Tip: When you turn on TalkBack for the first time, your smartphone asks if you want to Enable Explore by Touch? Tap OK to turn it on.
Explore by Touch changes your smartphone’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.
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•Swipe using two fingers to scroll through lists or between screens.
Shortcut gestures let you navigate your smartphone 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, tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility
>TalkBack > Settings > Manage shortcut 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 smartphone with Explore by Touch, tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility
>TalkBack > Settings > Launch “Explore by touch” tutorial.
To turn off Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack
>SETTINGS, and uncheck Explore by touch.
Braille
Combine your Braille display with TalkBack for braille and speech feedback.
1Download the BrailleBack app on Google Play™ Store (tap Apps > Play Store), and install it on your smartphone.
2Tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility > BrailleBack.
3Turn on your Braille display and put it in Bluetooth® pairing mode.
4On your smartphone, touch Apps > Settings
> Bluetooth, then tap the Bluetooth power switch to turn
it ON and scan.
5Tap the name of your Braille display to pair it with the smartphone.
Accessibility shortcut
Use simple gestures to quickly activate Talkback and other accessibility features on your smartphone. For more information, tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility
>Accessibility shortcut.
Caller ID
When you want to hear who’s calling:
•Read out loud: Have your caller
> Settings > Accessibility > Talkback > SETTINGS
>Speak Caller ID.
•Ringtones: Assign a unique ringtone to a
People, tap the contact, then tap Menu > Set ringtone.
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