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Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Anonymous User — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:26:23 GMT

Hey all,

This is more of a curiosity thing, as Accessibility options don't seem to get much spotlight. We don't tend to speak about what's there, but we know some of the features are crucial for some people to be able to use their devices.

Of course, if you're not comfortable mentioning the reasons why you use what you do, then please don't feel obliged. I myself only really use the Eye Comfort Shield, so that the screen isn't as fierce at night, but this isn't 'quite' an Accessibility feature.

This is a new section for the community, so if we can make your lives easier with these types of features, let us know!

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

robd1 — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:25:04 GMT

Hello @Anonymous User, I Remove animations and Reduce transparency and blur to lower the risk to my Epilepsy. Also, the Adaptive brightness and Motion smoothness benefit the same, together with the Eye Comfort Shield you use. Unfortunately, I find that the impact on people with epilepsy is rarely considered for new visual technology.

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

JAMES4578 — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:49:45 GMT

Hi @Anonymous User personally I do not need many specific Accessibility Features but obviously they are beneficial for a section of society and important that needs are considered. I do tend to use the Eye Comfort shield in the evening and I also use a fairly large font (with being a bit short sighted)

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

dembow — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:07:48 GMT

Not sure if this qualifies, but I use the Adapt Sound feature with my Buds 2 Pro. I believe this is an exceptional feature as it helps restore certain details in music I've been missing as a stubborn iPhone + AirPods user. As we age hearing degradation is inevitable, but I'm grateful for being able to continue enjoying music thanks to Samsung's clever implementation and innovation in audio products.

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

GoanGeek — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:43:43 GMT

Extra dim and sound adapt for awesome sound especially with headphones like the NC bose700

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

danx55 — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:42:45 GMT

removed blur for me... tried animations too... but later turned that back on

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Neo001 — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:25:14 GMT

It seems a new feature ( useful functions clubbed together) has been made available as part of Accessibility in S22 series as part of Nov 2022 patch.

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:20:34 GMT

Hi there, a bit late to the party. I use adapt sound, I've bought several generations of Samsung phone specifically because adapt sound helps compensate for my poor hearing. HOWEVER I now find that my hearing is so bad that I only hear about three of the beeps during the whole test - despite only having "moderate" hearing problems. This means it boosts all frequencies across the board, which really isn''t helpful. C'mon Samsung, can you change it so that, for instance, if you don't hear a beep at a particular frequency it re-tries at higher volumes? I realise the test might then take longer, so maybe make the more thorough test optional so only for those that need it. [edited to remove excess line-feeds]

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Anonymous User — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:31:06 GMT

Great feedback from all, we are reading your replies, so thanks so far!

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Tumppi — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:17:48 GMT

I use extra dim and magnification, not always, but sometimes and eye comfort and adapt sound, last two are not accessibility feature.

Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:22:03 GMT

Further to my post about adapt sound. As you probably know, you cannot adjust the volume when you run the test, so you are already at the mercy of the sensitivity of whatever headphones you are using. Today I tried running adapt sound on my S8 tablet and my note 10 lite phone. I also ran it on an old galaxy mega - but that has an older version of android so it might not be a valid comparison. So guess what? Using the same headphones (those supplied with the note) I heard a different number of beeps when running the test on each device. So the test is both headphone dependant and device dependant. So please can someone tweak this to make it more useful?

Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Tumppi — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:09:45 GMT

I have the same experience with S20 fe and tab S7 fe and I hear the same amount of beeps but when I was using Samsung A3 2015 that is running android 5 and there is a noticeable difference with beeps results are not the same device by device you can hear beeps more or less, that is a fault as you cannot change volume maybe write to hearing results that user changed volume while testing.

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:26:01 GMT

Cheers @Tumppi. Incidentally I just noticed that the font-size in this app doesn't seem to follow the main settings size. The font is pretty small for my old eyes. Could this be, ahem, an accessibility issue? 😣

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Tumppi — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:23:33 GMT

What setting in accessibility you are talking about there is plenty of options?

Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:30:12 GMT

Hi @Tumppi, the display and accessibility menus both lead me to the same "font size and style" menu. Changing font size here does not change the font size in this app. When using the app om my tablet (but not my phone) there are a series of options displayed along the botttom of the screen, including a "settings" gear-wheel - I wonder if the options are connected with me having a bluetooth keyboard. But whatever, If I select that setting option there is a font-size option but it is greyed out.

Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Tumppi — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 11:24:36 GMT

That's a strange fault maybe a factory reset will fix it, but before doing that backup your files and passwords and you can take screenshots for important settings transfer to computer.

Re: Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:16:01 GMT

Hi @Trumppi Given that I'm getting the same behaviour on two devices (one of which is only a few weeks old) I doubt if it is a glitch that a reset will fix. Apps aren't forced to use the system-set font sizes. For example the BBC news app uses the system font sizes, the Guardian news app sets it's own sizes independently of the system size. But, hey, thanks for spending time thinking about it. It is a slight inconvenience compared to my issues with adapt sound - I rarely use this app whereas I listen to my phone every day!

Re: Re: Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

Jem62 — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:25:53 GMT

I've done a little more investigation and that greyed-out font-size option I mentioned earlier is for the font-size of the keyboard keys. If you have a mechanical keyboard then - surprise - you can't chage the size of the keyboard characters so the option is greyed out. If I switch off my bluetooth keyboard and revert to the on-screen keyboard the option is enabled. I checked and it does only affect the font-size of the keys. So that's one red-herring eliminated.

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

AnneMendelson — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:38:08 GMT

A question: Why can't I dial 111 for the NHS on my phone...???

Re: Which Accessibility Features Do You Use?

AndrewL — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:27:13 GMT

@AnneMendelson: Are you able to use calls, texts and mobile data as normal i.e. is 111 the only affected number? What happens when you head to the Phone app > Keypad > Dial '111' > Tap the green phone symbol? Do you get any error messages or notifications?