Android Accessibility Suite

Google's accessibility bundle with the TalkBack screen reader, Select to Speak and the Accessibility Menu. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.

Searching for it by name? Read the full answer on Android Accessibility Suite .

What it does

Android Accessibility Suite is Google's collection of accessibility services for people who use the phone by ear, by touch exploration or with external switches. It includes the TalkBack screen reader with spoken feedback and an on-screen braille keyboard, Select to Speak for reading chosen items aloud, and the large on-screen Accessibility Menu. None of these run unless you turn them on under Settings > Accessibility, and the package updates through the Play Store.

Also shown as TalkBack, Select to Speak, Accessibility Menu.

If you disable it

TalkBack, Select to Speak and the Accessibility Menu disappear from Settings > Accessibility. Anyone who relies on them loses access, so leave it alone on a phone used by a TalkBack user.

How to disable it

Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > See all apps > Android Accessibility Suite > Disable.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.marvin.talkback

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.marvin.talkback

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.marvin.talkback

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.marvin.talkback

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Data and battery

When one of its services is on it can read screen content and observe your actions, as every accessibility service must; it does nothing while the services are off.

Where it appears

• Made by Google LLC.
• Listed on Google Play: Android Accessibility Suite on Google Play.