Manage physical keyboard accessibility settings

If you have limited reach, mobility, or strength, Android offers several physical keyboard accessibility features. These features are only available on Android 16.0 and up.

Turn on physical keyboard accessibility

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Select Accessibility Physical keyboard accessibility.
   • If there’s no physical keyboard accessibility setting in the menu, make sure you have a physical keyboard attached, then try these steps again.
3. Turn on the required feature.

Turn on Bounce Keys

This lets you set your device to ignore rapid, repeated keypresses of the same key.

To use this feature:

• In “Accessibility settings,” turn on Bounce Keys.
• Press Action + Alt + 3.

Turn on Mouse Keys

You can control your mouse pointer with a keyboard. By default, you can use both the primary keys and numpad. With the keys on the keyboard, you can:

• Move the pointer up, down, left, right, and diagonally.

Direction	Primary keys	Numpad
Up-left	7	7
Up	8	8
Up-right	9	9
Left	u	4
Right	o	6
Down-left	j	1
Down	k	2
Down-right	l	3

• Perform left-clicks and right-clicks.
  • Primary mouse button:
    • With primary keys: Press i.
    • With numpad: Press 5.
  • Secondary mouse button:
    • With primary keys: Press /.
• Press and hold, then release the mouse button.
  • To press and hold the primary mouse button:
    • With primary keys: Press m.
  • To release the primary mouse button:
    • With primary keys: Press , (comma).
• Toggle scroll mode.
  • With primary keys: Press . (period).
  • When scroll mode is on: Scroll up, down, left, or right.

Direction	Primary keys	Numpad
Scroll up	8	8
Scroll left	u	4
Scroll right	o	6
Scroll down	k	2

You can also:

• Adjust the pointer acceleration and maximum speed with the slider settings.
• Control whether the primary keys are usable. The numpad is always usable.

To use this feature:

• In “Accessibility settings,” turn on Mouse Keys.
• Press Action + Alt + 4.
  • On the confirmation window, click Use.

Turn on Slow Keys

You can set how long a key must be held down for your device to register the press. This is helpful for people with limited dexterity and tremors.

To use this feature:

• In “Accessibility settings,” turn on Slow Keys.
• Press Action + Alt + 6.

Turn on Sticky Keys

You can activate modifier keys, like Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or Action, when you press and release them. These keys remain active until another key is pressed. This lets you perform multi-key shortcuts without needing to hold a modifier key.

To use this feature:

• In “Accessibility settings,” turn on Sticky Keys.
• Press Action + Alt + 5.

Related resources

• Use accessibility features on Android
• Use the Accessibility Menu