Accessibility - Samsung Galaxy S7 User Manual

Accessibility

Accessibility services are special
features that make using the
device easier for those with
certain physical disabilities.
Note: You can download additional accessibility
applications from the Google Play store.
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap Accessibility for options:
Vision
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Voice assistant: Give spoken feedback aloud
to assist blind and low-vision users.
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Voice Assistant can collect all of the text
you enter, except passwords, including
personal data and credit card numbers. It
may also log your user interface interactions
with the device.
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You can turn on Voice Assistant from any
screen by pressing the Home key quickly
three times (triple-press).
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Voice assistant help: View help on using
Voice Assistant.
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Dark screen: Keep the screen turned off at all
times for privacy.
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Rapid key input: Release your finger to enter
selection instead of double tapping.
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Speak passwords: Read the characters aloud
as you enter your passwords.
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Text-to-speech: Set your preferred TTS
engine and options. For more information, see
Text-to-Speech
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Accessibility shortcut: Quickly enable
accessibility features in two quick steps.
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Voice label: Write voice recordings to
NFC tags to provide information about
nearby objects.
Settings
Apps >
Options.
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Font size: Set the font size.
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High contrast fonts: Adjust the color and
outline of fonts to increase the contrast with
the background.
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High contrast keyboard: Adjust the size of
the Samsung keyboard and change its colors
to increase the contrast between the keys and
the background.
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Show button shapes: Show buttons with
shaded backgrounds to make them stand out.
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Magnifier window: Magnify content shown on
the screen.
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Magnification gestures: Use exaggerated
gestures such as triple-tapping, double
pinching, and dragging two fingers across the
screen.
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Grayscale: Change all colors to gray.
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Negative colors: Reverse the display of colors
from white text on a black background to black
text on a white background.
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Color adjustment: Adjust the color of the
screen if you are color blind or have difficulty
reading the display because of the screen
color.
Hearing
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Sound detectors: Give an alert when baby
crying or the doorbell is detected.
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Flash notification: Set your camera light to
blink whenever you receive a notification.
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Turn off all sounds: Turn off all notifications
and audio for privacy.
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Hearing aids: Improve the sound quality for
use with hearing aids.
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Samsung subtitles (CC): Use Samsung
subtitles with multimedia files when available.
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Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles
with multimedia files when available.
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