Accessibility Testing Using App Manual Testing

LambdaTest offers a powerful Accessibility Scanner for native Android apps, integrated seamlessly with our manual app testing environment. This helps QA teams and developers identify accessibility issues directly during real-time testing sessions. Follow this guide to understand how to perform accessibility scans manually.

Prerequisites

You must have access to the LambdaTest Real Device Cloud.
Your Android app (.apk or .aab) should be uploaded to the platform.
Ensure you have enabled the Accessibility feature from your account or project settings, if applicable.

Steps to perform Accessibility Testing using the App Scanner

Step 1: Navigate to the Accessibility Section

Log in to your LambdaTest dashboard.
From the left-hand menu, click on Accessibility.
Select the App Scanner tab under the Accessibility tab.

Step 2: Upload your Application

To start accessibility testing, you need to upload your application first.
Click on the Upload button to upload it from your local system.
You can also install via Playstore or Firebase or upload via URL.

Step 3: Launch Manual App Testing

Choose the target Android device and select your application.
Click on the Start button to launch the manual testing session on the selected device.

Step 4: Scan the App Screens

Once the session is started and your app is launched on the device, click on the Start Scanning button to start the scanning of current page.

Interact with your app just like a real user — navigate through different screens, buttons, and views.
The scanner will analyze the current screen and return a list of detected accessibility issues.

Step 5: Review Accessibility Issues

After scanning, you’ll see a categorized list of issues based on severity (Critical, Serious, Moderate, Minor). Each issue includes:

Description of the accessibility problem.
List of affected element.
Suggested fix or recommendation.

Continue testing by navigating to additional screens in the app and scanning them one-by-one. This helps ensure that your entire app meets accessibility standards across all flows and use cases.

Step 6: Accessibility Report

After completion of your scanning, click on the Save Test button.

Go to the Manual Reports tab under the Accessibility tab.
Select your desired report
You can also share the report over email, export it in JSON, CSV and PDF format, and also you create an issue as well for that report.