TalkBack is an Accessibility Service that helps blind and vision-impaired users
interact with their devices more easily.
This application adds spoken, audible, and vibration feedback to your device.
It comes pre-installed on many devices so you won't be able to install this if
that is the case.
It's only activated if you explicitly turn on Accessibility:
- Go to Settings
- Select Accessibility
- Enable TalkBack checkboxes
For Android older then 8.0 use version 5.0.7_aosp.
For Android newer then 8.0 use version 2021-04-23.
Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
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x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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pair with Bluetooth devices
Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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change your audio settings
Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
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query all packages
Allows an app to see all installed packages.
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read phone status and identity
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
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record audio
This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
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use fingerprint hardware
Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
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control vibration
Allows the app to control the vibrator.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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com.android.talkback.permission.LABELING
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com.android.talkback.permission.TALKBACK
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This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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change your audio settings
Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
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read phone status and identity
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
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This app can appear on top of other apps
This app can appear on top of other apps or other parts of the screen. This may interfere with normal app usage and change the way that other apps appear.
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control vibration
Allows the app to control the vibrator.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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com.google.android.marvin.feedback.permission.TALKBACK
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com.google.android.marvin.talkback.permission.LABELING
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6.5 MiB
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