Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google said in 2020 that the updated Voice Access lets you ask for labels instead of numbers on screen items.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“With the new version, you can ask for labels instead of numbers.”
Use Voice Access to control your Android device with your voice, Tom Hume, Google Keyword (blog.google), 2020, Body of the December 2020 post.
Open the original- What it measures
- The older version drew numbers over the screen, so you said a number such as tap 1. The 2020 update added labels, and you ask for them by saying show labels.
- What it does not show
- The sentence describes the 2020 release. Current commands are listed inside the app, and they may have changed since.