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Mono audio
Mono output combines stereo sound into one signal that is played through all earphone
speakers. Use this if you have a hearing impairment or if a single earbud is more convenient.
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
Hearing enhancements
, and then tap the
Mono audio
switch to activate it.
Turning off all sounds
Set the device to mute all device sounds, such as media sounds, and the caller’s voice during
a call.
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
Hearing enhancements
, and then tap the
Mute all sounds
switch to activate it.
Live Transcribe
Set the device to capture speech using the device’s microphone and convert it to on-screen
text.
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
Hearing enhancements
→
Live Transcribe
→
Live Transcribe shortcut
, and then tap the switch to activate it. Then, tap to transcribe
speech.
Live Caption
Set the device to detect speech and automatically generate captions when you play media
content, such as videos or podcasts.
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
Hearing enhancements
→
Live Caption
, and
then tap the
Live Caption
switch to activate it.
Caption settings
Launch the
Settings
app, tap
Accessibility
→
Hearing enhancements
→
Google subtitles
(CC)
, and then tap the
Show captions
switch to activate it.
Select an option for configuring the caption settings.
Sound detectors
Set the device to detect a baby crying or your doorbell. The device will vibrate when it detects
sound and the alert will be saved as a log.
While this feature is enabled, the voice recognition will not operate.