How to check if Talkback is active in JellyBean

Question

This question asked how to know if Android Talkback is active; that worked until Jelly Bean. Starting from Android 4.1, that steps no longer work, because the mentioned curs

Answer 1

This can be achieved much easier by using AccessibilityManager.

AccessibilityManager am = (AccessibilityManager) getSystemService(ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
boolean isAccessibilityEnabled = am.isEnabled();
boolean isExploreByTouchEnabled = am.isTouchExplorationEnabled();