Google Play Books v 5.0.5 (Android 9) / None

Testsuite: Accessibility

Only read aloud and visual adjustments tests have been performed. The basic and non-visual tests are in another evaluation.

Most fundamental visual adjustment features are supported, with the exception of SVG images.

An integrated read aloud feature is provided with visual highlighting. It is not possible to determine where the read aloud starts.

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Feature	Test	Result
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Basic Functionality		0/4
	Operating system/Platform accessibility	Not Tested
	The reading system can be activated independently	Not Tested
	Open content	Not Tested
	Listing documents	Not Tested
Navigation		0/7
	The table of contents in the app presents the content hierarchy	Not Tested
	Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents	Not Tested
	Navigate content by pages	Not Tested
	Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content	Not Tested
	Read navigation information	Not Tested
	Perform a search, review the search results	Not Tested
	Move across chapters without using TOC	Not Tested
Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks		0/4
	Add a Bookmark or Highlight	Not Tested
	Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights	Not Tested
	Add a note	Not Tested
	Review and navigate Notes	Not Tested

Feature	Test	Result
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Non-Visual Reading		0/14
	Initiate "read from here"	Not Tested
	Stop and resume reading	Not Tested
	All text should be read in the proper order	Not Tested
	Image alternate text reading	Not Tested
	Change reading speed	Not Tested
	TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc	Not Tested
	Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table	Not Tested
	Navigate between internal hyperlinks	Not Tested
	Move to the next block item	Not Tested
	Navigate by characters	Not Tested
	Navigate by words	Not Tested
	Navigate by lines	Not Tested
	Navigate the content by headings	Not Tested
	Select and copy text	Not Tested

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		75%
Visual Adjustment		6/8
	Change font size	Supported
	Change background and foreground color	Supported	White, sepia and black themes are provided on a tab reached via the button "aA" and then the cog button. There is also a link to the Night light settings of the device.
	Change brightness	Supported	The display brightness can be changed from within the app.
	Apply high contrast system configuration	Supported
	Magnify the User Interface(UI)	Supported
	Change Font	Supported
	Support for SVG	Not Supported	No SVG image is displayed.
	Enlarge SVG image	Not Supported	No SVG image is displayed.

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		87.5%
Read Aloud		7/8
	The content can be read aloud	Supported	Read aloud begins near the top of the page, from the first full sentence or heading, though the start position can appear somewhat unpredictable.
	Stop and resume reading	Supported	Reading can be paused, then restarts from the beginning of the sentence.
	The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user	Supported
	All text should be read in the proper order	Supported
	Change Read Aloud reading speed	Supported	The speech rate is determined external to the app.
	Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately	Supported	Headings are read together with the following text as if it is one block. Additional note: the alt text of images are spoken by read aloud, which some sighted users have reported as undesirable if this functionality cannot be disabled.
	Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud	Supported	A light yellow highlight is applied to the sentence being read.
	The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed	Not Supported

Feature	Test	Result
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Basic Tests		0/3
	Media Overlays Playback	Not Tested
	Pause and resume from the same position, without closing the book	Not Tested
	Resume playback from last position on opening a book	Not Tested
Navigation Tests		0/10
	Section Navigation - Previous/Next Phrase	Not Tested
	Navigate to previous section	Not Tested
	Navigate to next section	Not Tested
	Navigate with pagelist	Not Tested
	Move to next page	Not Tested
	Move to previous page	Not Tested
	Text and media overlay synchronization	Not Tested
	Set and navigate to bookmarks	Not Tested
	Section Navigation - TOC	Not Tested
	Continuous playback across page turns	Not Tested

Feature	Test	Result
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
MathML		0/6
	Support for fallback mechanism	Not Tested
	Support for JavaScript and MathML	Not Tested
	Navigating inline MathML with AT and other technologies	Not Tested
	Navigating block MathML with AT and other technologies	Not Tested
	Rendering of inline MathML	Not Tested
	Rendering of block MathML	Not Tested

Feature	Test	Result
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Extended descriptions		0/18
	Detection of aria-details on image (img element) in figure element	Not Tested
	Moving to extended description inside figcaption	Not Tested
	Detection and utilization of details and summary elements inside figcaption	Not Tested
	Detection of aria-details	Not Tested
	Moving to extended description next to the image	Not Tested
	Detection and utilization of details and summary elements	Not Tested
	Detection of aria-details on image (img element)	Not Tested
	Linking to extended description at end of chapter	Not Tested
	Fallback technique for linking to extended description via text hyperlink	Not Tested
	Fallback technique for linking to extended description via image hyperlink	Not Tested
	aria-describedby points to an aside in a figcaption	Not Tested
	aria-describedby points to an aside at the end of chapter	Not Tested
	Block-level image with empty alt and without role="presentation"	Not Tested
	Inline graphic with empty alt and without role="presentation"	Not Tested
	Block-level image with role="presentation" and empty alt	Not Tested
	Inline graphic with role="presentation" and empty alt	Not Tested
	Expanding details and ease of reading	Not Tested
	Collapsing and pagination	Not Tested