Google sprinkles Chrome and Android with new assistive tricks - here's what's new

Kerry Wan/ZDNET In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google announced it's helping people access their devices in new ways. There are two accessibility features for both Android and Chrome. Here's what's new. New accessibility features for Android Improved Gemini in TalkBack: Last year, Google added image description capability powered by Gemini to TalkBack, the Android screen reader that lets people with vision impairments interact with their devices through spoken words, vibrations, and other audio feedback. Also: This hidden Google Earth slider lets you travel back in time - up to 80 years. How to try it Google has expanded that integration to let people go beyond a description and ask questions about an image. For example, if a friend texts you a photo of their new guitar, you can get a description and ask questions about the make and color (or anything else in that image). If you're shopping, you can ask Gemini about the material of an item on screen or if there's ... Read full article.