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The <code>AccessibilityInfo</code> API is designed for this purpose. You can use it to query the current state of the screen reader as well as to register to be notified when the state of the screen reader changes.</p> 5<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=example>Example<a href=#example class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Example" title="Direct link to Example"></a></h2> 6<div class=snack-player data-snack-name="AccessibilityInfo Example" data-snack-description="Example usage" data-snack-files="%7B%22App.tsx%22%3A%7B%22type%22%3A%22CODE%22%2C%22contents%22%3A%22import%20React%2C%20%7BuseState%2C%20useEffect%7D%20from%20'react'%3B%5Cnimport%20%7BAccessibilityInfo%2C%20Text%2C%20StyleSheet%7D%20from%20'react-native'%3B%5Cnimport%20%7BSafeAreaView%2C%20SafeAreaProvider%7D%20from%20'react-native-safe-area-context'%3B%5Cn%5Cnconst%20App%20%3D%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20const%20%5BreduceMotionEnabled%2C%20setReduceMotionEnabled%5D%20%3D%20useState(false)%3B%5Cn%20%20const%20%5BscreenReaderEnabled%2C%20setScreenReaderEnabled%5D%20%3D%20useState(false)%3B%5Cn%5Cn%20%20useEffect(()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20const%20reduceMotionChangedSubscription%20%3D%20AccessibilityInfo.addEventListener(%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20'reduceMotionChanged'%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20isReduceMotionEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20setReduceMotionEnabled(isReduceMotionEnabled)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20const%20screenReaderChangedSubscription%20%3D%20AccessibilityInfo.addEventListener(%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20'screenReaderChanged'%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20isScreenReaderEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20setScreenReaderEnabled(isScreenReaderEnabled)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20)%3B%5Cn%5Cn%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.isReduceMotionEnabled().then(isReduceMotionEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20setReduceMotionEnabled(isReduceMotionEnabled)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%7D)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.isScreenReaderEnabled().then(isScreenReaderEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20setScreenReaderEnabled(isScreenReaderEnabled)%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%7D)%3B%5Cn%5Cn%20%20%20%20return%20()%20%3D%3E%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20reduceMotionChangedSubscription.remove()%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20screenReaderChangedSubscription.remove()%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%7D%3B%5Cn%20%20%7D%2C%20%5B%5D)%3B%5Cn%5Cn%20%20return%20(%5Cn%20%20%20%20%3CSafeAreaProvider%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CSafeAreaView%20style%3D%7Bstyles.container%7D%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bstyles.status%7D%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20reduce%20motion%20is%20%7BreduceMotionEnabled%20%3F%20'enabled'%20%3A%20'disabled'%7D.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FText%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bstyles.status%7D%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20screen%20reader%20is%20%7BscreenReaderEnabled%20%3F%20'enabled'%20%3A%20'disabled'%7D.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FText%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FSafeAreaView%3E%5Cn%20%20%20%20%3C%2FSafeAreaProvider%3E%5Cn%20%20)%3B%5Cn%7D%3B%5Cn%5Cnconst%20styles%20%3D%20StyleSheet.create(%7B%5Cn%20%20container%3A%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20flex%3A%201%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20alignItems%3A%20'center'%2C%5Cn%20%20%20%20justifyContent%3A%20'center'%2C%5Cn%20%20%7D%2C%5Cn%20%20status%3A%20%7B%5Cn%20%20%20%20margin%3A%2030%2C%5Cn%20%20%7D%2C%5Cn%7D)%3B%5Cn%5Cnexport%20default%20App%3B%22%7D%7D" data-snack-dependencies=react-native-safe-area-context data-snack-platform=web data-snack-supported-platforms=android,ios data-snack-theme=light data-snack-preview=true data-snack-loading=lazy data-snack-device-frame=false></div> 7<hr> 8<h1>Reference</h1> 9<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=methods>Methods<a href=#methods class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Methods" title="Direct link to Methods"></a></h2> 10<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=addeventlistener><code>addEventListener()</code><a href=#addeventlistener class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to addeventlistener" title="Direct link to addeventlistener"></a></h3> 11<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>addEventListener</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> eventName</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token maybe-class-name">AccessibilityChangeEventName</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token maybe-class-name">AccessibilityAnnouncementEventName</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function-variable function" style=color:#79b6f2>handler</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> event</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token maybe-class-name">AccessibilityChangeEvent</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token maybe-class-name">AccessibilityAnnouncementFinishedEvent</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token arrow operator" style=color:#fc929e>=></span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>void</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token maybe-class-name">EmitterSubscription</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 12<p>Add an event handler. Supported events:</p> 13<table><thead><tr><th>Event name<th>Description<tbody><tr><td><code>accessibilityServiceChanged</code><br><div class="label two-lines android">Android</div><td>Fires when some services such as TalkBack, other Android assistive technologies, and third-party accessibility services are enabled. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a some accessibility services is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>announcementFinished</code><br><div class="label two-lines ios">iOS</div><td>Fires when the screen reader has finished making an announcement. The argument to the event handler is a dictionary with these keys:<ul><li><code>announcement</code>: The string announced by the screen reader.<li><code>success</code>: A boolean indicating whether the announcement was successfully made.</ul><tr><td><code>boldTextChanged</code><br><div class="label two-lines ios">iOS</div><td>Fires when the state of the bold text toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when bold text is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>grayscaleChanged</code><br><div class="label two-lines ios">iOS</div><td>Fires when the state of the gray scale toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a gray scale is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>invertColorsChanged</code><br><div class="label two-lines ios">iOS</div><td>Fires when the state of the invert colors toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when invert colors is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>reduceMotionChanged</code><td>Fires when the state of the reduce motion toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a reduce motion is enabled (or when "Transition Animation Scale" in "Developer options" is "Animation off") and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>reduceTransparencyChanged</code><br><div class="label two-lines ios">iOS</div><td>Fires when the state of the reduce transparency toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when reduce transparency is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.<tr><td><code>screenReaderChanged</code><td>Fires when the state of the screen reader changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a screen reader is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</table> 14<hr> 15<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=announceforaccessibility><code>announceForAccessibility()</code><a href=#announceforaccessibility class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to announceforaccessibility" title="Direct link to announceforaccessibility"></a></h3> 16<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>announceForAccessibility</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain">announcement</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>string</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 17<p>Post a string to be announced by the screen reader.</p> 18<hr> 19<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=announceforaccessibilitywithoptions><code>announceForAccessibilityWithOptions()</code><a href=#announceforaccessibilitywithoptions class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to announceforaccessibilitywithoptions" title="Direct link to announceforaccessibilitywithoptions"></a></h3> 20<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>announceForAccessibilityWithOptions</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> announcement</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>string</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> options</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> options</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>{</span><span class="token plain">queue</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>?</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 21<p>Post a string to be announced by the screen reader with modification options. By default announcements will interrupt any existing speech, but on iOS they can be queued behind existing speech by setting <code>queue</code> to <code>true</code> in the options object.</p> 22<p><strong>Parameters:</strong></p> 23<table><thead><tr><th>Name<th>Type<th>Description<tbody><tr><td>announcement <div class="label basic required">Required</div><td>string<td>The string to be announced<tr><td>options <div class="label basic required">Required</div><td>object<td><code>queue</code> - queue the announcement behind existing speech <div class="label ios">iOS</div></table> 24<hr> 25<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=getrecommendedtimeoutmillis-android><code>getRecommendedTimeoutMillis()</code> <div class="label android">Android</div><a href=#getrecommendedtimeoutmillis-android class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to getrecommendedtimeoutmillis-android" title="Direct link to getrecommendedtimeoutmillis-android"></a></h3> 26<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>getRecommendedTimeoutMillis</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain">originalTimeout</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>number</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>number</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 27<p>Gets the timeout in millisecond that the user needs. 28This value is set in "Time to take action (Accessibility timeout)" of "Accessibility" settings.</p> 29<p><strong>Parameters:</strong></p> 30<table><thead><tr><th>Name<th>Type<th>Description<tbody><tr><td>originalTimeout <div class="label basic required">Required</div><td>number<td>The timeout to return if "Accessibility timeout" is not set. Specify in milliseconds.</table> 31<hr> 32<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isaccessibilityserviceenabled-android><code>isAccessibilityServiceEnabled()</code> <div class="label android">Android</div><a href=#isaccessibilityserviceenabled-android class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isaccessibilityserviceenabled-android" title="Direct link to isaccessibilityserviceenabled-android"></a></h3> 33<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isAccessibilityServiceEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 34<p>Check whether any accessibility service is enabled. This includes TalkBack but also any third-party accessibility app that may be installed. To only check whether TalkBack is enabled, use <a href=#isscreenreaderenabled>isScreenReaderEnabled</a>. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when some accessibility services is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 35<blockquote> 36<p><strong>Note</strong>: Please use <a href=#isscreenreaderenabled>isScreenReaderEnabled</a> if you only want to check the status of TalkBack.</p> 37</blockquote> 38<hr> 39<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isboldtextenabled-ios><code>isBoldTextEnabled()</code> <div class="label ios">iOS</div><a href=#isboldtextenabled-ios class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isboldtextenabled-ios" title="Direct link to isboldtextenabled-ios"></a></h3> 40<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isBoldTextEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 41<p>Query whether a bold text is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when bold text is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 42<hr> 43<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isgrayscaleenabled-ios><code>isGrayscaleEnabled()</code> <div class="label ios">iOS</div><a href=#isgrayscaleenabled-ios class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isgrayscaleenabled-ios" title="Direct link to isgrayscaleenabled-ios"></a></h3> 44<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isGrayscaleEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 45<p>Query whether grayscale is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when grayscale is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 46<hr> 47<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isinvertcolorsenabled-ios><code>isInvertColorsEnabled()</code> <div class="label ios">iOS</div><a href=#isinvertcolorsenabled-ios class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isinvertcolorsenabled-ios" title="Direct link to isinvertcolorsenabled-ios"></a></h3> 48<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isInvertColorsEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 49<p>Query whether invert colors is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when invert colors is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 50<hr> 51<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isreducemotionenabled><code>isReduceMotionEnabled()</code><a href=#isreducemotionenabled class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isreducemotionenabled" title="Direct link to isreducemotionenabled"></a></h3> 52<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isReduceMotionEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 53<p>Query whether reduce motion is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when reduce motion is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 54<hr> 55<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isreducetransparencyenabled-ios><code>isReduceTransparencyEnabled()</code> <div class="label ios">iOS</div><a href=#isreducetransparencyenabled-ios class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isreducetransparencyenabled-ios" title="Direct link to isreducetransparencyenabled-ios"></a></h3> 56<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isReduceTransparencyEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 57<p>Query whether reduce transparency is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when a reduce transparency is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 58<hr> 59<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=isscreenreaderenabled><code>isScreenReaderEnabled()</code><a href=#isscreenreaderenabled class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to isscreenreaderenabled" title="Direct link to isscreenreaderenabled"></a></h3> 60<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>isScreenReaderEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 61<p>Query whether a screen reader is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when a screen reader is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 62<hr> 63<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=preferscrossfadetransitions-ios><code>prefersCrossFadeTransitions()</code> <div class="label ios">iOS</div><a href=#preferscrossfadetransitions-ios class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to preferscrossfadetransitions-ios" title="Direct link to preferscrossfadetransitions-ios"></a></h3> 64<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>prefersCrossFadeTransitions</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token known-class-name class-name" style=color:#fac863>Promise</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>&lt;</span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>boolean</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 65<p>Query whether reduce motion and prefer cross-fade transitions settings are currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when prefer cross-fade transitions is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p> 66<hr> 67<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=setaccessibilityfocus><code>setAccessibilityFocus()</code><a href=#setaccessibilityfocus class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to setaccessibilityfocus" title="Direct link to setaccessibilityfocus"></a></h3> 68<div class="language-tsx codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>tsx</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-tsx codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token keyword" style=color:#c5a5c5>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#79b6f2>setAccessibilityFocus</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>(</span><span class="token plain">reactTag</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style=color:#2aa198>number</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>;</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> 69<p>Set accessibility focus to a React component.</p> 70<p>On Android, this calls <code>UIManager.sendAccessibilityEvent</code> method with passed <code>reactTag</code> and <code>UIManager.AccessibilityEventTypes.typeViewFocused</code> arguments.</p> 71<blockquote> 72<p><strong>Note</strong>: Make sure that any <code>View</code> you want to receive the accessibility focus has <code>accessible={true}</code>.</p> 73</blockquote></div><footer class="theme-doc-footer docusaurus-mt-lg"><div class="theme-doc-footer-edit-meta-row row"><div class=editButtons_t0bR><a 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