Accessibility features aren\u2019t exactly the most well-known pieces of the modern smartphone puzzle. And yet, they might be the pieces with the greatest potential to make a meaningful impact on someone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

For anyone facing issues with hearing, vision, or other senses, Android\u2019s accessibility options can help bring the outside world closer and allow for forms of interaction that simply wouldn\u2019t be possible without such technology.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a tour of Android\u2019s most significant accessibility features and what they can do for you.<\/p>\n

(For each item, you\u2019ll find separate sets of instructions for the standard version of Android, as Google provides it and for the heavily modified version of the software that Samsung ships on its phones.)<\/p>\n