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To turn on TalkBack, touch Apps > Settings
> Accessibility > TalkBack, then touch Off to turn it on.
Tip: When you turn on TalkBack for the first time, your phone
asks if you want to Enable Explore by touch? For more
information on how to navigate using Explore by Touch see
“Explore by touch”.
Note: You might need to download text-to-speech software
(data charges may apply).
To use TalkBack:
• Menus and screens: Touch an item in a menu or screen.
Your phone speaks the name.
• Dialer & text entry: Start typing. Your phone speaks each
number or letter.
• 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 pause/resume TalkBack:
• 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
TalkBack.
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? Touch 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.
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