LG Nexus 4 User Manual

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Accessibility
Accessibility overview
Your phone’s accessibility features make it 
easier to use if you have visual impairments:
TalkBack
 is a pre­installed screen reader ser vice provided by Google. It uses spoken 
feedback to describe the results of actions, 
such as opening an app, and events, such as 
notifications.
Explore by Touch  is a system feature that 
works with TalkBack, allowing you to touch 
your phone’s screen and hear what’s under 
your finger via spoken feedback. This feature 
is helpful to users with no vision.
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increasing the text size, changing the speed 
at which text is spoken, and more.
Users with low vision
If you have low vision and don’t plan to use 
Explore by Touch, go to support.google.
com/nexus  to see Help content formatted 
for  sighted users. You can make reading and 
navigating this material easier by increasing 
the text size – just go to Settings > Accessi -
bility , and check the  Large text option. 
Related Settings
• To view Accessibility settings, go to Set -
tings > Accessibility .
• To control sound feedback and other Talk ­
Back behaviors, go to Settings > Accessi-
bility > TalkBack  and touch Settings  at the 
top right corner of the screen. 
						

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Accessibility gestures for 
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
When TalkBack and Explore by Touch are 
turned on, you can use simple gestures to 
navigate your Nexus 4:
• Drag  one  finger. Explore your screen and 
hear audible feedback for what is being 
touched.
• Double-tap anywhere on the screen . 
Opens or activates the item that you last 
touched.
• Swipe  up  or  down  using  two  fingers . 
Scroll within lists.
• Swipe  left  or  right  using  two  fingers . 
Change pages and screens.
• Swipe  right  (or  down)  using  one  finger . 
Move to the next item.
• Swipe  left  (or  up)  using  one  finger . Move 
to the previous item.
• Swipe down then up using a single mo -
tion . Transition to the next reading level 
when reading blocks of text, then swipe 
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• Swipe up then down using a single mo-
tion . Transition to the previous reading 
level when reading blocks of text, then 
swipe right to read for ward or left to go 
back.
• Swipe right then left using a single mo -
tion . Move to the next page.
• Swipe left then right using a single mo -
tion . Move to the previous page.
While  you’re  exploring  with  one  finger,  you 
can use another finger to double -tap to open 
an app, widget, and so on.
IMPORTANT:  The way these gestures 
are interpreted is specific to TalkBack. 
Other accessibility ser vices may use 
the same gestures for different actions 
						

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Shortcut gestures in TalkBack
Note: These gestures work only when Ex ­
plore by Touch is turned on.
TalkBack has shor tcut gestures to help you 
get to your Home screen, go back, and more. 
To tr y these shor tcuts, swipe using a single 
motion:
• Up then right: Open continuous reading 
menu
• Up then left: Home button• Down then right: Open global context 
menu
• Down then left:  Back button• Right then down:  Open notifications• Left then up: Recent apps button
You can modify your shor tcut gestures and 
the corresponding actions in TalkBack by go ­
ing to Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack > 
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Set up your phone
Your Nexus 4 has the following hardware:
• Power button/lock key. The Power button 
is located on the right side of your phone.
• Volume . The Volume key is directly under 
the Power button.
• Front-facing camera.  The camera is locat­
ed at the top center of your screen.
• Micro USB port.  The USB is at the bottom 
of your phone. 
• Headset jack. The headset jack is in the 
lower right side at the bottom of your 
phone.
• SIM tray. The SIM tray is located on the 
lower left side of your phone (available 
only for Nexus 4 with mobile data).
When  you  turn  on  your  phone  for  the  first 
time, you’ll arrive at a Welcome screen.
• To turn on TalkBack and Explore by Touch, 
place  two  fingers  slightly  apar t  on  your 
screen. You’ll hear spoken feedback when 
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holding  your  fingers  for  two  more  sec­
onds to enable TalkBack and Explore by 
Touch. After turning on these features, 
the Explore by Touch tutorial star ts, giv ­
ing you a chance to experience navigating 
on Android. When you’ve completed the 
tutorial, the phone displays the Welcome 
screen again.
• To choose a different language, swipe right and double­tap  the menu.• To  finish  setting  up  your  phone,  swipe right and double­tap  Start towards the 
center of the screen.
A series of screens takes you through the 
setup process. When prompted, you can sign 
in using the email address and password for 
your Google Account. When you sign in with 
a Google Account, all the email, contacts, 
Calendar events, and other data associated 
with that account are automatically synced 
with your phone. If you have multiple Google 
Accounts, you’ll be able to add the others 
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TIP: If you share your phone with other 
users and need to turn accessibility 
features off, you can use a shor tcut to 
turn them back on again. 
To turn on this shor tcut, go to Bet -
tings > Accessibility > Accessibility  
shor tcut, then slide the switch to the 
On position. To turn on accessibility 
features using the shor tcut, touch & 
hold the Power button until you hear a 
sound or feel a vibration. Then touch 
& hold two fingers until you hear audio 
confirmation. 
Overlays
After completing the setup process, you’ll 
encounter several overlays that explain how 
to use various features on your phone. To 
dismiss an overlay, swipe right and double­tap OK . 
						

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Use magnification gestures
When this feature is turned on, you can mag­nify your screen by triple­tapping. (For users 
with low vision)
Note:  Triple -tap  for  magnification  works  ev ­
er ywhere except for the keyboard and navi ­
gation buttons.
Magnify: 
Triple­tap & hold.
Magnify & pan: Triple­tap & hold, then drag your finger.
Toggle  magnification  in  or  out: Triple tap & 
release.
While you’re zoomed in, you can:
Pan:  Drag  two  or  more  fingers  across  the 
screen.
Adjust zoom level:  Pinch or expand using 
two or more fingers. 
						

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Use TalkBack
TalkBack provides spoken feedback to help 
you navigate your phone, describing what 
you touch and activate.
Note: Sighted assistance is needed for users 
with no vision to enable TalkBack if it wasn’t 
turned on during the initial setup.
To turn TalkBack off or on:
1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack .2. Slide the TalkBack switch to the On or  Off  
position.
3. To u c h   OK to turn on TalkBack.4. When asked if you want to enable Explore 
by Touch, touch OK  only if you want to 
change the way your phone works and 
have your phone describe each item that 
your finger moves over on the screen.
When you turn on TalkBack, spoken feed ­
back star ts immediately. As you navigate 
your phone, TalkBack describes your actions