Accessibility in the Google Wallet app
The Google Wallet app for Android phones has built-in tools to help people with disabilities. These tools include:
- TalkBack: This is a feature that reads the screen aloud
- Voice Access: This is a feature that lets you control the phone with your voice
- Switch Access: This is a feature that lets you use the phone with switches instead of touching the screen
You can learn more about these tools in the Android accessibility Help Centre.
Content
- Accessibility overview
- Usage without vision
- Usage with limited vision
- Usage without perception of colour
- Usage without hearing
- Usage with limited hearing
- Usage without vocal capability
- Usage with limited reach, manipulation or strength
- Usage with limited cognition
- Minimising the risk of triggering photosensitive seizures
- Privacy
- Related resources
Accessibility overview
The Google Wallet app is a safe and private app where you can store your:
- Payment cards
- Passes
- Tickets
- Keys
- IDs
You can also easily access them whenever you need them.
The Google Wallet app has many tools to help people with disabilities use it. You can use the TalkBack screen reader to read the screen aloud, make the text and icons bigger, zoom in on the screen, change the colours, control the app with your voice or use a switch if you can't touch the screen.
Vision
Use without vision
Use the TalkBack screen reader
You can turn on the TalkBack screen reader to get spoken feedback and descriptions of what you touch on your device. TalkBack also tells you about alerts and notifications.
You can use the TalkBack braille keyboard to type in six-dot braille. The TalkBack braille keyboard is available in Unified English Braille, Spanish and Arabic.
Use with limited vision
You can change the text and display size to make icons and text larger or use magnification to see your Android device's screen better.
Usage without perception of colour
To change the screen's contrast or colours, you can use high-contrast text, Dark theme, colour inversion or colour correction.
Hearing
Use without hearing
You can change the vibration and haptic strength to control notification vibration and touch feedback.
Use with limited hearing
Pair hearing aids with your Android device
Hearing aid support lets you pair hearing aids with your Android device to hear more clearly.
Voice
Usage without vocal capability
You can access and control the Google Wallet app's features through the user interface without voice.
Usage with limited reach, manipulation or strength
Control your Android device with Switch Access
You can control your device using one or more switches instead of the touchscreen. Switch Access can be helpful if you can't interact directly with your device.
Control your Android device with Voice Access
You can use your voice to open apps, navigate and edit text with Voice Access.
Cognitive
Usage with limited cognition
The Google Wallet app offers several accessibility features for cognitive and learning needs, including the TalkBack screen reader.
Minimising the risk of triggering photosensitive seizures
The Google Wallet app limits the use of flashing lights and rapid colour changes, including animations, and provides options to remove animations.
Privacy
The Google Wallet app protects your privacy by encrypting your data, limiting what information it shares and using security features to prevent unauthorised access.