Galaxy S6 edge. GalaxyAccessibility Settings

 2. Tap Location.
3. Tap Locating method. 4. Select a locating method. Each mode has a description of which method or methods are used to estimate your location.
Your phone’s locating method is set.
Accessibility Settings
The Accessibility menu lets you enable and manage accessibility-related applications.
Settings
362
Accessibility Settings Overview
The following Accessibility options may be configured: Accessibility Option
Description
Vision
Configure accessibility features for vision.
Hearing
Configure accessibility features for hearing and sounds.
Dexterity and interaction Configure accessibility features for handling and interactions with the phone.
Direction lock
Unlock the screen by swiping in a series of directions.
Direct access
Open your accessibility settings by pressing the Home key three times in quick succession.
Notification reminder
Set the phone to beep or vibrate at set intervals to remind you of any unread notifications from selected applications.
Answering and ending
calls
Answer calls by pressing the Home key, and end calls by pressing the Power key.
Single tap mode
Dismiss or snooze alarms, calendar events, and timer alerts, and answer or reject incoming calls with a single tap.
Manage accessibility
Import and export your accessibility settings, or share them with other devices.
Services
Configure other accessibility services, if installed.
Access Accessibility Options
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings
> Accessibility .
2. Set available accessibility options.
Settings
363
Your accessibility settings are applied and saved.
Vision Accessibility Settings
Your phone offers many features to assist users who are blind or low-vision.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings
> Accessibility .
2. Tap Vision to configure options:
l Galaxy TalkBack: Enable the Galaxy TalkBack feature and configure options. When Galaxy TalkBack is on, your phone speaks descriptions of items you tap or activate on your phone, to help blind and low-vision users. When Galaxy TalkBack is turned on, you may need to use a double-tap to select items, because a single tap is used to trigger Galaxy Settings
364
TalkBack. l Galaxy TalkBack help: View tutorials on using Galaxy TalkBack. l Dark screen: Keeps your phone’s screen turned off at all times. When Dark screen is enabled, double-press the Power key to turn it on or off while using your phone.
l Rapid key input: Release your finger to enter a selection, instead of double-tapping it. By default, when you have Galaxy TalkBack turned on, you must double-tap items on the screen to select them. If you turn on Rapid key input, you can tap and release your finger to select and item instead of double-tapping.
l Speak passwords: The phone reads out characters entered in password fields. Use caution with this feature, because others near you will be able to hear your passwords.
l Voice label: Write voice recordings to NFC tags to provide information about nearby objects.
l Font size: Choose the size of text for your phone’s screens.
l Magnification gestures: Use exaggerated gestures such as triple-tapping, double pinching, and dragging two fingers across the screen.
l Magnifier window: Magnify content on shown on the screen.
l Grayscale: Display screens in grayscale instead of color.
l Negative colors: Screen colors are reversed.
l Color adjustment: Adjusts the color of the screen if you have difficulty reading the screen because of the color. Follow the prompts to fine-tune screen colors.
l Accessibility shortcut: Quickly turns on accessibility features by pressing and holding the Power key until you hear a sound or feel a vibration, and then pressing and holding with two fingers until you hear an audio confirmation.
l Text-to-speech options: Configure options for converting text to speech. Hearing Accessibility Settings
Your phone offers many features to assist users who are deaf or hearing-impaired.
1. From home, tap Apps Settings
> Settings
> Accessibility .
365
2. Tap Hearing to configure options:
l Sound detectors: Vibrate when the phone detects a baby crying or doorbell ring. l Flash notification: Flash the camera light when you receive notifications or when alarms sound. Turn the device over to stop the flashing.
l Turn off all sounds: Sounds made by the phone during taps, selections, notifications, etc. is muted.
l Hearing aids: Automatically adjusts to attempt to improve the sound quality for use with hearing aids.
l Samsung subtitles (CC): Displays Samsung subtitles where available. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn the option on or off, and then tap Samsung subtitles to configure options.
Settings
366
l Google subtitles (CC): Displays Google subtitles where available. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn the option on or off, and then tap Google subtitles to configure options like Language, Text size, and Caption style.
l Left/right sound balance: Adjust the sound sent to the left and right when using earphones.
l Mono audio: Enable or disable the compression of stereo audio into a single mono audio stream for use with a single earphone.
l Auto haptic: Automatically vibrates in response to the sounds of downloadable apps, such as games. Not all apps support this feature.
Dexterity and Interaction Settings
Your phone offers many features to improve accessibility related to the way you interact with touch and movement.
1. From home, tap Apps Settings
> Settings
> Accessibility .
367
2. Tap Dexterity and interaction to configure options:
l Universal switch: Use customizable switches to interact with your phone and to select items on the screen. Set your personal interaction method by connecting eternal accessories, tapping the screen, or using the front camera to detect the rotation of your head, the opening of your mouth, and the blinking of your eyes.
l Assistant menu: Assistant menu can improve phone accessibility by providing quick access to important functions. A shortcut appears on all screens to give you access to the Assistant menu.
Tap Assistant menu to configure options:
o Tap the ON/OFF switch beside Assistant menu to turn the feature on or off. When you turn on Assistant menu, Single tap mode is also enabled.
o Dominant hand: Choose whether the Assistant menu displays on the left or right side of the screen
o Edit: Re-order or remove items from the Assistant menu.
o Assistant plus: When turned on, Assistant plus displays contextual menu options for some apps in Assistant menu. Not all apps support this option. Tap Assistant plus, and then tap the ON/OFF switch to turn the option on or off. After you turn on Assistant plus, enable or disable apps to use with Assistant plus. o Touchpad size: Choose a size for touchpads for use in your phone’s screens.
o Cursor size: Choose the size of cursors, to display on the screen.
o Cursor speed: Choose a speed for cursor blinks.
o Zoom percentage: Set the percentage of zooming in when using Assistant menu.
Settings
368
o Magnifier size: set the size of magnification when using Assistant Menu.
l Gesture wake up: Move your hand over the screen to turn it on, if the phone is face up on a stable surface.
l Press and hold delay: Choose how long your phone waits during a tap and hold gesture on the screen, before continuing with the tap and hold action.
l Interaction control: Control how your phone interprets motions and screen touches. To turn Interaction control on or off at any time, press and hold the Home key and the down Volume key at the same time. When Interaction control is on, you can use motions to control your phone, and screen timeout is turned on. You can also block areas of the screen from touch interaction. Automatic screen rotation and hard-key functions (Power key, Volume key, etc.) will be turned off, and app notifications will only be shown in the Notification Panel and Status Bar.
Configure Other Accessibility Settings
Your phone offers many features to improve phone accessibility.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings
> Accessibility .
2. Configure additional accessibility options:
l Direction lock: Unlock the screen by swiping in a series of directions.
l Direct access: Access common accessibility settings from any screen by pressing the Home key rapidly 3 times in a row. l Notification reminder: Phone beeps at set intervals to remind you of unread notifications. l Answering and ending calls: Select options for answering and ending calls. o Pressing the Home key: Answer calls by pressing the Home key.
Settings
369