Hi Prashant, Thanks for your below message. I did figure out say around July when the android upgrade happen in my Sony Bravia TV that the Mute button on the remote can also be used to toggle Talkback/Screen Reader by doing a long press.
But still the accessibility experience on an android TV is quite behind than what we experience on a android phone. Thanks, Pranay. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Prashant Ranjan Verma Sent: 26 October 2019 16:53 To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' Subject: [AI] TV and set top box accessibility: Good and bad news Dear all, As per my experience, the accessibility with Talkback has reduced in the newer Airtel Xstream android set top box. In the home screen now Talkback is not reading the app names. When TV channels are changed, it is possible to read out the current and next program names with details but the channel name is not read out. If anyone has a better experience with this box then please let me know. The good thing is that even in Android TV OS there is a shortcut to switch off and switch on Talkback. If the Accessibility Services Suite is updated, then you will find Accessibility shortcut in Settings > Accessibility. Here choose Talkback. At the same location you will see the keys to be pressed from the remote. In Airtel Zstream I can press and hold up and down volume keys to switch off and switch on Talkback. In Sony Smart TV I am able to do the same by pressing and holding the mute key. Pranay, Ketan, I hope you have either figured this out or you are reading this. Best wishes for Diwali. Prashant Ranjan Verma Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..