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by neko_ranger 1 day ago
This is an easy enable with "Automatic Detection". Are there any other phone "Accessibility" options that are useful to everyone?
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Not technically "Accessibility" but Android has a "developer" setting called "Show Touches" which puts little dots on screen when you touch it.

I find it acts a little like being able to see the cursor on a desktop or laptop; it provides a little bit of immediate feedback that the system recognized your intent, and helps make it clear whether it's the OS or just the app when things are getting laggy.

I think that this setting should be promoted out of developer settings as i find it so useful
Under "Display & Text Size": "on/off labels" and "increase contrast". "Reduce transparency" is a bit of a mixed bag but is worth trying out.

Under "Audio & Visual", "background sounds" is a built-in 'white noise' generator and can be useful for relaxing / sleeping. You wouldn't want to leave it on all the time, of course.

Under "Touch": "Back Touch" lets you map a double/triple tap on the back of the phone to various actions.

There's a lot of other neat features in iOS Accessibility (eye-tracking control! automatic captions! sound recognition!) and I'd encourage you to poke around to see what's available.

I love the background sounds feature. You can add a shortcut in the control center to turn it on and off. I used it a ton when I lived in an apartment with particularly noisy neighbors
As for Reduce Transparency, next iOS version has a proper slider to adjust the transparency of Liquid Glass - worth playing with for anyone on the beta
Bit of a niche, but I use inverted colors and the camera app to find ticks on my dog. Enabled by triple-clicking the lock button under Settings -> Accessibility -> Accessibility Shortcut -> Classic invert
Please expand… how does this help you find ticks?
I use the magnifier on iOS to examine small electronics on a PCB, or other small detailed things.

Similarly, on MacOS I use the Zoom feature (Command Key + mouse scroll) to pixel peep when doing graphical work.

What do you mean useful to everyone?

Do you think everyone gets motion sickness?

On Android I use super dim, as someone who enjoys low light situations, even the darkest brightness setting can be too bright sometimes