Amazon Fire User Manual page 24

Accessibility Features
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Turn On Low Motion Mode
With Low Motion Mode enabled, features like peek, tilt, swivel, auto scroll, and dynamic perspective are
disabled on your Fire phone.
1. To turn on Low Motion Mode:
a. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel, and then tap the Settings
icon.
b. Tap Device, and then tap Manage Accessibility.
c. Tap Low Motion.
You can toggle individual features on or off, or tap Off next to Low Motion Mode at the top of the
screen to turn all features off.
Guide to Reading Books with Screen Reader and Explore by
Touch
When the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch are turned on, you can use gestures and Text-to-Speech
to read and interact with your book. When you open a book, Text-to-Speech will automatically read your
book and turn the pages for you.
You can switch between two modes of reading: continuous and non-continuous. Continuous reading will
read all pages in the book, while non-continuous reading will read a page, character, or word on the page
—whichever you prefer.
Action
Start reading
Switch from continuous
to non-continuous
reading
Show reading toolbar
Change continuous
reading speed
Read one page,
paragraph, character,
or word at a time
Turn page
Open the Go To menu
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Gesture
When you open a book, Text-to-Speech begins reading the book and automatically turns
the pages.
Non-continuous reading uses the Screen Reader's Text-to-Speech voice and reading
speed settings. Tap the screen to switch from reading continuously to reading one page,
word, line, or character at a time. The default reading level is one page at a time.
Note: Depending on the content being read, some reading level options may not be
available.
While reading, tap the screen, and then double-tap the screen to show the reading
toolbar.
The continuous reading speed control is located towards the bottom left corner of the
screen when the reading toolbar is open. Tap the control, and then double-tap the screen
to change the reading speed.
Swipe up then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Local Context
Menu . With the Local Context Menu open, select your preferred reading level: character,
word, line, paragraph, page, or default. Depending on the content being read, some
reading level options may not be available.
Swipe left with two fingers to go to the next page. Swipe right with two fingers to go to the
previous page.
Tilt the left side of phone or swipe from the left edge of the screen with two fingers. From
here, double-tap a chapter or section, Search Inside This Book, Go to Page or
Location, or Sync to Furthest Page Read.