# Testing Android App Accessibility: Clue

DevFeed: [Testing Android App Accessibility: Clue](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/testing-android-app-accessibility-clue-38490.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eevis.codes/blog/2024-09-15/testing-android-app-accessibility-clue/>)

Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2024-09-15T10:39:37.974000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-testing.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [droidcon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/droidcon.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

## AI overview

The article summarizes a Droidcon Berlin talk that tested the accessibility of Clue, an Android period-tracking app. It describes why Clue was chosen, notes that the testing was limited, and identifies the accessibility tools and settings used.

## Source excerpt

In Droidcon Berlin, I gave a talk titled "Is This App Accessible? A Live Testing Demo," in which I tested one app from an accessibility perspective. The audience voted for the app from three options and selected Clue, a period tracking app. The other two were the Droidcon app and Provinssi's (a Finnish music festival I attended in June) app. In this blog post, I'll summarize the talk and probably add some things I was supposed to say on stage but forgot. So note that this post might slightly differ from the actual talk I gave. If you want to watch the talk, it's available on the Droidcon website: Is this app accessible? A live testing demo Note that as the talk was 40 minutes long, I did not do that extensive accessibility testing, and the app may have more issues than I found. Why I Chose Clue? When I was thinking about the possible apps for testing, I wanted to include an app that's not the most typical example in developer conferences and learning materials. I can't count how many examples of different vehicles I've seen (hello, inheritance!). Or examples having something related to movies. As the gender balance in tech is skewed towards those who don't have cycles, I wanted to bring this topic in. I also think that periods should be talked about way more in different settings - that would help to dismantle the taboo around them, as well as all those stupid stereotypes and jokes around menstruating people. And why Clue, why not some other app? It's because their app is the best one. Their app is the least heteronormative I've encountered out there. It doesn't assume my gender, nor does it assume the gender of the partner if I wanted to share my cycle data with someone. And speaking of the partner mode... I haven't used it, but I haven't also seen any creepy "we will let your (man) partner know that based on your cycle, you want to have sex"-messages. I'm not naming names, but some other period-tracking apps do this. Note! Clue didn't pay me to advertise them! The