had no trouble posting to or reading threads.
Thanks for not excluding disabled users!
#Accessibility #A11y #TalkBack #AndroidA11y #Disability @raccoonforfriendicaapp
When listening to an ebook with TalkBack, if I get a regular notification, the ebook resumes after the notification.
But if I get a charging notification, the reading does not resume. Sometimes when my phone is on the charger, it will announce the charging level at random times, and TalkBack just stops.
Does anyone have any experience with disabling charging notifications or getting the screen reader to resume automatically?
https://bsky.app/profile/eevis.codes/post/3lb74y7f32223
This is such an easy win with Compose. We, like most places, use a custom multi preview annotation. One of those multi previews is with scaled font.
It just puts the UI right in front of developers as they're working on it, so there's no "forgetting" to test it.
Did you know that Fedilab, a Fediverse client for Android, has a translation button? It works on post content and also image alt text!
This example image comes from the German Aerospace Center at @dlr_next .
@Fedilab #Fedilab #AltText #AlternativeText #a11y #Accessibility #Translation #Translate #Language #Mastodon #Pleroma #Friendica #Pixelfed #Android #AndroidA11y #TalkBack #ScreenReader
RedReader, Reddit client for Android, granted non-commercial accessibility exemption
https://www.reddit.com/r/RedReader/comments/145du4j/update_4_redreader_granted_noncommercial/
Thanks to the makers of #Fedilab for your continued work towards #accessibility on #Android.
The latest version of the app has an setting to require alternate text before making a post. A great reminder for users sharing images on Mastodon, Pixelfed, or Friendica servers.
I hope all Fedilab users turn the setting on, so everyone can benefit from your pictures!
Eevis Panula
Dan Keck
Adi 🐾 (he/him)