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Accessibility
Settings
Accessibility
Accessibility services are special
features that make using the
device easier for those with
certain physical disabilities.
Note
: You can download additional accessibility
applications from the Google Play Store.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Accessibility
for options:
Vision
•
Switch Access
: Use this option to control your
device using configurable key combinations.
Tap
ON/OFF
to turn the feature on. Tap
SETTINGS
for more options.
•
TalkBack
: Speak feedback aloud to help blind
and low-vision users.
-
TalkBack can collect all of the text you
enter, except passwords, including personal
data and credit card numbers. It may also
log your user interface interactions with the
device.
•
Dark screen
: Keep the screen turned off at all
times for privacy.
•
Rapid key input
: Release your finger to enter
selection instead of double tapping.
•
Speak passwords
: Read the characters aloud
as you enter your passwords.
•
Font size
: Set the font size.
•
Magnification gestures
: Use exaggerated
gestures such as triple-tapping, double
pinching, and dragging two fingers across the
screen.
•
Notification reminder
: Play a beep when a
notification for a call, message, and so on, has
been missed.
•
Negative colors
: Reverse the display
of onscreen colors from White text on a
Black background to Black text on a White
background.
•
Color adjustment
: Adjust the color of the
screen if you are color blind or have difficulty
reading the display because of the screen
color. Tap
Color adjustment
for options.
•
Accessibility shortcut
: Quickly enable
accessibility features in two quick steps. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn the feature on.
•
Text-to-speech options
: Set your preferred
TTS engine and options. For more information,
see
Hearing
•
Flash notification
: Set your camera light to
blink whenever you receive a notification.
•
Turn off all sounds
: For privacy, turn off all
notifications and audio.
•
Hearing aids
: Improve the sound quality of
your device for use with hearing aids.
•
Samsung subtitles (CC)
: Use Samsung
subtitles with multimedia files when available
Tap Samsung subtitles (CC) for options.
•
Google subtitles (CC)
: Use Google subtitles
with multimedia files when available. Tap
Google subtitles (CC) for options.
•
Sound balance
: Use the slider to set the Left
and Right balance when using a stereo device.
•
Mono audio
: Switch audio from stereo to
mono for use with one earphone.
•
Auto haptic
: The device will vibrate in time to
the sound when listening to music, watching
videos, or playing games. It will also vibrate
when buttons are tapped in supported apps.
This may consume battery power, and not all
applications will support this feature.