Request to Improve Accessibility for Blind Users on the Android App

Hi team,

I’m a blind user who recently started using Lichess after reading that it’s accessible for blind players. On the web, I found the interface quite usable and accessible — it worked well with my screen reader.

However, the Android application is a completely different story. The interface isn’t accessible at all. I was excited when I read that Lichess could be played on Android, but when I downloaded the app and tried to start a game, nothing was accessible to my screen reader.

After trying a few times, I was even temporarily banned for repeated attempts — which was honestly very frustrating.

So I kindly request the Lichess team to make the Android app accessible for blind users as well. The website already does a great job — now it’s time for the app to do the same.

Thanks for your understanding and for all the amazing work you’ve already done for the chess community.

— Ismail Memon

Yes, the apps are not accessible and are not in the scope of this forum.
The developers of the app are aware of the need but there is no work on it yet.

However, it is now possible to play a game on a touch screen. It is described in the tutorial https://lichess.org/page/blind-mode-tutorial#45-playing-on-touchscreen-devices

I am testing it on an iphone with voice over

@ fredo599

Thanks for your help; now I can play chess easily on Android!