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.
Remove Animations
Reduce eye fatigue by removing animation effects that occur when switching pages.
Magnification
Triple tap the screen or tap Accessibility button on the bottom-right corner to magnify on-screen content.
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.
Stream media and route call audio feature with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection will be supported from Android 10.
* 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.
Live Transcribe
Have conversations easily, with Live Transcribe on Android.
The feature will detect the language that's being spoken from over 70 languages and dialects. Supporting the captions adjust as your conversation flows.
* Powered by Google’s speech recognition technology.
* Conversations only stay on your phone, not stored on other servers.
* Powered by Google’s speech recognition technology.
* Conversations only stay on your phone, not stored on other servers.
Live Caption
With a single tap, Live Caption on Android will automatically caption any media on your phone. Any video, podcast and audio message, across any app--even stuff you record yourself.
* Today, Live Caption supports English with plans to support more languages in the near future.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
* Today, Live Caption supports English with plans to support more languages in the near future.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
Amplify Ambient Sound
Listen to your conversation more clearly by reducing the noise around you.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
* This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
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.
Touch Settings
Some people find touch interaction to be difficult due to hand tremor. Touch setting features below can help you reduce mistakes and personalize your interactions.
- Touch and hold delay : Adjust the length of an interaction to be recognized as a hold interaction.
- Tap duration : To reduce your unintended tap actions, adjust the length of an interaction period.
- Ignore repeated touches : Set a duration to ignore any repeated touches after the initial touch.
Physical Keyboard
Personalize your interactions with physical keyboard to support hand tremor, pressing keys combination, and more.
- Sticky keys : Press one key at a time for combination keys.
- Slow keys : To reduce untended interaction, adjust the length of a key press to be recognized as an input.
- Bounce keys : Set a waiting time for a second press from the same key would help to avoid accidental multiple inputs from the same key.
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
Side and Volume Up Keys
Quickly press the Side 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.
Bixby Vision for Accessibility
You can use Bixby Vision's various accessibility features, such as Read text aloud, Describe scenes, Detect colors, and more.
Reset Accessibility Settings
Reset accessibility settings to their defaults, separately from the other settings.
* Device images simulated for illustrative purposes.