Smartphone/Tablet
TalkBack
Screen reader feature helps the users with visual impairments. It provides spoken feedback to help users understand about the contents on the screen. You can use your device without looking at screen.
- * How to turn on : Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack
- * The existing Voice Assistant and Google's TalkBack are newly integrated into one unified screen reader feature. The new TalkBack feature combines the strengths and identities of each screen reader. Try it for yourself. Features of Voice Assistant along with Google TalkBalk will continue to be provided (One UI 3.0 and above).
Display mode
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.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Display mode
- * This feature will be available from One UI 4.0 and above.
High contrast theme
Use a theme with light-colored content on a dark background for easier reading and higher visibility. This helps reduce eye fatigue and especially helpful when using your phone in a dark environment or for a long time. There are various high contrast themes are available on the Galaxy Themes.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > High contrast theme
High contrast fonts
Adjust the color and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > High contrast fonts
High contrast keyboard
Variety of high contrast keyboard options increase the size of the Samsung keyboard and change the color of the keys to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > High contrast keyboard
Highlight buttons
Show buttons with colors to make them stand out.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Highlight buttons
Color inversion
Invert colors of the screen for better visibility.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color inversion
Color correction
If you feel difficult to distinguish the colors, let us change that for you. With the choice of the color, your phone will then re-adjust to help discern colors.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color correction
- * This feature may not be supported depending on model specification.
Color filter
Some people find reading against a white screen difficult or distracting, making it hard to concentrate on an article or message. If you have this problem, Color filter feature can help. Changing the color of your screen has been shown to improve reading speed and comfort.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color filter
- * This feature may not be supported depending on model specification.
Remove animations
Reduce eye fatigue by removing screen effects that occur when switching pages and some screen actions. It is useful if you're sensitive to animation or movements on screen.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Remove animations
Reduce transparency and blur
Reduce transparency and blur on dialogs and menus to make them easier to see.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Reduce transparency and blur
- * This feature will be provided from One UI 4.0.
Extra dim
If your screen is too bright, even at the lowest brightness setting, turn on Extra dim for more comfortable reading in the dark.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Extra dim
- * This feature will be provided from One UI 4.0.
- * This feature may not be supported depending on the model specification.
Magnification
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.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Magnification
Magnifier
Magnifier Widget helps you easily zoom into objects around you. It also includes color filters, brightness and contrast controls for a clearer view of text and images. You can add the Magnifier Widget to the home screen from the widget menu.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Magnifier
Pointer size and color
You can set the size or color of the mouse pointer or touchpoint displayed on the screen.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Pointer size and color
Font size and style
You can change the size and style of the font to increase text legibility and visibility on your screen.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Font size and style
Screen zoom
Change the screen zoom. It will adjust the size of the items on your screen.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Screen zoom
Time to take action
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 to miss what you need.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Time to take action
Speak keyboard input aloud
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 the both based on your preference.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Spoken assistance > Speak keyboard input aloud
Audio description
You can set to hear the 'Audio description' automatically when you watch a video that contains an 'Audio description'.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Spoken assistance > Audio description
Bixby Vision for accessibility
Bixby Vision provides verbal depiction of what it sees, helping you make sense of the world around you.
- *How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Spoken assistance > Bixby Vision for accessibility
- * Scene Describer mode currently supports English (US), French, German, Italian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (Spain).
- * Object Identifier mode supports 60 languages, which are the same as the languages supported in the translation feature.
Voice label
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.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Spoken assistance > Voice label
Accessibility shortcuts
Accessibility shortcuts allow you to access the accessibility features quicker and easier.
- Use Accessibility button/gesture
- Quickly press the Side and Volume up keys
- Press and hold the Volume up and down keys
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Accessibility shortcuts
Recommended for you
You can check which accessibility features are enabled and receive recommended features that are more convenient for you
* Where to find : Settings > Accessibility > Recommended for you
Reset accessibility settings
Reset accessibility settings to default settings, without having to reset other settings.
* How to apply : Settings > General management > Reset > Reset accessibility settings
Watch
TalkBack
Screen reader feature helps the users with visual impairments. It provides spoken feedback to help users understand about the contents on the screen. You can use your device without looking at screen.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack
- * Features of Voice Assistant along with Google TalkBalk will continue to be provided (One UI 3.0 and above).
High contrast fonts
Adjust the color and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > High contrast fonts
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5 and above.
Color correction
If you feel difficult to distinguish the colors, let us change that for you. With the choice of the color, your phone will then re-adjust to help discern colors.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color correction
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5 and above.
Color inversion
Invert colors of the screen for better visibility.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color inversion
Color filter
Some people find reading against a white screen difficult or distracting, making it hard to concentrate on an article or message. If you have this problem, Add color filter can help. Changing the color of your screen has been shown to improve reading speed and comfort.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Color filter
Remove animations
Reduce eye fatigue by removing screen effects that occur when switching pages and some screen actions. It is useful if you're sensitive to animation or movements on screen.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Remove animations
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5 and above.
Reduce transparency and blur
Reduce transparency and blur on dialogs and menus to make them easier to see.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Reduce transparency and blur
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5 and above.
Magnification
Triple tap the screen with one finger to zoom in or out of on-screen content.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Magnification
Bold font
You can change the font to bold to increase text legibility and visibility on your watch
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Bold font
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5 and above.
Font size
You can change the size of the font to increase text legibility and visibility on your watch.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements > Font size
Vibration watch
Get the current time as vibrations by tapping the watch face with two fingers.
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Vibration watch
Time to take action
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 to miss what you need.
- * How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Time to take action
- * This feature will be provided from One UI Watch 4.5.
Accessibility shortcuts
Accessibility shortcuts allow you to access the accessibility features quicker and easier.
- Triple tap with 2 fingers
- Double press the Home key
* How to apply : Settings > Accessibility > Advanced settings > Accessibility shortcuts
TV
Voice guide
Voice guide enables Smart TVs to provide an audio description of the items displayed on your screen. It helps blind users or those who have difficulty seeing the screen to use basic TV functions and various smart services, such as Internet and search with voice feedback. With Voice guide, you can hear information about the current channel and volume, current and future broadcasts, and the viewing schedule.
- Adjust volume/speed/pitch
- Adjust TV background volume while using Voice guide
- * How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Voice Guide
- * How to set : Press and hold the volume button to enter Accessibility shortcuts > Voice Guide
Audio description
Audio description is a service provided by many US television programs for blind users or those who have difficulty seeing the screen. An additional audio track is broadcast which provides a verbal description of the scene to aid your understanding. Enjoy a more vivid experience with a narration of scene changes, character expressions, gestures and costumes, and more.
- * How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Audio Description
- * Audio description is only available if supported by the broadcast you are currently watching.
Graphic zoom
If you can't see the screen well with low vision, you can enlarge the screen to see the image or text larger. You can magnify the screen as you like up to 200% or adjust the position of the area to be magnified.
- Adjust zoom level
- Adjust move area to zoom
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Graphic Zoom
High contrast
Light-colored text against a dark background enables those with color blindness or low vision to see screen text more clearly. You can change the background color of the main service screen to black and the text color to white or yellow to increase visibility and reduce eye strain. Plus, the transparent TV menu screen is automatically changed to opaque to make text more legible.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > High Contrast
Enlarge
The Enlarge function makes menus and text bigger to help those with low vision. You can view larger text and detailed sections of service screens, such as Channel information, Smart hub, Settings, pop-ups and more.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Enlarge
Grayscale
If you have trouble recognizing colors or have high eye strain, you can change the color of the screen to black and white by using grayscale. You can use the black and white mode to sharpen the blurry borders caused by color and to relax your eyes without straining your eyes.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Grayscale
Color inversion
If you are sensitive to light or have poor eyesight, you can invert the background to black and the text to white. Color inversion helps to increase visual recognition, reduce glare and reduce eye strain.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Color Inversion
SeeColors
The SeeColors app, available on all Samsung QLED TVs, helps those with a color vision deficiency to adjust screen color to suit their eyes. You can check the presence and degree of color blindness, and, based on the diagnosis, adjust the screen color to the spectrum of colors that your eyes can recognize.
- * How to set : Press Home > Menu > Apps > Lifestyle > See Colors or Press Home > Menu > Apps > Search > Enter 'SeeColors'
- * You can download the SeeColors app in Apps (the Samsung Smart TV app store).
Learn remote control
Learn remote control enables blind users or users with low vision to quickly learn the location and operation of the remote control buttons. The TV will tell you what each button does after you press it.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Learn Remote Control
Learn menu screen
Learn menu screen enables blind or low vision users to learn various TV functions. It provides e-manual audio explanations of how to use the remote control, accessibility menu, TV voice guidance, broadcast guidance, viewing schedule and more.
* How to set : Press Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility > Learn Menu Screen
Kitchen/Living Appliances
SmartThings TalkBack for home appliances and services
You can control home appliances with SmartThings Talkback screen reader. It is a feature that assists visually impaired users. Talkback provides voice feedback to help understand the contents on the screen and reads the focused contents aloud. The focus can be controlled by tapping or sliding on the screen. A practical use for the visually impaired has been verified.
- Hear what's on the screen
- Run the focused item
- Move focus to another item
- To scroll up or down the list
- To move the focus box to the first or last item on the screen
- * How to set on Mobile : Setting > Accessibility > TalkBack
- * Features of Voice assistant will be continuously provided with Google TalkBack from One UI 3.0 via SmartThings.
Washer/Dryer
Braille stickers
Braille and tactile points are applied to key buttons, making them easy to find for visually impaired users. Braille stickers are provided free of charge upon request for use and it fits perfectly with Samsung appliances.
* Currently, braille stickers are provided upon request for washer and dryer models released from 2019 onwards.
Control panel with improved visibility
The washer and dryer can be used even in dark environments with a bright LCD screen. Instead of marks and indicators on the control panel of washers and dryers, an LCD control panel with enlarged text is adopted to ensure visibility even in dark environments.
* This feature is applied to washer/dryer models with LCD.
Accessible sound UX
Users can distinguish the functions of washer and dryer by sound and tone. For example, if the user turns the knob of a washer/dryer, a tone is played each time the Normal cycle is reached. Also, when the user increases the water temperature of a washer, the sound scale goes up.
Refrigerator
Accessible sound UX
Users can distinguish the temperature of a refrigerator by tone. For example, when the user increases the temperature, the sound scale goes up.
Text to speech
Family Hub offers text-to-speech functions on Smart Recipe and Atelier(Art Collection) Apps for everyone. Read and listen to audio descriptions of your favorite recipes and art collections when your hands and eyes are busy. This function can help visually impaired users to listen to content descriptions.
* It works on Smart Recipe and Atelier Apps on Family Hub Refrigerator. Currently, Atelier App works in Korea, United States, and Latin America/Caribbean.
Dishwasher/Induction Hob
Accessible sound UX
Users can distinguish the functions of dishwasher and induction hob by sound and tone. For example, if the user selects the mode of a dishwasher, a tone is played each time when the leftmost mode is selected. Also, when the user increases the power level of a induction hob, the sound scale goes up.
Accessibility customer support
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Accessibility setting tips
Smartphone/Tablet
Accessibility shortcuts - Set accessibility features you frequently use to accessibility shortcuts. Allowing for enable them quickly on any screen without having to go to Settings to turn them on.
Reset settings and Reset accessibility settings - Use Reset settings to reset all settings to default or use Reset accessibility settings to reset only the accessibility features settings to default.
Recommended for you - Check which features are being used and quickly go to each settings page or turn features on or off. You can also get recommendations for useful features.
Watch
Accessibility shortcuts - Triple tap with two fingers on any screen to activate your selected accessibility function.
TV
Adjust TV accessibility features with a simple one-touch on-screen menu. You can activate most TV accessibility features with Accessibility shortcut. Once enabled, start Voice guide and Sign language guide automatically. To display the Accessibility shortcut, press and hold the volume button. Alternatively, press and hold the mute button or press the closed caption button.
