Accessibility in Compose
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Add accessibility features to your app, transforming what's shown on screen to a
more fitting format for users with specific needs. See how to increase your
app's reach and versatility with a small amount of work.
Key points
- Include descriptions of the visual elements so the accessibility services
know what to do. Use a localized string resource for content descriptions so
users can hear them in their own language.
- Add a semantics modifier to the parent container to improve the selection
behavior of the accessibility service.
- To add a custom action to a list item: define the name of the action based
on the current status, add a semantics modifier and set the
customActions
property, and clear any additional semantics.
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Compose basics
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quickly showing you what’s available and how to use them.
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Last updated 2025-02-06 UTC.
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