Prudence Screen Reader
An accessibility tool for helping visually impaired people using Android phones
Prudence · com.prudence.reader
UpdatedDec 25, 2025
PublishedSep 6, 2024
Packagecom.prudence.reader
MD5b7cb0b9d0220c29a09c00b2e3e406d9f
SHA1 (signer)36:BF:C2:6B:D8:49:06:78:DD:54:BC:79:49:BD:27:FB:94:00:4D:BA
Signed byO=xzhd
Architecturesarm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
V1.9.5 update log:
1.Added countdown timer, novel reader, customizable sound themes, and new user tutorial.
2.Resolved the issue where the screen reader did not read uppercase letters when typing on keyboard.
3.Optimized the issue where long text content would not be read completely.
4.Fixed where character navigation did not indicate spaces in certain interfaces.
5.Fixed where the "read from the top" function did not work within web pages.
6.Resolved various other known crash bugs.
1.Added countdown timer, novel reader, customizable sound themes, and new user tutorial.
2.Resolved the issue where the screen reader did not read uppercase letters when typing on keyboard.
3.Optimized the issue where long text content would not be read completely.
4.Fixed where character navigation did not indicate spaces in certain interfaces.
5.Fixed where the "read from the top" function did not work within web pages.
6.Resolved various other known crash bugs.
Description
About this app
Prudence Screen Reader is an accessibility tool, for helping blind, visually impaired and other people to lead independent lives by making android phones easier to access. With perfect screen reading function and multiple ways of interface, such as gesture touch and voice commands.
Prudence Screen Reader includes:
Main function as a screen reader: Get spoken feedback, control your device with gestures, and type with the on-screen keyboard
Accessibility Menu shortcut: To direct to the System Accessibility Menu on one click
Touch to speak: Touch on your screen and hear the app read the items aloud
Customize Voice Libraries: Choose the voice you like to hear as feedback.
Custom gesture: Define the actions with desired gestures as the actions
Customize Reading control: Define how the reader reads the text, e.g., line by line, word by word, character by character, and etc.
Level of detail: Define what detail the reader reads, such as element type, window title, etc.
To get started:
1. Open your device’s Settings app
2. Select Accessibility
3. Select Accessibility Menu, installed apps, then choose “Prudence Screen Reader”
Permission Notice
Phone: Prudence Screen Reader observes the phone state so it can adapt announcements to your call status, your phone battery percentage, screen lock state, Internet status, and etc.
Accessibility Service: Because Prudence Screen Reader is an accessibility service, it can observe your actions, retrieve window content, and observe the text that you type. It need to use your Accessibility Service Permission to achieve screen reading, notes, voice feedbacks, and other essential accessibility functions.
Some of the functions of Prudence Screen Reader may require the permissions of your phone to work. You can choose to grant the permission or not. If not, the specific function will not be able to work but the others remains executable
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Prudence Screen Reader uses th permission to check if your phone has an incoming call, so that it can read the number of the phone call receiving.
android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
The reader uses the permission to help users answer the phone with a more convenient, shortcut guesture.
Prudence Screen Reader is an accessibility tool, for helping blind, visually impaired and other people to lead independent lives by making android phones easier to access. With perfect screen reading function and multiple ways of interface, such as gesture touch and voice commands.
Prudence Screen Reader includes:
Main function as a screen reader: Get spoken feedback, control your device with gestures, and type with the on-screen keyboard
Accessibility Menu shortcut: To direct to the System Accessibility Menu on one click
Touch to speak: Touch on your screen and hear the app read the items aloud
Customize Voice Libraries: Choose the voice you like to hear as feedback.
Custom gesture: Define the actions with desired gestures as the actions
Customize Reading control: Define how the reader reads the text, e.g., line by line, word by word, character by character, and etc.
Level of detail: Define what detail the reader reads, such as element type, window title, etc.
To get started:
1. Open your device’s Settings app
2. Select Accessibility
3. Select Accessibility Menu, installed apps, then choose “Prudence Screen Reader”
Permission Notice
Phone: Prudence Screen Reader observes the phone state so it can adapt announcements to your call status, your phone battery percentage, screen lock state, Internet status, and etc.
Accessibility Service: Because Prudence Screen Reader is an accessibility service, it can observe your actions, retrieve window content, and observe the text that you type. It need to use your Accessibility Service Permission to achieve screen reading, notes, voice feedbacks, and other essential accessibility functions.
Some of the functions of Prudence Screen Reader may require the permissions of your phone to work. You can choose to grant the permission or not. If not, the specific function will not be able to work but the others remains executable
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Prudence Screen Reader uses th permission to check if your phone has an incoming call, so that it can read the number of the phone call receiving.
android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
The reader uses the permission to help users answer the phone with a more convenient, shortcut guesture.
Required features
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
Permissions (18)
Prudence Screen Reader requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Answer Phone Calls android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Query All Packages android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Read External Storage android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read Phone State android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Schedule Exact Alarm android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Use Schedule Exact android.permission.USE_SCHEDULE_EXACT
- Vibrate android.permission.VIBRATE
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Write External Storage android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- C2dm Permission Receive com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Finsky Permission Bind Get Install Referrer Service com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Gms Permission Ad Id com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
