Instructions to follow: 1. Mention your device name along with Android version.
2. Talk back version and gboard version. 3. Copy the report given below make some necessary changes so it cannot be taken like copy paste. 4. Go to talk back setting, click on help and tutorial, click on send feedback then paste and submit. Same thing applies to gboard. 5. Send the same email to Google disability support. 6. If this is done together, definitely Google has to work on it. Final Report: Compatibility Issue Between Android Accessibility Suite and Gboard Requested Feature or Behavior (WHAT): - Reintroduce the previous cursor navigation method used in Gboard. - Make swipe-to-type an optional feature in Gboard, allowing users to enable or disable it. Customer's Issue (WHY): - The current cursor navigation in Gboard, when used with TalkBack, makes it challenging to move the cursor to specific buttons such as "send," "submit," or "done" while typing with the swipe-to-type feature. - Voice typing in Gboard produces double beeps upon pressing the voice input button, which is disruptive. FR for Which Apps/Products (WHERE): - This request pertains to the Android Accessibility Suite (TalkBack) and the Gboard app. Why This Feature is Requested (WHY): - The proposed changes are intended to enhance compatibility and the user experience between TalkBack and Gboard for users with visual impairments who depend on swipe-to-type for faster input. Why This Feature is Important (WHY): - The current cursor navigation issue impedes efficient typing and button selection, affecting usability. - The double beep from voice typing is superfluous and interrupts the user experience. Real-Time Scenario or Accessibility Use Case (WHAT): - A user with visual impairments is composing a message using swipe-to-type with TalkBack enabled. They need to move the cursor to the "send" button, but the current cursor navigation complicates precise movement, disrupting the typing flow. This is because the cursor moves within the characters regardless of whether they swipe right or left. Additional Notes: - These issues have been present since the introduction of TalkBack version 9 and the swipe-to-type functionality in Gboard. - The issues have been reported since 2019 and persist across various Android devices from different manufacturers running Android versions 8 to 14. Therefore, I request that Google address these bugs directly, rather than attributing them to other manufacturers. Thanks and regards, Yatin Panchal -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CALN9kYJ0d5Mp1kxXjTf_L75E%2BfCnSW%2BE78pqwwJSStctU6nikg%40mail.gmail.com.
