You don't have a disability to benefit from some helpful accessibility features on Android. If you're someone with visual or hearing impairments, making your smartphone more accessible is important.
The good news is that Android devices offer a number of features and settings to enhance your experience. Whether you struggle with reading small text or need help with sound recognition, these tips will help you personalize your smartphone to fit your unique needs and make it even more user-friendly.
Settings may vary, depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer
Smartphones typically have super-small text by default. However, if you're someone who has trouble seeing the text, you can always make it larger.
To enlarge the text on an Android:
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If you're someone with a visual impairment, your smartphone can read what's on your screen aloud to you, so you can use your device without looking at the screen. Note: Allowing Talkback to have full control of your phone is appropriate for apps that help you with accessibility needs but not for most apps.
To turn on TalkBack on your Android:
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If you're hard of hearing, your smartphone can pick up sounds for you, like alarms and doorbells, and tell you when the sounds are going off.
To turn on Sound Recognition on your Android:
Your smartphones can also connect to hearing devices via Bluetooth settings. Here's how to do it.
To connect to your hearing devices on your Android:
If you have more than one hearing aid, wait for the first hearing aid to connect, and then tap the other hearing aid in the list of available devices. After both are paired, the status displays a message like "Active, left and right."
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Your smartphone can also automatically caption your music, videos, podcasts, phone calls and more in real-time, which is especially helpful for those who are hard of hearing.
To turn on real-time captions on your Android:
Smartphones typically have bright white screens, which tend to bother some people's eyes. You can invert colors for apps that don’t have the option.
To use invert colors on an Android:
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You can add shortcuts to your smartphone to help you access its accessibility features much faster.
To add accessibility shortcuts on an Android:
You can answer, and end calls much quicker on your smartphone with these easy steps.
To set this up on an Android:
My goal is to always help you find ways to make tech easier and more understandable in your everyday lives. These accessibility tips are sure to enhance your ability to navigate your smartphone, including adjusting text size, utilizing voiceover and sound-recognition features, connecting to hearing devices, enabling real-time captions and adding accessibility shortcuts.
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