Turn on TalkBack
- From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Scroll to 'Personal,' then tap Accessibility.
- Under 'More settings,' tap Direct access.
- Slide the Direct access Switch right to the ON position. Thisenables your Accessibility settings.
- Tap Galaxy TalkBack to enable the feature.
Show Me How
- From the home screen, swipe down the Status bar.
- Tap Settings icon.
- Scroll to and tap Accessibility.
- Tap Vision.
- Tap Voice Assistant.
- To enable or disable Voice Assistant, tap the VoiceAssistantswitch ON or OFF. Note: If prompted, tap on OK.
- Voice Assistant is now enabled or disabled.
To unlock your phone if TalkBack isenabled, please do the following. To unlockyour phone if password lock is enabled, just longpress on the password field, then double tap it, then typein your password by long pressing each character of yourpassword, then double tap `Done` to unlock yourphone.
A talkback is a microphone-and-receiver systeminstalled in a recording/mixing console for communication betweenpeople in the control room and performers in the recordingstudio.
How to get dark mode on your Android phone
- To enable Developer options, open up Settings, then tap on“About phone.”
- At the very bottom of this screen, you'll see “Buildnumber.” Tap that seven times.
- Scroll down until you see Night Mode near the bottom of thefirst section of the menu.
- To disable TalkBack, swipe down the Status bar with twofingers.
- Double tap TalkBack turned on.
- Using two fingers, scroll to and double tap TalkBack.
- Double tap the switch to turn the feature OFF.
- Double tap OK.
- TalkBack is now disabled.
- To enable TalkBack, swipe down the Status bar.
- Tap the Settings icon.
Turn on TalkBack
- From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Under 'More settings,' tap Direct access.
- Slide the Direct access Switch right to the ON position. Thisenables your Accessibility settings.
- Tap Galaxy TalkBack to enable the feature.
Google is planning an update for itsAssistant software, which will allow users to finallygive it a name. Currently, users summonAssistant by saying “OK/Hey Google” but adig into the most-recent APK suggests it'll soon be possible forfolks to pick custom hotwords.
Google Assistant is always listening: Howto delete your Assistant recordings. Google Assistantis always listening, just like Alexa and Siri. They arealways waiting for their trigger word, allowing them torespond to your commands.
Here are nine easily mastered techniques to quickly makeyourself more eloquent and smarter sounding.
- Stand or sit with spine straight but relaxed.
- Keep your chin up.
- Focus on your listeners.
- Speak loudly enough to be heard.
- Buttress words with appropriate gestures.
- Strategically position your body.
Google's version of Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siriand Microsoft's Cortana is Google Assistant.
Here's how:
- Open the Google app on your phone.
- Tap on More at the bottom right.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Google Assistant.
- Scroll down to Assistant devices and tap on Phone or any otherdevice you have listed where you want to turn Google Assistantoff.
- Tap the Google Assistant toggle to turn it off.
You might wonder if it is possible to change thiscommand to something else. It is possible to wakeyour Google Now by saying anything you want. When youopen the app, you will see the warning indicators that asksyou to turn off Google Now Hot word Detection. Go toSettings > Voice > OK Google Detection > Turn itOff.
Step 1: Hold the home button to launch GoogleAssistant.
- Step 2: Tap on the Explore icon at the top-right corner. Fromthe three-dot icon on the next screen, select Settings.
- Step 3: Tap on Phone.
- Step 4: Enable Access with Voice Match. You will be asked toregister your voice.
Turn lock screen personal results on or off
- On your Android devices, touch and hold the Home button or say"OK Google."
- In the bottom right, tap .
- In the top right, tap your profile picture or initial SettingsAssistant.
- Under "Assistant devices," select your device.
- Turn on Access with Voice Match.
Anywhere on the screen, swipe down then right ina single motion, as if you were drawing an “L”.Note: This should work whether the phone is on the lockscreen or unlocked. You will then see 2 options in the topcorners of the screen, select “Pause Feedback”. Whenthe Suspend Talkback message appears, double tap“OK”.
Some apps cannot be uninstalled or disabled (theSettings app, for example). Some apps, as with TalkBack inthe next screenshot, you can disable, but there is also theoption to Uninstall updates, which will reset the app to itsfactory state, making it a bit more lightweight.
TalkBack is an Accessibility Service that helpsvision-impaired users interact with, and enjoy, their devices. Ituses spoken word, vibration and other audible feedback to let youknow what's on your screen, what you're touching, and what you cando with it.
To deactivate TalkBack
- Drag the status bar downwards with two fingers.
- Tap Settings, then double-tap Settings.
- Using two fingers to scroll through the menu, find and tapAccessibility, then double-tap Accessibility.
- Tap TalkBack, then double-tap TalkBack.
- Tap the switch beside TalkBack once, then double-tap theswitch.
The process is very simple and only takes a couple ofseconds to complete.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Tap the General tab.
- Under "Personal“ find "Language and Input“
- Find "Google voice typing“ and tap the Settings button(cog icon)
- Tap "Ok Google“ Detection.
- Under the "From the Google app“ option, move the sliderto the left.
Show Me How
- From the home screen, swipe down the Status bar.
- Tap the Settings icon.
- On the General tab, scroll to and tap Accessibility.
- Tap Vision.
- Tap TalkBack.
- Tap the TalkBack switch to ON.
- Read the Turn on TalkBack prompt and tap TURN ON.
- TalkBack is now enabled. To exit, double tap the Home key.
Re: Assistive Touch.
- On the Apps screen, tap Settings > Device > Accessibility> Dexterity and Interaction.
- Tap the Assistant Menu Switch to toggle the switch to“on”. The Assistant Menu icon will appear at the bottomright of the screen (at which point it can be moved around).
