Use the Accessibility Menu

Important:

• Some of these steps work only on Android 12 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
• You’ll need to touch your device’s screen for some steps.

The Accessibility Menu is a big menu on your Android device. It helps you control your Android phone more easily. With this menu, you can do many things. You can control how you:

• Touch your screen
• Use your phone's buttons
• Navigate

From the menu, you can:

• Take pictures of your screen (screenshots)
• Lock your screen
• Open Google Assistant
• Open Quick Settings and Notifications
• Make the volume louder or quieter
• Make the screen brighter or darker

1. On your device, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Accessibility Accessibility Menu.
3. Turn on Accessibility Menu shortcut.
4. To give permissions on your device, tap Got it.
   • If you want to change the way to open the Accessibility Menu, tap the Accessibility Menu shortcut Customize button. Learn about accessibility shortcuts.

To open the Accessibility Menu, use your Accessibility Menu shortcut:

1. Swipe up with two fingers. If you use TalkBack, you must swipe up with 3 fingers.
2. Tap Accessibility or the floating accessibility button.
3. On the menu, choose an option you want.
4. To find more menu options, go to the next screen or previous screen.