In this tutorial, you will learn how to: 

• Access accessibility features
• Turn TalkBack on or off
• Turn flash notifications on or off
• Enable or disable accessibility shortcuts
• Enable and use Select to Speak


Access accessibility features

1. Swipe down from the Notification bar, then select the settings icon Settings icon.

2. Scroll to and select Accessibility.

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Turn TalkBack on or off

Select Vision, then select the TalkBack switch.

Note: Select Turn on. To disable voice assistant, press and hold both volume buttons for at least 3 seconds. 

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Turn flash notifications on or off

From the Accessibility screen, select Hearing then select the Flash alerts switch.

Note: Select Turn on to confirm.

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Enable or disable accessibility shortcuts

From the Accessibility screen, select Accessibility features shortcut. Select the Accessibility features shortcut switch to enable, then select the desired Accessibility feature shortcut switch.

Note: When Accessibility shortcut is on, press the Power/Lock and Volume Up buttons simultaneously to start the selected service. To change the shortcut service, select the desired switch.

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Enable and use Select to Speak

From the Accessibility screen, select Select to Speak then select the Select to Speak switch to place it in the On position. 

Note: Select Turn on to confirm.

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To use Select to Speak, select the Speaker icon then select the area of the screen you would like to hear read aloud.

Note: To pause screen reading, select the Pause icon. To resume, select the Play icon. To stop using Select to Speak, select the Stop icon. 

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