Galaxy Note8: Accessibility Features

To continue making our technology accessible to everyone, Samsung has developed and applied a variety of technical solutions. With solutions for vision, hearing, dexterity, and interaction, people with disabilities can easily use technology and take advantage of new and exciting features. 

Voice Assistant: Screen reader for people who are blind or visually impaired. 

High contrast theme, font, and keyboard: Get a higher contrast on the screen, text, and the keyboard. 

Magnifier window: Enlarge part of the screen with magnified window. 

Magnifier widget: Use the rear camera as a magnifying glass. 

Colour adjustment: Colour correction setting for colour vision deficiency. 

Sound detector: Detects the sounds of the doorbell or a baby crying for hearing-impaired users. 

Flash notification: Notify events such as calls, texts, and the alarm with the rear camera flashes or blinks on the screen. 

Sound balance: Adjust the left and right volume. 

Mono audio: Switch from Stereo to Mono audio. 

Universal switch: Set custom switches and use them to control the features on your phone. 

Assistant menu: Allow better control of the device for people with reduced dexterity. 

Direction lock: Substitute password or pattern with a directional combination to unlock the phone. The combination is set by swiping in a series of four to eight directions. 

Direct access: Shortcut to accessing various accessibility features via hardware keys.