diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 5afa238e5e..989fa64bfa 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -2885,6 +2885,11 @@ void config_set_defaults(void *data)
          settings->bools.accessibility_enable, RAIsVoiceOverRunning());
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+   configuration_set_bool(settings,
+         settings->bools.accessibility_enable, is_narrator_running(true));
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (first_initialized)
       configuration_set_bool(settings,
diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
index adb2de2c54..b63a18ffe4 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ public class RetroActivityCommon extends NativeActivity
   }
 
   public boolean isScreenReaderEnabled() {
-    getWindow().getDecorView().announceForAccessibility("Hello world!");
     AccessibilityManager accessibilityManager = (AccessibilityManager) getSystemService(ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
     boolean isAccessibilityEnabled = accessibilityManager.isEnabled();
     boolean isExploreByTouchEnabled = accessibilityManager.isTouchExplorationEnabled();