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Google Adds Face Gestures to Android Accessibility Options

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Aug 16, 2021, 12:16 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

The newest beta version of Android 12 brings a new accessibility option to Android: face gestures. The feature recognizes six different face gestures using the front camera, and lets users assign those to specific actions that work across many apps. The face gestures are: open mouth, smile, raise eyebrows, look left, look right, and look up. The actions include: scroll forward, scroll backward, next, previous, select, touch & hold, back, home, notifications, and quick settings. The feature is available Settings > Accessibility > Switch Access. Switch Access was originally designed to work with hardware buttons connected via USB or Bluetooth. Now a "Camera Switch" option has been added. Users of some phones may need to install Android Accessibility Suite from the Google Play Store.

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