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Voice Access on Android makes your phone easier to navigate without all
that tapping - CNET

Voice Access on Android lets your voice control your phone, including
tapping on links, browsing through apps and scrolling without having to use
your hands.

Google

You'll soon be able to tap, scroll and navigate your phone using your voice
on Android. Google's new Voice Access feature is a move to improve
accessibility for anyone who needs to use a phone without relying on their
hands or arms.

Announced during Wednesday's Samsung Unpacked
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-unpacked-event-how-to-watch-the-rumored-galaxy-s22-reveal/>,
the feature will launch as a built-in option on the Galaxy S22
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/galaxy-s22-our-early-impressions-samsung-800-middle-child/>
, Galaxy S22 Ultra
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s22-ultra-early-impressions-hello-s-pen/>
 and Tab S8
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/samsung-new-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra-basically-android-laptop/>
.

The feature acts much like the Google Assistant, but with a larger focus on
what's on your phone's screen at the moment. For instance, in the GIF on
the right, you can see the feature being used to "tap best brunches" on the
Google Maps app.

CNET Mobile

Discover the latest news and best reviews in smartphones and carriers from
CNET's mobile experts.

You'll be able to use voice commands to tap, scroll and navigate through
apps and webpages.

To use Voice Access, a phone can either be set up to always be listening
for commands while the device is in use, or you can say, "Hey Google, Voice
Access" to prompt the feature.

Voice Access on Android appears to have much in common with Apple's Voice
Control feature
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-voice-control-adds-voice-accessibility-to-iphones-apple-computers-ios-macos/>,
which debuted in 2019 on iOS and MacOS. Voice Control also lets you rely
more on vocal commands in order to tap on areas of a screen without
physically tapping. You can also use it to add emoji to messages.

Voice Access debuted alongside a number of features Google is spotlighting
for Android 12, including YouTube previews in Google Messages
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-messages-app-will-let-you-watch-youtube-videos-from-your-texts/>,
group YouTube viewing in Google Duo
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-duo-live-sharing-lets-you-watch-youtube-with-friends-and-work-with-them-too/>
and the colorful Material You design arriving on Samsung's Galaxy S22 phones
<https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/galaxy-s22-gets-android-12s-material-you-design-so-you-can-change-all-the-colors/>
.

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