Important:
- Some of these steps only work on Android 12 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
The Accessibility menu is a large on-screen menu to control your Android device. You can control gestures, hardware buttons, navigation and more. From the menu, you can:
- Take screenshots
- Lock your screen
- Open Google Assistant
- Open Quick Settings and Notifications
- Turn volume up or down
- Turn brightness up or down
Step 1: Turn on the Accessibility menu
- On your device, open the Settings app.
- Tap Accessibility Accessibility menu.
- Turn Accessibility menu shortcut on.
- To accept the permissions, tap OK.
- To change your shortcut, tap Accessibility menu shortcut. Learn about accessibility shortcuts.
Step 2: Use the Accessibility menu
To open the Accessibility menu, use your Accessibility menu shortcut:
- Swipe up with two fingers, or with three fingers if TalkBack is on.
- Tap Accessibility or the floating accessibility button.
- On the menu, choose an option.
- To find more menu options, go to the next screen or previous screen.
Make Accessibility menu buttons larger
- On your device, open the Settings app.
- Tap Accessibility Accessibility menu Settings Large buttons.