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Note that when you restart your phone, you will automatically be brought back to the Voice Mode default
interface.
14.1.
Use TalkBack to navigate through the standard Android interface
TalkBack is the screen reader designed by Google for Android. In the default settings, when you go from the
Voice Mode interface to the Android interface, TalkBack is already activated and reads all of the Android
screens. You can change this setting by going to “9-Settings” then “2- Android interactions” and “2-
Screenreader” (Careful: this means that when you go to the Android interface, you can find yourself on
non-vocalized screens!)
At any time, you can return to the Voice Mode interface by double clicking on the Home button.
Don’t hesitate to take off the elastomer keypad overlay to use the whole screen when you are on the
Android standard interface with Talkback.
To help you navigate in the Android interface, you will find below a description of a few gestures enabling
you to use Talkback in Android:
Slide one finger
: explore your screen and hear audio commentaries on what you are touching
Press twice anywhere on the screen:
open or activate the latest element you touched
Slide two fingers up or down:
scroll up or down lists and pages
Slide two fingers left or right:
switch page or screen
Slide finger right (or down):
skip to next item
Slide finger left (or up)
: skip to previous item
Slide finger down then up in a single movement:
skip to the next reading level while reading text
blocks, then slide finger to the right to keep reading or to the left to go back
Slide finger up then down in a single movement:
skip to the previous reading level while reading
text blocks, then slide finger to the right to keep reading or to the left to go back
Slide finger to the right then to the left in a single movement:
skip to next information
Slide finger to the left then to the right in a single movement:
skip to previous information.
While exploring the screen with one finger, you can use another finger to press twice and open an
application, a widget, etc.
The Voice Mode interface is way easier to use than Talkback for most usual actions but if you feel capable
of learning how to use it or already know how to, you will be able to enjoy a complete access to all Android
applications.
Example: You can enjoy the convenience and ease of use of Voice Mode during the day, then take a few
minutes to go to the standard Android interface to check your favourite newspaper application, if it can be
accessed through Talkback, before going back to the Voice Mode interface.
14.2.
Starting Android applications
On the Voice Mode Home screen, select “7-Android applications” to see the list of the Android applications
installed on your phone.