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Accessibility Scanner (Android)

Accessibility Scanner is Google's free Android app that scans your app's screens (single snapshots or recorded workflows) and suggests accessibility improvements such as touch target size, contrast and content labels.

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Introduction

Accessibility Scanner is a free app from Google that suggests accessibility improvements for Android apps without requiring technical skills. Google’s help page explains that it is available from Google Play for phones and tablets running Android 9.0 and later, while an earlier version (230) remains available for Android 6.0 to 8.0.

After installing, you turn it on in the device’s Accessibility settings or via accessibility shortcuts. You can then scan a snapshot of a single screen, or record a workflow, in which case Accessibility Scanner records and analyses elements as you navigate through your app. Results appear as screenshots with highlighted elements and suggestions, covering issues such as small touch targets, low text and image contrast, missing content labels and clickable items that could be improved. Results can be shared with your team. Google’s Accessibility Test Framework, which powers these checks, can also be used in automated Espresso and Robolectric tests, so developers can enforce the same checks in CI.

Features

  1. No coding needed: Anyone can scan an app on a device.
  2. Snapshots and recordings: Single screens or full workflows.
  3. Actionable suggestions: Touch targets, contrast and labels.
  4. Shareable results: Send findings to the team.

Pros

  1. Free: No cost.
  2. Easy: No technical setup required.

Cons

  1. Manual, on-device: Not an automated CI tool by itself.
  2. Partial coverage: Screen-reader behaviour still needs TalkBack testing.
  1. Install Accessibility Scanner from Google Play on an Android 9.0+ device.
  2. Enable it in Settings → Accessibility → Accessibility Scanner.
  3. Open your app and tap the Scanner button to take a snapshot, or start a recording and walk through a flow.
  4. Review highlighted elements and suggestions, then share results with your team.

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Pricing

Free from Google Play.

  1. Android developers, designers and testers wanting quick accessibility feedback.
  2. Teams without automated accessibility tests looking for a first step.

Conclusion

Accessibility Scanner is a free, easy first check for Android app accessibility, best combined with TalkBack testing and automated checks.

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