Android × Accessibility
Android Accessibility
We track 9 Android Accessibility case studies from 5 engineering teams. Swiggy, Airbnb and Slack write about it most. The posts run from 2015 to 2025. The newest is from November 2025.
Android Accessibility articles 1–9 of 9
Android VPAT journey
Slack's Android team tackled a VPAT accessibility audit and found critical gaps that affected screen reader users. Here's what they fixed and why it matters for your mobile app.
Enhanced Accessibility Gestures for Custom Components on Android
Nicolas Mayer Weiler from leboncoin shows why your 'accessible' Android component might still be failing users. Three stepper implementations, wildly different user experiences.
Designing Swiggy to Be Truly Accessible (Episode 4)
Swiggy tackled mobile web accessibility and discovered that following W3C guidelines was just the starting point. The real challenge? Making a food delivery app work seamlessly for screen reader users.
Designing the Swiggy App to Be Truly Accessible (Episode 3)
Swiggy made their food delivery app fully accessible for visually and physically challenged users. The result? A measurable increase in orders from users with disabilities.
Designing the Swiggy App to Be Truly Accessible (Episode 2)
Swiggy saw 5x growth in accessibility sessions after fixing one critical UX problem: their Android app treated screen reader users like robots, not humans.
Designing the Swiggy App to Be Truly Accessible (Episode 1)
Swiggy ignored accessibility for years, effectively locking out millions of users with disabilities. A Change.org petition changed everything.
React Native 0.65 Release
React Native 0.65 just dropped with performance gains that'll make you rethink your mobile architecture. The Hermes engine upgrade alone is delivering 20-50% improvements on CPU-intensive workloads at Facebook.
Making Airbnb's Android App More Accessible
Airbnb's Android app serves millions of travelers daily. But how many users were being left behind due to accessibility barriers?
Making React Native Apps Accessible
Facebook's Ads Manager app demonstrates how React Native's Accessibility API makes mobile apps usable for everyone, including people with vision loss. Here's how they built it.