Camera Switches: switch access to help people with speech and motor impairments

Something new.

Read the official Android blog post.

For people who live with speech and motor impairments, you can now navigate your phone with eye movements and facial gestures 🙂 😮 🙄. Find out more about #CameraSwitches, and making @Android more accessible → https://t.co/hd8P1pVjAV

And for more details, a quick thread ↓ pic.twitter.com/5nX7zN7XGl

— Google (@Google) September 30, 2021

To make Android more accessible, here’s two new tools making it easier to navigate your phone and communicate using facial gestures: Camera Switches and Project Activate, rolling out today. Learn more about @Android Accessibility announcements→ https://t.co/74aJTMAITK pic.twitter.com/v17dklmx4F

— Google Accessibility (@googleaccess) September 23, 2021

We're making @Android more accessible for everyone with Camera Switches & Project Activate that make it easier to control your phone and communicate using the phone’s front-facing camera and #GoogleAI to detect face and eye gestures https://t.co/UNW8VuS5Bw

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) September 23, 2021

I loved working with you guys https://t.co/F1UpGXimch

— Abdi Omar (@AbdiEnterprises) September 23, 2021

For people who live with speech and motor impairments, you can use #CameraSwitches to navigate your phone with eye movements and facial gestures 🙂 😮 🙄. Widely available from 30 Sept. Find out more about how we’re making @Android more accessible → https://t.co/GAV5pq9nnU pic.twitter.com/qHISyFQZn6

— Google Accessibility (@googleaccess) September 23, 2021

Project Activate and Cam Switches are built for people who cannot speak or use their hands due to conditions such as ALS and cerebral palsy. They enable users to activate preset communication actions (Activate) and navigate Android UI (Cam Switches) using only facial gestures. https://t.co/qEyjAoCsvm

— Shanqing Cai (@sqcai) September 23, 2021

The Switch Access feature of Android, which is for users with limited movement and speech, used to require a physical switch such as a USB button. With Camera Switches, physical switches are now longer needed. Users control the phone through the camera, powered by on-device ML. https://t.co/3uAf3SADOx

— Shanqing Cai (@sqcai) September 23, 2021