Use accessibility shortcuts
About accessibility shortcuts
Shortcut: Essential controls for your phone
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Shortcut: Accessibility features
Easily turn accessibility features on/off from any screen. For each feature you're using, you can:
Add a button to the screen. The button fades when not in use.
If you set up multiple buttons, they display as a group; drag to reposition the group around the sides of the screen.
If you're using gesture navigation, you can set up a gesture instead of buttons.
Set your phone so that you press both Volume buttons to turn the feature on/off.
If you set this up for multiple accessibility features, you'll see a list of those features when you press both Volume buttons.
Use
Open a large menu where you can:
- Call your assistant
- Open accessibility settings
- Lock or turn off the phone
- Adjust volume
- Adjust brightness
- See recent apps to return to one
- Take a screenshot
- Open quick settings
Turn it on
- Go to Settings > Accessibility.
- Tap Accessibility Menu.
- Turn Accessibility Menu shortcut on
- To increase the size of the buttons on this menu, tap Settings, then turn Large buttons on
Use it
If you're using gesture navigation:
Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Choose an option from the menu.
If you're using 3-button navigation:
- At the bottom of the screen, tap
- Choose an option from the menu.
Manage accessibility buttons
For each accessibility feature you're using, you can add a button to the screen to quickly turn the feature on/off.
Add buttons
When you turn on an accessibility feature in Settings > Accessibility, if the feature supports shortcuts, you'll see a switch to turn on the shortcut. Tap the switch's name to see options for adding the button and assigning the feature to the Volume buttons.
Change button size and transparency
This setting applies to the shortcuts for all accessibility features.
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility shortcuts.
If you're using 3-button navigation, tap Accessibility button.
If you're using gesture navigation, tap Accessibility button & gesture.
Adjust how the buttons look and work:
- Tap Size and choose Large or Small.
- To keep the buttons always visible, turn Fade when not in use off
- To make the buttons more or less transparent, drag the Transparency when not in use slider.
Gesture navigation: Choose between buttons and gesture
If you’re using gesture navigation, you can choose between using a gesture or a button for accessibility shortcuts. This setting applies to the shortcuts for all accessibility features.
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility shortcuts.
- Tap Accessibility button & gesture.
- Tap Use button or gesture and select which to use.
Press Volume buttons for accessibility features
You can press & hold the Volume buttons to turn accessibility features on/off.
Set it up
- When you turn on an accessibility feature in Settings > Accessibility, if the feature supports shortcuts, you'll see a switch to turn on the shortcut. Tap the switch's name to see the option for using the Volume button gesture as the shortcut.
- If you've assigned two or more accessibility features to the Volume buttons, you can add more shortcuts with the gesture. Press & hold both Volume buttons, then tap Edit shortcuts to select from a list of all accessibility features.
Use the shortcut
Press & hold the Volume Up and Down buttons at the same time for three seconds.
If you assigned multiple accessibility features, you'll see a list. Tap a feature to it turn on/off.