Customize Accessibility settings on your phone or tablet

Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets come with accessibility settings to help those with limited sight or hearing difficulties. For example, you can make your phone read messages aloud or light up whenever it detects a startling noise. There are also accessibility settings and customizations available for those who struggle with interaction and dexterity.

Accessibility settings menu on a Galaxy phone

Customize Accessibility settings on your phone or tablet

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Available screens and settings may vary by wireless service provider, software version, and phone model.

Available accessibility settings

Accessibility settings displayed on a Galaxy phone

Having some trouble using your phone or tablet? No worries, there's plenty of features to help you out. Navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Accessibility. Then, choose your desired option:

Vision enhancements: Make fonts stand out, turn on inverted colors, remove animations, and more. You may also find that some themes or screen colors are easier to use.
TalkBack: Talkback is a Voice Assistant that provides spoken feedback when selecting items or viewing tutorials. You can also adjust more settings like Text-to-speech and sound and vibration.
Hearing enhancements: Receive alerts when your device hears the doorbell or a baby crying, or mute all sounds on your device.
Interaction and dexterity: Enhance or replace touch interactions and other controls. Some features include a Universal switch to control your device with custom switches, and an Assistant menu to turn on functions that help users with reduced dexterity.
Advanced settings: Manage direct access features, like using the Power and Volume buttons to quickly open Accessibility settings.
Installed apps: Accessibility apps and services that are installed from the Play Store or Galaxy Store will appear in this section.

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