Navigating HTC U12 life with TalkBack

Use TalkBack if you need to navigate HTC U12 life by spoken feedback. When you touch the screen, HTC U12 life vibrates and gives you an audible response so you know what you are touching.

Note: Not all languages are supported.

Turning TalkBack on

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap TalkBack, and then tap the On/Off switch.
3. Read the TalkBack disclaimer and then tap OK.

A short tutorial explaining how to use TalkBack will begin playing after you turn on TalkBack.

Note: TalkBack works best if you turn off automatic screen rotation.

Turning Explore by touch on or off

Explore by touch allows HTC U12 life to respond to shortcut gestures and screen touches with audible feedback. Explore by touch is enabled when you turn on TalkBack.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap TalkBack, and then tap Settings.
3. Under Navigation, tap the On/Off switch next to Explore by touch to turn the feature on or off.

When Explore by touch is disabled, HTC U12 life will no longer respond to shortcut gestures or speak items when you touch the screen.

Using TalkBack gestures

When TalkBack is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures.

Do one of the following:

Open an item	Drag your finger on the screen to find and select the item. Double-tap anywhere on the screen to open the item.
Move an item	Drag your finger on the screen to find the item. Double-tap anywhere on the screen, but don't lift your finger on the second tap. Drag the item to a new spot and then lift your finger.
Scroll through a screen	Use two fingers to swipe up, down, left or right.
Unlock the lock screen	Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
Open the Notifications panel	Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen.