Use accessibility features with your Camera app

Important:

• Guided Frame is available on Pixel 6 and later, including Fold.
• Scene descriptions are currently only supported in these countries and languages:
  • Australia (en-AU)
  • Canada (en-CA, fr-CA)
  • France (fr-FR)
  • Germany (de-DE)
  • India (en-IN, hi-IN)
  • Italy (it-IT)
  • Japan (ja-JP)
  • Spain (es-ES)
  • Taiwan (zh-TW)
  • United Kingdom (en-GB)
  • United States (en-US)

When you take a photo with Guided Frame, you can get cues to help you frame the image. Guided Frame signals when your subject is in view. A visual frame surrounds your subject, and verbal cues and vibrations signal when to take the photo.

This feature works with:

• Front and rear cameras.
• Photo and Portrait modes.

Tip: Portrait mode will only detect faces.

Turn on Guided Frame

On your phone settings:

1. On your device, open the Settings app.
2. Search for 'TalkBack'.
3. Turn on TalkBack.
4. Open your Camera app .

On your Camera app:

1. Open your Camera app .
2. At the bottom left, tap Settings More settings.
3. Turn on Guided Frame.

Tips:

• Guided Frame is enabled by default when your phone is in TalkBack mode.
• When your phone isn't in TalkBack mode, a suggestion prompt to use Guided Frame appears when one of the accessibility features is used.
• You can turn Guided Frame on and off in the camera settings at any time.

Use Guided Frame

1. Open the Camera app .
2. Point the camera at your subject.
3. Follow the audio or visual instructions or vibrations.
4. When subjects are framed correctly, the Camera app takes your photo automatically.
   • To do it manually, press either the volume up or volume down button.
5. On the camera viewfinder, swipe down in the middle to make your device describe your photo.
   • If TalkBack is turned on, use two fingers to swipe down.

Tips:

• To switch between front or rear cameras, double-tap the front or rear camera button.
• To use scene description in landscape orientation, from the middle of the camera viewfinder, swipe from left to right instead of a downward swipe.

Subjects that Guided Frame recognises

When you take a photo with Guided Frame, it helps recognise the subjects and can describe it to you. This feature leverages Gemini models to provide context-rich description of scenes and subjects.

Recognisable subjects for framing include:

• Faces
• Pets
• Food
• Drinks
• Documents
• Vehicles

Tip: Guided Frame works best with a single subject.

Related resources

• Android accessibility overview
• Use the Accessibility Menu