Samsung Galaxy Note 8 User Manual

Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features 
that make using the device easier for those 
with certain physical disabilities.
For more information about Accessibility 
for Samsung products, please contact us at 
[email protected]. 

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Vision
You can turn on Accessibility features to assist with 
visual aspects of the device. 
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Accessibility  > Vision, and tap 
an option:
• Voice Assistant : Give spoken feedback to assist 
blind and low-vision users .
 -Voice Assistant can collect all of the text you 
enter, except passwords, including personal 
data and credit card numbers. It may also 
log your user interface interactions with the 
device.
• Voice Assistant...

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• Magnifier window: Magnify content shown on 
the screen.
• Magnification gestures : Use exaggerated 
gestures such as triple-tapping, double 
pinching, and dragging two fingers across the 
screen. 
• Large mouse/touchpad pointer : Enable a large 
pointer for a connected mouse or touchpad.
• Grayscale : Enable grayscale mode instead of 
using colors.
• Negative colors : Reverse the display of colors 
from white text on a black background to black 
text on a white background.
• Color...

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• Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles with 
multimedia files when available.
• Left and right sound balance : Use the slider 
to set the left and right balance when using a 
stereo device.
• Mono audio : Switch audio from stereo to mono 
for use with one earphone.
Dexterity and 
Interaction
You can turn on Accessibility features to assist with 
dexterity and interaction aspects of the device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Accessibility  >...

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More Accessibility 
Settings
Customize additional accessibility features for your 
device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Accessibility , and tap an option:
• Text‑to‑speech: Set your preferred TTS engine 
and options. For more information, see   
“Text-to-Speech Options” on page  176.
• Direction lock : Unlock the screen by swiping in 
a series of directions.
• Direct access : Open your accessibility settings 
by pressing the Volume up  key and the Power...

Other Settings
Configure features on your device that 
make it easier to use. 

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Help
View your device’s user manual on your device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Help .
Manage Game Features
Automatically arranges all your games in one place.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > Games  > 
Game launcher .
Device Assistance App
Device assistance apps help you by gathering 
information from the screen currently shown.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings >...

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Dual Messenger
Use two separate accounts for the same app.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > 
Dual messenger .
3. Tap On/Off  next to supported apps to enable the 
feature for each app.
About Phone
View information about your phone, including current 
status, legal information, hardware and software 
versions, and more.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > About phone, and then tap items 
for more details:
•...

Additional resources 
for your device.
Getting Help  

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