[Android] How to test TalkBack accessibility on Android Emulators
by Riley MacDonald, September 7, 2018

For some reason Android Emulators do not include the TalkBack (vision accessibility) tool. To install the accessibility suite click here on an Android Emulator to download and install the APK. You may need to grant permissions or modify the emulator settings in order to install the APK.

Update (March 27th, 2019):
If you’re experiencing problems installing the TalkBack apk via the emulator it might be easier to install via adb:

path-to-downloaded-apk $ adb install Android_Accessibility_Suite_v6.2.0.199837370.apk
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Testing Accessibility on Emulated Device (Marshmallow) on 2022-06-02 12:17:32 said:
[…] can it be turned on ? I was able to adb install from this site https://rileymacdonald.ca/2018/09/07/android-test-talkback-accessibility-android-emulators/ but Settings […]
C Hughes on 2020-01-31 15:04:18 said:
Have you found that talkback doesnt work offline? For some reason, after installing this, it worked on my home network (where the emulator can access the internet), but it did not work on my office's network (which for some reason denies my emulator internet access).