Apps
This section is apps settings, such as checking details and permissions.
System
Accessibility
You can use a screen reader, closed captions, Switch Access, and more to make your Google
TV device more accessible.
1. Press a (HOME) and use ▲▼◀▶ to select Settings then press OK.
2. Use ▲▼to select System, then press OK.
3. Use ▲▼to select Accessibility, then press OK.
4. Adjust the following items.
Turn on closed captions
Your caption preferences might not apply to certain apps.
1. From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select
Settings.
2. Select System > Accessibility.
3. Select Captions.
4. Turn on Display to show captions. Then choose your options.
You can choose the size, font, color, background and other characteristics of the caption text.
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Turn on high contrast text
1. From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select
Settings.
2. Select System > Accessibility.
3. Turn on High contrast text (Experimental).
Text to speech
Text to speech output settings.
To set On/Off of this function, select and set TalkBack.
Use accessibility shortcuts
Accessibility shortcuts are a quick way to turn on accessibility features. To use accessibility
shortcuts, you first need to turn them on.
To turn on accessibility shortcuts:
1. From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select
Settings.
2. Select System > Accessibility.
3. Select Accessibility shortcut > Enable accessibility shortcut.
4. By default, the shortcut turns on TalkBack. To change what's included in the shortcut,
choose Shortcut service.
5. Choose an option and select OK.
To use the shortcut: On your remote, press and hold the back arrow and down buttons at
the same time for 3 seconds.
TalkBack
TalkBack is the Google screen reader included on Android devices. TalkBack gives you spoken
feedback so that you can use your device without looking at the screen.
Change screen reader settings
1. From the Google TV home screen, scroll up to the top navigation bar.
2. Select Profile Settings > Dashboard > Settings.
3. Select System > Accessibility.
4. Under "Services," select TalkBack > Configuration.
5. Change settings for speech volume, verbosity (such as keyboard echo and usage hints),
and spoken passwords.
Note(s)
To find more options and settings for TalkBack, such as speech rate and intonation, in the
Accessibility menu, select Text to speech.
Use a screen reader
1. From the Google TV home screen, scroll up to the top navigation bar.
2. Select Profile Settings > Dashboard > Settings.
3. Select System > Accessibility.
4. Under "Services," select TalkBack > Enable > OK.
Turn on Switch Access
1. From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select
Settings.
2. Select System > Accessibility.
3. Under "Services," select Switch Access > Enable > OK.
About
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