Galaxy Mobile Accessibility
Screen Reader
Voice Assistant /
Voice Assistant Tutorial
When Voice Assistant is on, your phone provides spoken feedback to help visually impaired users. In Tutorial, you can learn more about the different features available and try them out.
Dark Screen with
Quick Menu
For privacy, you can set your phone to function normally with the screen off.
Quick Typing
When you touch the Samsung Keyboard, your phone is able to read out the key under your finger. Simply release your finger from the screen to select the character you want.
Visibility Enhancements
High Contrast
Theme
Use a theme with light-coloured content on a dark background for easier reading and higher visibility. This helps reduce eye fatigue when using your phone in a dark environment or for a long time. There are various high contrast themes available on the Galaxy Themes.
High Contrast
Fonts
Adjust the colour and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
High Contrast
Keyboard
Variety of high contrast keyboard options increase the size of the Samsung keyboard and change the colour of the keys to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
Show Button
Shapes
Show buttons with colours to make them stand out.
Negative Colours
Invert screen colours for better visibility.
Colour Adjustment
Adjust how colours are displayed on the screen if you have difficulty in distinguishing colours. Your phone will then re-adjust to help make colours more recognisable.
Colour Lens
Some people find reading against a white screen difficult or distracting, making it hard to concentrate on an article or message. If you have this problem, a Colour Lens can help. Changing the colour of your screen has been shown to improve reading speed and comfort.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
Magnifier Window
Use the Magnifier window to magnify content that is hard to read in a separate, movable window.
Font Size and Style
Change the size and style of the font.
Screen Zoom
Change the screen zoom. It will adjust the size of the items on your screen.
Magnifier Widget
Magnifier Widget includes features such as digital zoom, colour options, and capture using the camera.
Hearing Enhancements
Sound Detectors
Sound detectors allow the device to detect the sound of a baby crying or a doorbell ringing. Notification will be given through visual cues and vibration.
Mute All Sounds
Mute all sounds turns off all sounds of the device.
Hearing Aid Support
Enhance the sound quality to work better with hearing aids.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
Left / Right Sound Balance
Adjust the left/right sound balance to suit your hearing preferences.
Mono Audio
Mono audio combines stereo sound into one signal that is played through all earphone speakers. Use this if you have a hearing impairment or if a single earbud is more convenient.
Speech-to-text
You can read the other person's words on your screen. Record the voice through the microphone and it will automatically convert to text.
Interaction and Dexterity
Universal Switch
Control the touchscreen by connecting an external switch, by tapping the screen, or by using head movements and face gestures.
Assistant Menu
Show the assistive shortcut icon for accessing apps, features, and settings. You can easily control your phone by tapping the assistive menus in the icon.
Interaction Control
Turn on interaction control mode to restrict your phone's sensitivity to touch interaction whilst using apps.
Tap Duration
Adjust the length of an interaction that must be held to be recognised as a tap. This will help reduce your unintended tap action mistakes.
Ignore Repeated Touches
Some people find touch interaction to be difficult due to trimmers. If you have kind of this problem, Ignore Repeated Touches can help. Set a time which then will ignore any repeated touches during the period after the initial touch.
Answering and
Ending Calls
You can use the Volume up key to answer calls and Power key to end them.
Easy Screen
Turn On
Turn on the screen by moving your hand above the sensor at the top of your phone. You can turn on the screen without pressing any keys.
* This feature may not be supported on some models released in 2019 or later depending on the product specifications.
* This feature may not be supported on some models released in 2019 or later depending on the product specifications.
Single Tap to Swipe
When an alarm sounds or a call comes in, tap the button to stop the alarm or answer the call instead of dragging the button.
* This feature may not be supported on some models released in 2019 or later depending on the product specifications.
* This feature may not be supported on some models released in 2019 or later depending on the product specifications.
Direction Lock
If you have difficulty using pattern locks, you can simply unlock your phone with the direction combination you set.
* This feature is not supported for new models from 2019.
* This feature is not supported for new models from 2019.
Advanced Settings
Power and Volume Up Keys
Quickly press the Power key and the Volume up key at the same time to turn accessibility features on and off.
Flash Notification
Flash notification flashes the camera light or the screen when you receive notifications or when alarms sound.
Notification
Reminders
Set the device to alert you to notifications that you have not checked at your pre-set intervals.
Voice Label
You can use NFC tags to distinguish objects of similar shape by attaching labels to them. You can record and assign a voice recording to an NFC tag. The voice recording is played back when you place your phone near the NFC tag.
Reset Accessibility Settings
Reset accessibility settings to their defaults, separately from the other settings.
