Send accessibility event not linked to view

Question

We\'re looking to send an accessibility event (which would be picked up by TalkBack etc.) which isn\'t linked to a view.

For example, how could I send an accessibili

Answer 1

You can use the accessibility manager directly (since API 14) like @alanv said. But since API 16, you must provide a view.

final View parentView = view.getParent();
if (parentView != null) {
    final AccessibilityManager a11yManager =
            (AccessibilityManager) view.getContext().getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);

    if (a11yManager != null && a11yManager.isEnabled()) {
        final AccessibilityEvent e = AccessibilityEvent.obtain();
        view.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(e);
        e.getText().add("some text");
        parentView.requestSendAccessibilityEvent(view, e);
    }
}