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Use Voice Access to control your Android device with your voice
Tom Hume, Google Keyword (blog.google), 2020
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Google's December 2020 announcement of an updated Voice Access app, in Beta, for Android 6.0 and above, with labels in place of numbers.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Google announcement, but five years old. The app has changed since, so its version numbers and command names describe the 2020 release, not the current app.
Facts taken from this source
- Google said in 2020 that the updated Voice Access was available globally on devices running Android 6.0 and above.
“This version of Voice Access, which was previously available on Android 11, is now available globally to devices running Android 6.0 and above.” (Body of the December 2020 post)
- Google said in 2020 that the updated Voice Access lets you ask for labels instead of numbers on screen items.
“With the new version, you can ask for labels instead of numbers.” (Body of the December 2020 post)