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Features for Better Vision Accessibility

TV

Voice Guide
  • Enables smart TVs to read on-screen text
  • Offers verbal feedback for basic features (channel, volume, program information, etc.) and access to smart services
TV providing Voice Guide
Magnification
  • Enables users to enlarge on-screen text and images up to 200% and zoom in on different parts
Relumino Mode
  • Outlines objects, enhances contrast, and adjusts brightness and color to highlight content
Audio Subtitles*
  • Identifies and reads video captions out loud using AI, enhanced in 2025 to lower foreign language dialogue volume and keep background sound

* This function may not be supported depending on the model or geographical area.

SeeColors Mode
  • Selects a color filter that displays screen content more clearly

Mobile and Wearable Devices

TalkBack
  • Reads aloud text as well as image and other content descriptions on mobile and wearable devices
The TalkBack menu on a mobile device
Display Mode
  • Enables users with low vision to easily set up mobile accessibility features in one step
  • High contrast mode: Activates dark mode, high contrast fonts, high contrast keyboard and reduces animations, transparency and blur
  • Large display mode: Enlarges the text and screen, emboldens text, and highlights buttons  
The Mobile Visibility enhancements menu

Home Appliances

AI Home Screen Appliances
  • A wide touchscreen offering various accessibility features and intuitive user experience
  • Provides a range of accessibility functions, including Voice Guide, enhanced visibility (grayscale/negative color), and text size enlargement
* Available on Family Hub™ refrigerators released in 2024
Touchscreen UI showing the AI Wash & Dry+ mode, featuring a timer set to 1:38, a ‘More cycles’ button, and two yellow-highlighted buttons labeled 'Detergent' and 'Softener.'
SmartThings TalkBack
  • TalkBack: Developed and verified by experts with visual impairments, SmartThings TalkBack enables users with low vision to access and experience content via mobile devices by reading aloud text on home appliances
  • Family Hub™ refrigerators released from 2024 onward feature built-in screen readers for direct explanations without the need for an app
Three home appliances connected via SmartThings TalkBack speech bubble
Braille and Tactile Points
  • Braille and tactile points are applied to the major buttons to enable users with low vision to locate them with ease. This feature has been available on washing machine models starting in 2019 and other home appliances as of 2021.
Washing machine button section with braille and tactile points applied
Initial Setup for Users with Visual Disabilities
  • A voice guide feature during the initial setup of AI Home Screen appliances, allowing users with visual disabilities to independently set up their devices

* Available on Family Hub™ refrigerators released in 2025

Accessibility settings screen. The Voice guide feature in the Accessibility settings provides voice feedback to help users with low vision or visual impairments use the device without looking at the screen. The description section includes instructions beginning with "How to use." At the bottom, a message reads: “Accessibility Voice guide turned on. Press anywhere on the screen for 5 seconds with 2 fingers to turn it off.”
Last updatedJune 27, 2025