Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 5th Edition
by Bryan Sills, Brian Gardner, Kristin Marsicano, Chris Stewart
For the More Curious: Using TalkBack with an Emulator
If you do not have access to a physical Android device, it is possible to work through this chapter on an emulator. TalkBack is not intended to work in conjunction with keyboard and mouse input from your computer, but the emulator does provide some workarounds to help you get by.
First, you will need an emulator image that has the Play Store installed, so that you can download the Android Accessibility Suite. Not all emulators include the Play Store in the device image, so look for the Play Store icon when creating your emulator. (Back in Chapter 1, you created a Pixel 4 emulator, which does have the Play Store.) You will need to log in to a Google account to use the Play Store. ...
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