Accessibility in our age of mobile technology is a pretty inspiring thing. I mean, think about it: These powerful little computers we carry around with us have the potential to open up all sorts of futuristic possibilities. Their effects can be lifechanging for people with impaired hearing or limited vision - and in the grand scheme of things, those sorts of advancements are far more meaningful than any random phone feature we use to organize our lives or save ourselves a few seconds here and there.
Here's the cool part, though: those two areas don't have to be mutually exclusive. Some of Android's most interesting accessibility options are poised to both help those who truly need them and be handy in a way that can benefit anyone. They work for accessibility, sure, but they're also valuable for far more mundane productivity gains.
Take a few minutes to explore some of these out-of-the-way Android accessibility treasures and see if any of them might bring a welcome boost to your own personal work routine.
1. ADVANCED VOICE CONTROL
Android’s long had commendable systems for controlling your phone via voice, but a widely available accessibility service can take things even further and let you accomplish practically anything on your device simply by speaking a command.
The tool in question is called Voice Access. With recent Android versions, the feature is built right into the operating system and just waiting to be found. If you’re using a more dated device,
