In this podcast Hugo demonstrates some of the accessibility features of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Samsung has developed their own version of TalkBack similar to Google TalkBack allowing you to navigate the screen with their own customized interface.
Dark screen allows you to dim the screen.
Turning the Accessibility shortcut on, enables you to long-press the power button, and then place two fingers on the screen for a few seconds to turn on TalkBack. permitting you to navigate the interface.
Voice Label works in conjunction with writable NFC tags allowing you to scan an NFC tag, and record a voice memo helping you to understand what you tapped your phone to.
Accessibility features for low vision users:
Magnification gestures allows you to do a triple tap on the screen to zoom the entire interface and also pinch in and out with two fingers to adjust the zoom level.
Magnifier window zooms in on areas of the screen with a permanent “window” that can be moved around.
Font size allows you to adjust the font size to various levels.
The Negative colors option changes the entire interface to a color palette that’s easier to see. The interface switches to mostly white, with black text and red or pink elements.
Color adjustment enables the interface to align colors by order of shade and color to your preference.
Greyscale changes the interface to shades of black and grey.
Hello Hugo,
why did the navigation feedback sounds from talkback change during your review? From a certain point while you you’ve demonstrated the easy mode the navigation sounds for example while scrolling lists were completely different as if talkback used a completely different sound set for feedback sounds from this moment on.
I searched but found no option to change the feedback sounds.
kind regards,
Jens
Hi, Hugo.
This is ok for partially sighted users, but not blind ones. I am trying to help my husband, Greg, who is completely blind. Do you know how to set up this type of phone for someone who cannot see at all? Sprint and Samsung are stumped. We are going to try Best Buy tonight, which Samsung recommended. Thanks for any help you can provide. The world is frustrating enough for Greg already, and he is ready to throw the phone out the window.
dear Hugo,
great job!
I hope you will make a series of podcast related android and talkback.
thanks!
nevermind, found the audio (didn’t go below the shairing buttons). thanks for this