Control & customize
• Notifications: Drag the status bar down. Your phone speaks
all of the notifications.
•Books & more: Open a book, file, message, and more. Your
phone reads the text out loud (app dependent).
•Browsers: Enable web pages in your browser to be read out
loud. Move between pages, paragraphs, lines, words, or
characters.
Tip: Navigate through your apps and menus to hear how voice
readouts work on your phone.
To pau se/res u me Talk Back :
• Wave your hand over the proximity sensor at the top of the
phone. To activate this feature, touch Apps
>
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
TalkBack
>
SETTINGS
>
Use
proximity sensor
.
• When Explore by Touch is on, swipe down then right to
open the global context menu, then use the menu to pause
Ta lk B a c k .
Explore by touch
Use Explore by Touch to expand TalkBack, and have your
touches read out loud as you move your finger around the
screen.
To turn on Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, touch
Apps >
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
TalkBack
>
SETTINGS
>
Explore by touch
.
Tip: When you turn on TalkBack for the first time, your phone
asks if you want to
Enable Explore by Touch?
Touc h
OK
to turn
it on.
Explore by Touch changes your phone’s touch gestures so the
location of your touches can be read out loud.
•Touch something on the screen to hear a description or text
readout.
• Double-tap anywhere on the screen to open or activate the
last touched item.
•Swipe using two fingers to scroll through lists or between
screens.
Shortcut gestures let you navigate your phone with simple
swipe gestures (for example, swipe up then left in a single
motion to go to the home screen). To see or change these
shortcuts, touch Apps >
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
TalkBack
>
SETTINGS
>
Manage gestures
.
Note: The way these gestures are interpreted is specific to
TalkBack. Other accessibility services may use the same
gestures for different actions.
To learn more about navigating your phone with Explore by
Touch, touch Apps >
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
TalkBack
>
SETTINGS
>
Launch “Explore by touch” tutorial
.
To turn off Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, touch
Apps >
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
TalkBack
>
SETTINGS
, and uncheck
Explore by touch
.
Control & customize
Quick start: Control & customize
On, off, lock & unlock
Touch
Press
Speak
Customize
Quick settings
Accessibility