LG Nexus 4 User Manual

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and  aler ts  you  of  notifications  and  other 
occurrences.
If you also enabled Explore by Touch, moving 
your  finger  around  the  screen  triggers  a  de­
scription of each item it touches. Double­tap to activate the last spoken item, and swipe 
with  two  fingers  to  perform  swiping  actions 
that normally require just one finger.
Change TalkBack settings
To modify TalkBack settings, go to Settings 
> Accessibility > TalkBack, then double­tap Settings in the top right corner.
When to speak
• Speech volume.  You can set this as a per ­
centage of media volume.
• Use pitch changes . Check to speak key ­
board feedback at a lower pitch.
• Speak when screen is off. Check to turn 
on spoken feedback when the screen is 
off. 
						

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Feedback settings
• Sound feedback. Check to control naviga ­
tion sounds.
• Sound volume.  Available when  Sound 
feedback  is checked. You can set this as a 
percentage of media volume.
Touch exploration
• Launch “Explore by touch” tutorial.• Manage shortcut gestures.  Allows you to 
assign the operations that different ges ­
tures trigger.
Control speed of Text-to-Speech
To control the speed of TalkBack ’s speech, 
go to Settings  > Accessibility > Text-to-
speech output > Speech rate .
Manage TalkBack volume
To change the volume settings for TalkBack, 
go to Settings > Sound > Volumes . Use the  
						

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slider for Music, video, games, & other media  
to change the volume level.
You can also use the volume control on the 
right side of your phone when you hear spo ­
ken feedback.
Enhance web accessibility
In order to have full accessibility suppor t for 
products such as Gmail and Chrome,  you’ll 
need to turn on the  Enhance web accessibil -
ity  option. Go to Settings > Accessibility > 
Enhance web accessibility
, and double­tap  Allow. This allows apps to install scripts that 
make web content more accessible. 
Use Explore by Touch with 
TalkBack
When TalkBack is turned on, you have the op ­
tion to use the Explore by Touch feature. Ex ­
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slowly over your screen and describes each 
item that your finger touches.
TalkBack must be turned on for Explore by 
Touch to be available. When you turn on Talk­
Back for the first time, you’ll receive a prompt 
to turn on Explore by Touch.
IMPORTANT:  If you chose not to turn 
on Explore by Touch when you turned 
on TalkBack, you can switch it on later. 
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Talk -
Back > Settings , then check Explore by 
touch . You can use the same checkbox 
to turn it off at any time.
Each  action  you  take  with  your  finger  aler ts 
you with spoken feedback, as well as sound 
(if enabled).
To navigate your phone using Explore by 
Touch, you can: 
						

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• Explore  your  screen  using  one  finger to 
hear what icons and buttons are on the 
screen and can be selected.
• After  finding  icons  and  buttons, double-
tap  anywhere on the screen to open apps, 
menus, and more.
To learn about the gestures you can use with 
TalkBack and Explore by Touch, visit “Acces ­
sibility gestures for Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).” 
Recommended tutorial:  To learn more about 
Explore by Touch, go to Settings > Acces -
sibility > TalkBack > Settings  > Launch “Ex -
plore by touch” tutorial . 
Navigate the Home screen
Note: These instructions assume that you 
have turned on Explore by Touch.
At  the  bottom  of  the  screen,  you’ll  find  three 
Navigation buttons. They’re always avail ­
able. No matter what you’re doing with your  
						

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phone, you can always get back to the main 
Home screen or return to previous screens:
• Back. Opens the previous screen you 
were working in, even if it was in a differ ­
ent app. Once you back up to the Home 
screen, you can’t go back any fur ther in 
your history.
• Home.  Opens Home. If you’re on a left or 
right Home screen, this button opens the 
central Home screen.
• Recent apps.  Opens a list of thumbnail im ­
ages of apps you’ve worked with recently. 
To open an app, touch and double­ta p. To remove a thumbnail from the list, use two 
fingers to swipe it left or right.
After a shor t time without getting used, 
these buttons may shrink to dots or fade 
away, depending on the current app. To bring 
them back, double­ta p in their approximate location. 
You can use easy gestures to activate the 
Nav igatio n b u t to ns an d ac c ess you r noti fi c a ­
tions. Swipe with a single motion: 
						

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• 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
Just above the Navigation buttons in por ­
trait mode, or on the right side of the screen 
in  landscape  mode,  you’ll  find  the  Favorites 
tray. The apps you keep in the tray are avail ­
able on ever y Home screen.
The Apps icon in the center is permanent. 
Find it and double­ta p to reveal all your apps and widgets.
Your Home screen can hold app and widget 
icons, plus folders.
• To  open  an  app,  folder,  or  widget,  find  its icon and double­tap.• To see additional Home screens, swipe  
						

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left then right or right then left in a single 
motion, or left or right using two fingers.
At  the  top  of  the  screen,  you’ll  find  the  sta ­
tus bar:
• Status icons  on the left tell you which 
apps  have  sent  you  notifications—for  ex ­
ample, that a message has arrived, or it’s 
time for a meeting. If you have TalkBack 
or another accessibility ser vice running, 
it  will  speak  the  notification  when  it  first 
appears.
To find your notifications, use two fingers 
to  pull  down  the  notification  shade  from 
the top of the screen, or swipe up then 
right using a single motion. 
• System icons  on the right display the cur ­
rent wireless and network connection 
strength, batter y level, time, and more.
Google Search , just below the status and 
system icons, lets you search your phone or 
the Internet. Find Search
 and double­tap  to type your search terms, or  Voice Search to 
speak them. 
						

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To  find  your  notifications,  use  two  fingers  to 
pull down the notification shade from the top 
left side of the screen, or swipe up then right 
using a single motion.
You can also use the Quick Settings menu to 
easily open settings for Wi­Fi, Bluetooth, and more.  To  open  Quick  Settings,  use  three  fin ­
gers to pull down the menu from the top right 
side of the screen.
Try Google Play 
Note:  These instructions assume that you 
have turned on TalkBack and Explore by 
Touch.
Google Play brings together all your favorite 
content in one place – movies, books, mu ­
sic, magazines, apps, and more – so you can 
reach it from any of your devices. 
						

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Use Google Play widgets
These widgets are available on your Home 
screens:
• Recommended on Play: Suggests music, 
movies, and other content that may inter ­
est you. Find the suggestion and double­tap to learn more about it.• Recommended apps: Recommends apps 
that you can add to your Home screen. 
Find the recommendation and double­tap  to learn more about it.
To remove a widget, double­tap & hold on the second tap, then drag it to the Remove icon 
at the top of the screen.
To  add  another  Google  Play  widget,  find  the 
Apps icon and double­tap, then Widgets, and 
swipe  left  until  you  find  the  one  you  want. 
Then double­ta p & hold on the second tap, and let go in the Home screen location you 
want.