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TalkBack (Voice feedback)
Activating or deactivating TalkBack
When you activate TalkBack, the device will start voice feedback. When you tap the
selected feature once, the device will read the text on the screen aloud. Tapping the
feature twice will activate the feature.
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
TalkBack
, and then tap the switch to
activate it.
To deactivate TalkBack, tap the switch and tap anywhere on the screen twice quickly.
To view how to use TalkBack, tap
Settings
→
Tutorial and help
.
Some features are not available while you are using TalkBack.
Controlling the screen with finger gestures
You can use various finger gestures to control the screen while you are using TalkBack.
To view and customise available finger gestures, launch the
Settings
app and tap
Accessibility
→
TalkBack
→
Settings
→
Customise gestures
.
Using the reading menu
While you are using TalkBack, swipe to the left or right with three fingers. The reading
menu will appear and the device will read the options aloud. Swipe to the left or right
with three fingers to scroll through the options. When you hear the option you want,
swipe upwards or downwards to use the option or adjust the settings for the option. For
example, when you hear
Speech rate
, you can adjust the speech rate by swiping upwards
or downwards.
Adding and managing image labels
You can assign labels to images on the screen. The device reads aloud the labels
when the images are selected. Add labels to unlabelled images by swiping upwards or
downwards, then to the right. Then, tap
Add label
when the TalkBack menus appear.
To manage the labels, launch the
Settings
app and tap
Accessibility
→
TalkBack
→
Settings
→
Advanced settings
→
Custom labels
.
