SafePhone · Screen reader
The volume-key shortcut
The volume-key shortcut: a short lesson in 4 steps.
Step by step
- Open "Settings" (the gray gear), tap "Accessibility", then tap "Screen reader".
- Turn on "Screen reader shortcut".
- On a real phone you hold BOTH volume keys for 3 seconds. Here: press and hold the Volume + button on the side for 3 seconds, then let go.
- Do it again (hold for 3 seconds) to turn it off.
These steps are written for SafePhone, a pretend Android-style smartphone in your web browser. On your own smartphone, the buttons and menus may look a little different, but the idea is the same.
Practice it where nothing can break
SafePhone works like a real smartphone, but nothing you do goes anywhere. Try every button, make mistakes and start again.
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