Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Hearing/Speech Features |
Broadcast Streaming (Auracast)
|
N/A |
N/A |
Hearing Aid Profile (Bluetooth)
|
Android supports Bluetooth Hearing Aid Profile |
iOS supports Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing aids |
Closed captions adjustable
|
Live Caption |
Live Caption |
HD Audio
|
High-quality audio settings |
HD Audio (various settings in Accessibility) |
Recognition of atypical speech patterns
|
N/A |
N/A |
Total conversation capability
|
Real-Time-Text |
Real-Time-Text |
Safe audio
|
Volume settings with safety features |
Headphone Accommodations with warnings |
Sound quality adjustable
|
Equalizer settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Live transcription / captions
|
Live Transcribe |
Live Listen |
Audio Streaming to Hearing-Aid (ASHA)
|
N/A |
Audio Sharing (for supported hearing aids) |
Configurable Audio
|
Equalizer settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Visual Display of Volume with Warning
|
Volume controls with visual feedback |
Hearing devices settings with warnings |
Connection available for Induction Loop
|
N/A |
Hearing devices settings |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Allows for sign language communication
|
No specific feature |
FaceTime with Sign Language detection |
Flashlight notifications
|
Flash alerts |
LED Flash for alerts |
Adjustable Vibrating Alerts
|
Vibration settings |
Custom Vibrations for alerts |
Supports Closed Captioning for Web Video
|
Accessibility settings for captions |
Closed Captions and SDH in Video settings |
Front Facing Camera
|
Front camera settings |
FaceTime with Video and Zoom settings |
Adjustable Maximum Volume Control
|
Volume controls with limit settings |
Hearing devices settings with volume limits |
Mono Audio
|
Accessibility settings for mono audio |
Mono Audio |
Two-way Video Communications – using wire...
|
Video call settings |
FaceTime and Video call settings |
Two-way Video Communications – using mobility features
|
Video call settings |
FaceTime and Video call settings |
Visual Alerts – Electronic Message
|
Notification settings with visual alerts |
LED Flash for Alerts and Notification settings |
Text to telephone (TTY) compatibility
|
N/A |
TTY settings |
Call Logs
|
Call history settings |
Recent Calls |
Ringer Volume Adjustable
|
Volume controls |
Ring/Silent Switch and volume controls |
Key Feedback – Displayed
|
Key press feedback settings |
Keyboard settings with key previews |
Hearing Aid T-coil Coupling
|
N/A |
Hearing devices settings |
Video conferencing
|
Video call settings |
FaceTime and Video call settings |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
SMS Personalisation and Reuse
|
SMS settings with templates |
Text Replacement |
Messaging Options – Predictive Text
|
Keyboard settings with predictive text |
Predictive Text settings |
Messaging Options – MMS
|
Messaging settings with MMS |
Messaging settings with MMS |
Messaging Options – IM
|
Messaging settings with instant messaging |
iMessage settings |
Messaging Options – Email
|
Email settings |
Mail settings |
Messaging Options – Text Messaging /SMS
|
Messaging settings with text messaging |
Messaging settings with text messaging |
Visual Indicators on Display – Enhancements
|
Notification settings with visual alerts |
LED Flash for Alerts and Notification settings |
Visual Indicators on Display – Line Status
|
Status bar indicators |
Cellular settings |
Visual indicators on Display – Voice Mail
|
Visual voicemail settings |
Voicemail settings |
Visual Indicators on Display – Volume Control
|
Volume controls with visual feedback |
Hearing devices settings with volume controls |
Visual indicators on Display – Network
|
Status bar indicators |
Cellular settings |
Visual Indicators on Display – Battery
|
Battery status settings |
Battery settings |
Visual Alerts – Incoming Calls
|
Notification settings with visual alerts |
LED Flash for Alerts and Call settings |
Visual Alerts – Other
|
Notification settings with visual alerts |
LED Flash for Alerts and Notification settings |
Visual Alerts – Battery
|
Battery status settings |
Battery settings |
Visual Alerts – Power
|
Power settings with visual alerts |
Power settings with Low Power Mode |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Vibrating alert
|
Vibration settings |
Vibration settings |
Improved Call Quality
|
Accessibility settings for improved call quality |
Phone settings with Noise Cancellation |
Vision Features |
Display Characteristics – Enhance screen magnification
|
Accessibility settings for display enhancement |
Display & Text Size settings |
Screen refresh rate adjustable
|
Android doesn't have a specific feature |
iOS doesn't have a specific feature |
Display Characteristic – Colour Inversion
|
Accessibility settings for colour inversion |
Display & Text Size settings |
Light/Dark Theme
|
Dark mode settings |
Dark Mode settings |
Text-to-Speech (TTS)
|
Text-to-Speech settings |
VoiceOver settings |
Haptic Feedback
|
Vibration settings |
Haptic Touch settings |
Audible Cues – Enhancements
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Audible Cues – Charging
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Charging Sound settings |
Screen Reader
|
TalkBack |
VoiceOver |
Screen Magnifier
|
Magnification gestures |
Magnifier settings |
Braille Display Support
|
Braille settings |
VoiceOver settings |
Web Browser Zoom
|
Zoom gestures |
Zoom settings |
Speed Dial
|
Contacts settings with speed dial |
Touch settings with Shake to Undo |
Supports Accessibility application programming interfaces
|
Accessibility settings for app integration |
Accessibility settings for app integration |
High Contrast Mode
|
High contrast text and theme settings |
Invert Colours settings |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Display Characteristics – Symbols/Icons
|
Accessibility settings for symbols/icons display |
Display settings with Reduce Motion |
Display characteristics – Colour differentiation
|
Accessibility settings for color differentiation |
Display & Text Size settings |
Display characteristics – Backlight for display
|
Screen brightness settings |
Display & Text Size settings |
Display characteristics – Adjustable brightness
|
Brightness settings |
Display & Text Size settings |
Voice output of caller ID from contacts list
|
Auditory feedback settings |
VoiceOver settings with Caller ID |
Voice output of SMS: inbuilt
|
Text-to-Speech settings |
VoiceOver settings with SMS reading |
Display Characteristics – Adjustable contrast
|
Contrast settings |
Display & Text Size settings |
Voiced Menus
|
Auditory feedback settings |
VoiceOver settings |
Ring Tone Variations
|
Sound settings with ring tone variations |
Sound settings with ring tone variations |
Voice Recognition for Dialling or Accessing functions
|
Voice recognition settings |
Siri settings with voice commands |
Personalized shortcuts
|
Customizable gestures and shortcuts settings |
Accessibility settings with custom gestures and shortcuts |
Automatic Features – Automatic Answer
|
Accessibility settings for automatic answering |
Accessibility settings for automatic answering |
Adjustable font – Size
|
Font size settings |
Display & Text Size settings |
Adjustable font – Style
|
Font style settings |
Font settings |
Audible cues – Volume
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Audible cues – Calls
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Audible cues – Power
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Audible cues – Battery
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Audible Identification of keys – Functions
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Audible Identification of keys – Spoken
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Key feedback – Audible
|
Auditory feedback settings |
Sound Recognition and Audio/Visual Settings |
Key feedback – Tactile
|
Haptic feedback settings |
Haptic Touch settings |
Standard number key layout
|
Accessibility settings for keyboard layout |
Keyboard settings |
Tactile key marker – '5'
|
Haptic feedback settings |
Haptic Touch settings |
Tactile key markers – 'F' & 'J'
|
Haptic feedback settings |
Haptic Touch settings |
Mobility/Dexterity Features |
Eye tracking
|
N/A |
N/A |
Facial gestures to control the device
|
Face gestures settings |
Face ID and Gestures settings |
Air gestures to control the device
|
Motion gestures settings |
N/A |
Customizable Touch Gestures
|
Customizable gestures settings |
Custom gestures settings |
Device Coupling – Near Field Communications
|
NFC settings |
N/A |
Physical keyboard
|
External keyboard settings |
External keyboard settings |
Device Coupling – USB
|
USB settings |
N/A |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Speech-to-Text / Dictation
|
Voice input settings |
Dictation settings |
Personal Assistant / Voice Control
|
Google Assistant or Voice Access settings |
Siri settings |
Supports Gesture Based Navigation
|
Gesture navigation settings |
N/A |
Stylus or Prosthetic Device support
|
Stylus or input device settings |
Apple Pencil settings |
External Switch / Pointer Support
|
Switch control and pointer settings |
Switch Control and AssistiveTouch settings |
Visible Focus Indicators
|
Focus indicators settings |
Focus indicators settings |
Voice recognition for accessing features
|
Voice recognition settings |
Siri settings with voice commands |
Hand movement
|
Motion gestures settings |
iOS doesn't have a specific feature. |
Voice recognition for dialing
|
Voice recognition settings |
Siri settings with voice commands |
Any Key Answering
|
Accessibility settings for answering calls |
Accessibility settings for answering calls |
Automatic Redial
|
Accessibility settings for redialling calls |
Accessibility settings for redialling calls |
Automatic Answer
|
Accessibility settings for automatic answering |
Accessibility settings for automatic answering |
Flat Back for Table Top Operation
|
Device design |
Device design |
Device coupling – Other
|
Various connectivity settings |
Various connectivity settings |
Device coupling – Bluetooth/WLAN
|
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi settings |
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi settings |
Device coupling – Infrared
|
Infrared settings |
N/A |
Feature |
Android Accessibility Feature |
iOS Accessibility Feature |
Device coupling – Cable
|
USB and cable settings |
N/A |
Guarded/Recessed Keys
|
Physical design |
Physical design |
Predictive Text Input
|
Keyboard settings with predictive text input |
Keyboard settings with predictive text input |
Text Messaging Service Capable
|
Messaging settings with text messaging |
Messaging settings with text messaging |
Speakerphone capable
|
Speakerphone settings |
Speakerphone settings |
Cognition Features |
Focus mode
|
Focus mode settings |
Focus mode settings |
AssistiveTouch
|
AssistiveTouch settings |
AssistiveTouch settings |
Highlight content as it is spoken
|
Accessibility settings for spoken content highlights |
Accessibility settings for spoken content highlights |
Intelligent Personal Assistant
|
Google Assistant settings |
Siri settings |
Voice Notes
|
Voice recording settings |
Voice Memos settings |
Simplify display
|
Simplification settings |
N/A |
GPS capability
|
Location settings |
Location settings |
Copy and paste
|
Copy and paste settings |
Copy and paste settings |
Simple Instructions
|
Simplification settings |
N/A |
Photo associated telephone book
|
Contacts settings with photo association |
Contacts settings with photo association |
Assistance instructions
|
Instructions and assistance settings |
Instructions and assistance settings |
Simple reminders
|
Reminder settings |
Reminder settings |
No screen timeout
|
Screen timeout settings |
Screen timeout settings |