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The screen reader feature helps users with visual impairments. It provides spoken feedback to help users understand the contents on the screen. You can use your device without looking at the screen.

On Display mode, you can increase the contrast on the screen or make the contents appear bigger. There is no need to turn on each accessibility feature such as High contrast fonts, High contrast keyboard and Screen zoom individually. You can choose the appropriate mode for you immediately.

Use a theme with light-coloured content on a dark background for easier reading and improved visibility. This helps reduce eye fatigue and is especially helpful when using your phone in a dark environment or for extended periods. Various high-contrast themes are available on Galaxy Themes.

Adjust the colour and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.

Variety of high contrast keyboard options increase the size of the Samsung keyboard and change the colour of the keys to increase the contrast between the text and the background.

Show buttons with colours to make them stand out.

If you’re having trouble seeing objects in videos or photos on your screen due to blurry vision, try Relumino outline. It provides distinguishable boundaries between objects and their surroundings.

Invert colours of the screen for better visibility.

If it's hard for you to discern certain colours on the screen, use colour correction to help you distinguish them better. It allows you to adjust and set the colour combination that works best for you.

Some people find it difficult to read on a white background, which can distract them from focusing on an article or a message. If you experience this issue, the Colour Filter feature may help. Changing the colour of your screen has been shown to improve reading speed and comfort.

Reduce eye fatigue by either minimizing or removing motion effects that occur between pages or through applications usage.

Reduce transparency and blur on dialogs and menus to make them more visible.

If your screen is too bright, even at the lowest brightness setting, turn on Extra dim for more comfortable reading in the dark.

You can magnify your whole screen or selected part of the screen. Access the Magnification function quickly by using the shortcut. You can easily switch between the whole screen magnification and part of the screen magnification modes.

The Magnifier Widget helps you easily zoom in on objects around you. It also includes colour filters, brightness, and contrast controls for a clearer view of text and images. You can add the Magnifier Widget to your home screen from the widget menu.

You can set the thickness of the text cursor for better visual recognition.

You can adjust the size or colour of the mouse pointer or touchpoint displayed on the screen.

You can change the size and style of the font to increase text legibility and visibility on your screen.

Change the screen zoom. It will adjust the size of the items on your screen.

You can have the text you typed in read out loud using Samsung Keyboard. Speak Keyboard Input Aloud provides typing feedback in characters, words, or both based on your preference.

You can set to hear the 'Audio description' automatically when you watch a video that contains an audio description.

Bixby Vision provides verbal depiction of what it sees, helping you make sense of the world around you.

You can use NFC tags to distinguish objects of similar shape by attaching labels to them. You can record and assign a voice recording to an NFC tag. The voice recording is played back when you place your phone near the NFC tag.

Conversations are now easier, with Live Transcribe on Android. The feature will detect the language that's being spoken from over 70 languages and dialects. Captions will be adjusted and displayed as your conversation flows.

Live Caption on Android will automatically caption media playing on your phone. Any video, podcast and audio message, and across any app - even stuff you record yourself.
Without ever needing Wi-Fi or mobile data.
With the Live Caption in Calls option, you can read the call in automated captions and respond by typing text which will be read out to the recipient using Speech Service by Google.

You can turn on or off caption preferences and customise the size or style of it.

Sound Notification alerts you by detecting the sound of your surroundings. This feature will allow you to be aware of the important situations at home, such as when the doorbell rings, so that you can respond quickly.

Enhance the sound quality to work better with your hearing aids.
Stream media and route call audio feature is supported with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) hearing aid connection. (One UI 2.0 and above)

You can amplify the sounds around your phone and hear them through connected headphones.

You may be more sensitive or less sensitive to certain frequencies of sound compared to other people. Adapt sound gives you the perfect sound that's tuned just for your ears. Choose a preset that matches your age, or try a hearing test to get the fully personalised sound.

Mute all sounds turns off all sounds of the device.

Mono audio combines stereo sound into one signal that is played through all earphone speakers. Try it, if you have a different hearing in each ear or if a single earbud is more convenient.

Adjust the left/right sound balance to suit your hearing preferences.

Users experiencing difficulties in movements can easily control the device with various switches such as head movement, face gesture, and external switch. Universal switch lets you designate certain touches or gestures to control specific actions on your phone.

Displays the assistive shortcut icon for accessing apps, features, and settings. The Assistant menu allows you to easily control your phone by tapping the assistive menu icons on your screen instead of using the physical buttons.

When you have difficulty touching the screen, you can use Voice Access to control your device by voice. Try simple navigation voice commands like 'Go back' or 'Go home,' or open your favourite apps. Voice Access also has a grid/number view that you can invoke by saying 'Show grid' or 'Show numbers,' which allows you to use commands like 'Tap 3,' 'Scroll down on 7,' and so on to control the current screen.

If you feel difficult in dragging the button on the screen to answer incoming call, this feature will help you. You can use the Volume up key to answer calls and Side key to end them.

Some people find touch interaction difficult due to hand tremors. The touch setting features below can help reduce mistakes and personalise your interactions for better control.

Personalise your interactions with a physical keyboard to accommodate hand tremors, key combinations, and more. You can also set your mouse to click automatically when the pointer stops moving.

Interaction control keeps the focus on a single app by blocking the Back, Home, and Recents buttons, as well as incoming calls and notifications. You can also choose whether to block the Side key, Volume keys, and keyboard, or block touches from an area of the screen.

You can check which accessibility features are enabled and receive recommended features that are more convenient for you.

Accessibility shortcuts allow you to access accessibility features more quickly and easily.

Flash notification flashes the camera light or the screen when you receive notifications or when alarms go off. You can choose a different colour for each app to easily determine where a notification or an alarm is coming from.

You can choose how long to show messages that ask you to take action, but are visible only temporarily, such as temporary on-screen notifications or the volume controller. It will help you not miss what you need.

The screen reader feature helps users with visual impairments. It provides spoken feedback to help users understand the contents on the screen. You can use your device without looking at the screen.

Adjust the colour and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.

If it's hard for you to discern certain colours on the screen, use colour correction to help you distinguish them better. It allows you to adjust and set the colour combination that works best for you.

Invert colours of the screen for better visibility.

Some people find it difficult to read on a white background, distracting them from reading an article or a message. If you have this type of problem, Colour filter feature may help you. Changing the colour of your screen has been shown to improve reading speed and comfort.

Reduce eye fatigue by either minimizing or removing motion effects that occur between pages or through applications usage.

Reduce transparency and blur on dialogs and menus to make them more visible.

Triple tap the screen with one finger to zoom in or out of on-screen content.

You can change the font to bold to increase text legibility and visibility on your watch.

You can change the size of the font to increase text legibility and visibility on your watch.

Get the current time as vibrations. Tapping the watch face with two fingers gives the hours and double-tapping with two fingers gives the minutes.

Mute All Sounds turns off all sounds from the device.

Switch your earbuds from stereo to mono sound. Try it, if you have a different hearing in each ear or if a single earbud is more convenient.

Adjust the left/right sound balance to suit your hearing preferences.

Easily control your watch with just one hand. One-handed gestures help you perform various actions like scrolling the screen or pressing buttons.

Some people find touch interaction difficult due to hand tremors. The touch settings below can help you reduce mistakes and personalise your interactions for better control:

You can choose how long to show messages that ask you to take action, but are visible only temporarily, such as temporary on-screen notifications or the volume controller. It will help you not miss what you need.

Help you to hear the sounds around you louder or focus on the voices in front of you.