Samsung Galaxy Alpha - Manual (Page 196)

Accessibility
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Using the Home button to open accessibility
menus
You can access the following accessibility menus by pressing the Home button three times
quickly.
• Accessibility
• TalkBack
• Negative colours
• Interaction control
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Accessibility → Direct access, and then tap the Direct
access switch to activate it. Then, select an accessibility menu to open when you press the
Home button three times quickly.
If you select more than one menu, the device displays a pop-up window asking which menu
to use each time you press the Home button three times quickly. To enable Interaction
control on the accessibility menus, activate the feature. On the Apps screen, tap Settings
→ Accessibility → Dexterity and interaction → Interaction control, and then tap the
Interaction control switch to activate it.
Voice feedback (TalkBack)
Activating or deactivating TalkBack
When you activate TalkBack, the device reads aloud the text on the screen or selected
features. This feature is useful if you have difficulty viewing the screen.
1
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Accessibility → Vision → TalkBack.
2
Tap the TalkBack switch to activate it.
To deactivate TalkBack, tap the TalkBack switch and tap anywhere on the screen twice
quickly.
3
Tap OK.
To deactivate TalkBack, tap OK and tap anywhere on the screen twice quickly.