Using the device with the screen turned off – Samsung Galaxy Alpha User Manual
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• Focus speech audio: Set the device to turn the media volume down when the device
reads an item aloud.
• Sound volume: Adjust the volume that sound is played when you touch the screen to
control it. This feature is available when Sound feedback is selected.
• Explore by touch: Set the device to read aloud the items under your finger. When you
hear the item you want, release your finger from it and tap anywhere on the screen twice
quickly to open it. You can move to the page you want by scrolling the screen left or right
with two fingers. To learn about controlling the screen using the explore by touch feature,
refer to
Controlling the screen with finger gestures
for more information.
• Automatically scroll lists: Set the device to automatically scroll through the rest of the
list not displayed on the screen and read the items aloud.
• Single-tap selection: Set the device to open the selected item by tapping it once.
• Launch “Explore by touch” tutorial: View the tutorial about using the Explore by touch
feature.
• Manage gestures: Assign actions to perform using finger gestures. Refer to
for more information.
• Manage custom labels: View the labels you added.
• Resume from suspend: Select a method to resume voice feedback.
• Developer settings: Set options for app development.
Using the device with the screen turned off
Set the device to turn the screen off at all times to keep the content on your screen private.
The screen does not turn on when you press external buttons or tap the screen. Also,
currently-activated features do not turn off.
On the Apps screen, tap Settings
→ Accessibility → Vision, and then tick Dark screen. You
can activate or deactivate this feature by pressing the Power button twice.