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From: Joseph Sherman
Date: Aug 23, 2016 10:26AM

I'm not sure where to ask this question about android app accessibility. If not here, can someone point me to a resource?

We have just developed an android app. On launch you are at the apps login page, with focus in the username field. Talkback states the app name, but nothing else on launch.


1) Is there a way to get Talkback to announce the current field on launch? Or give simple instructions?

2) The username and password fields do not have visible labels, just field hints. Since it's a simple login form, perhaps this is not critical but it would be nice. The developers don't want to add labels. Is there a way to provide invisible labels in Android? There's a workaround discussed at http://www.last-child.com/accessible-android-inputs-with-material-design/, but they note there seems to be a bug in Android below 5.0 where the workaround does not work, so I can't recommend it.


Thanks.
Joseph