Accessibility

Improves accessibility for users who have impaired vision, hearing, or reduced dexterity.

VISION

• TalkBack: Tap the TalkBack switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to set up the TalkBack function which assists people with impaired vision by providing verbal feedback. Tap Settings (at the bottom of the screen) to adjust the TalkBack settings.

  When TalkBack is turned on, the touchscreen settings require the user to first tap an item they want to select, and then double tap the item again in order to access this feature.

  NOTE

  Passwords can be heard as they are entered when headsets are connected to the phone unless settings are changed to read passwords aloud without a headset.

• Font size: Sets the font size. Choose from Minimum, Small, Medium, Large, Very large, and Maximum.

• Invert colors: Checkmark to invert the screen color contrast for people with difficulty perceiving colors.

• Color adjustment: Tap the Color adjustment switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to adjust the screen colors by dragging your finger across the screen to define the hue and contrast for easier viewing of screen content.

• Touch zoom: Tap the Touch zoom switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to zoom in and out by triple-tapping the screen.

• Message/call voice notifications: Tap the Message/call voice notifications switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to hear automatic spoken alerts for incoming calls and messages.

• Lower screen brightness: Checkmark to dim the screen's backlight for less contrast.

• Accessibility shortcut: Open accessibility options quickly on any screen.

• Text-to-speech output: Tap to customize text-to-speech (TTS) settings.

HEARING

• Audio type: Sets the audio type. Choose Mono or Stereo.

• Sound balance: Routes the sound through both the right and left channel when a headset is connected. To manually set the audio route, move the slider on the sound balance slide bar to set it.

• Flash alerts: Checkmark to set the LED (at the upper-left of the phone) to flash (or blink) for incoming calls and notifications.

• Turn off all sounds: Checkmark to turn off all device sounds.

• Captions: Tap the Captions switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On customizes caption settings for those with hearing impairments. Set Language, Font size, and Caption style.

PHYSICAL AND MOTOR

• Touch feedback time: Sets the touch feedback. Choose from Short, Medium, and Long.

• Touch assistant: Tap the Touch assistant switch to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to replace the hardware keys with a Touch assistant board . Tap the Touch assistant icon to be able to tap its Power button, Home button, Volume down button, Volume up button, and the 1/2 button (Screen capture button, Accessibility button and Pinch button). Draw a "C" ("call") on the board to automatically display the Dial tab. Draw an "M" on the board to automatically display the Messaging application. Draw a "W" ("web") on the board to automatically launch the Chrome app. Draw an "S" ("Settings") on the board to automatically display the settings app. Draw an "L" ("Lock screen") on the board to go directly to the Lock screen.

• Screen timeout: Sets the screen timeout.

RECOGNITION

• Touch control areas: Tap the Touch control areas switch (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to toggle it On or Off. On allows you to select an area of the screen to limit touch activation to just that area of the screen. Press the Volume Down Key and tap the Home Key at the same time to activate and deactivate this feature.

SYSTEM

• Auto-rotate screen: Checkmark to allow the phone to rotate the screen depending on the phone orientation (portrait or landscape).

• Password voice confirmation: Checkmark so that your phone can read passwords you touch.

• Power key ends call: Checkmark so that you can end voice calls by pressing the Power/Lock Key (on the right side of the phone). When enabled, pressing the Power/Lock Key during a call won't lock the screen.

• Accessibility settings shortcut: Sets quick, easy access to selected features when you triple-tap the Home Key (in the Touch Keys bar). Choose from Off, Show all, TalkBack, Invert colors, Touch assistant, and Accessibility settings.

• One-touch input: Checkmark to enable one-touch input. It allows each finger touch to enter a letter or character on the LG keyboard.

SERVICES

Displays the list of accessibility services installed on your phone.