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Talkback
Enable and navigate with TalkBack
Once you turn on TalkBack, the voice assistant will begin reading every on-screen item that you type, and we
mean everything. This can make it difficult to navigate the phone or tablet, but once you know the trick, it will be
a breeze. Follow these steps to activate TalkBack and learn how to use it:
Navigate to Settings and then swipe to and tap Accessibility.
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Tap TalkBack, and then tap the switch at the top of the screen.
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Review the information, and then tap Allow to activate.
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Follow the tutorial for an interactive explanation of the features. When TalkBack is enabled, the voice
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assistant will read whatever you tapped aloud. For example, if you tap Continue, the voice assistant will
say "Continue."
To select an item (not just read it), you have to single tap it and then double tap it. This will allow you to
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navigate around your phone. For example, you will need to single tap the Back arrow, and then double tap
it to go the previous page.
Adjust TalkBack settings
To access TalkBack's settings and features, tap Settings on the main TalkBack screen for a list of all available
features. Remember, if TalkBack is already enabled, you will need to single tap and then double tap items to
select them.
New features in TalkBack: Take a tutorial to learn about all the new things available with TalkBack.
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Text-to-speech settings: Choose your preferred engine for text, which will allow for more language
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options. You can also adjust the speech rate and pitch with the sliders.
Verbosity: Tap to enable extra wording options such as Punctuation and Capital letters, or to ask Voice
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Assistant to read details, like the number of items in a list.
Speak passwords: Each character will be read aloud when entering a password. Use headphones to ensure
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your passwords are not overheard.
Sound and vibration: Gives you access to several other audio options:
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Vibration feedback: Tap this option to make your phone vibrate during speech.
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Audio ducking: Decrease other audio volume while speaking.
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Sound feedback: Turn on sound feedback.
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Sound feedback volume: Adjust the speech volume of sound feedback. You can match the volume or
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change it to 25%, 50%, or 75% to suit your preferences.
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