Accessibility for Amazon Fire TV

You can make an Amazon Fire TV app accessible, so that when the VoiceView feature is enabled, the screen contents are read aloud.

This topic provides information specific to Amazon Fire TV. Start with Accessibility to learn how accessibility works in You.i React Native.

To learn more about VoiceView on Fire TV, see Assistive Technologies for Fire OS.

Action Button support

Type Command Action Button
Navigation


Move to next item Click on right arrow/circle
Move to previous item Click on left arrow/circle
Back out of the current content Back button
Move to related content Select button
Output Read page starting at the top Navigate to the top using the arrow keys
Interaction
Toggle current action  
Show item of chooser  

VoiceView settings supported

Setting Description
Verbosity Choose your TalkBack speech verbosity. Select custom (the default setting) to adjust all speech preferences:
- Keyboard echo
- Speak usage hints
- Speak lists and grid information
- Speak the number of list items on the screen
- Speak element type
- Speak phonetic letters
Speak Passwords Toggle on/off
Speech Volume  
Sound Feedback Toggle on/off
Sound Feedback Volume  
Audio Ducking Decrease other audio volume while speaking