Accessing TalkBack or Voice Assistant by Accident? Here's How to Turn It Off

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Quick tips for exiting the screen reader and removing the accessibility button
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Did you accidentally enable an Accessibility feature like TalkBack or Screen Reader? Some Accessibility features change the way you use your phone, so being able to navigate and turn it off when you need to is important to know. Follow the step-by-step instructions in this guide to disable TalkBack and other Accessibility features.

Quick Steps

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Scroll down with two fingers, tap to select, then double-tap Accessibility .
  3. Tap to select, then double-tap Talk-Back .
  4. Tap to select On and double-tap to turn it off.
  5. Double-tap Turn off .
Section 1 of 2:

Disabling TalkBack

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    Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of your screen to open the Quick Settings panel, then single tap the gear icon to select it and double-tap it to open it.
    • TalkBack changes the way you navigate your smartphone. Use two fingers instead of one for swiping, tap an item to select it, and double-tap items to open them. If you don't have any TalkBack shortcuts enabled, you have to go through Settings to turn it off.
    • If you have TalkBack shortcuts enabled from the TalkBack settings menu, you can either press the Side and Volume up button or press and hold those buttons for 3 seconds to quickly enable/disable the feature. [1]
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    Remember to use two fingers to scroll down the menu, then tap the menu item once to select it.
    • If you don't select it before double-tapping, whatever is highlighted will be opened instead.
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    A new menu will open.
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    The TalkBack menu will open.
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    The switch will be grey and pointing to the left if the feature is disabled.
    • Confirm by selecting "Turn off" and then tapping it twice.
    • You can use your Samsung phone like normal now. [2]
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Removing the Accessibility Button

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    Swipe down from the top of your screen to open the Quick Settings panel, then tap the gear icon. You can also tap the app icon that looks like a gear.
    • Use this method to get rid of the Accessibility button in your navigation bar.
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    Scroll down the "Settings" menu and find this next to an icon of a person on a green background.
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    You'll see this next to an icon of some gears on a blue background.
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    It's the first option on the menu.
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    These are the shortcuts that the button shows you.
    • When everything is deselected, you'll notice that the button disappears from your navigation bar. [3]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00092222/
      2. ↑ https://youtu.be/nyCqkigO6mM?si=_0cY-_PaHWLnnlcs&t=81
      3. ↑ https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S21/How-to-remove-the-accessibility-icon-from-the-navigation-bar-and/td-p/2231114

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