Overview

• TalkBack, Android's screen reader, now integrates Gemini AI to provide interactive Q&A about images and entire screens, improving usability for visually impaired users.
• Expressive Captions on Android 15+ devices capture not just spoken words but also tone, elongated sounds, and ambient audio cues, rolling out in English-speaking regions.
• Chrome's desktop browser now supports Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for scanned PDFs, enabling text highlighting, copying, searching, and screen reader functionality.
• Android's Chrome browser introduces Page Zoom, allowing text size adjustments without altering webpage layouts, with customizable settings for individual or all websites.
• Chromebooks now support accessibility tools like ChromeVox and Dictation within the College Board's Bluebook testing app, enhancing inclusivity for students with disabilities.