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Accessibility Options

Accessibility Services Description

BrailleBack

Connect a supported braille display to your

device using Bluetooth on Fire phone.

Screen content will be presented on the

braille display and you’ll be able to navigate

and interact with your device using the

keypad on the display.

To use BrailleBack, go to the Amazon

Appstore on your Fire phone to download

and install BrailleBack (Fire OS Edition). After

you install the app, swipe down from the top

of the screen to open the Quick Actions

panel, and then tap Settings > Device >

Manage accessibility, and then scroll to the

bottom of the page to view BrailleBack and

configure its settings.

Note: Other accessibility services may be

available in the Amazon Appstore.

Guide to Screen Reader and Explore by Touch

When the Screen Reader is turned on, Explore by Touch will turn on automatically. With Explore by Touch,

you can use gestures to navigate your Fire phone and interact with your content while the Screen Reader

describes the actions you make on screen.

Action Gesture

Turn on Screen Reader

and Explore by Touch

from any screen

Press the Power button until you feel a vibration, and then place two fingers (slightly

apart) on the screen and hold for five seconds.

Explore menus and

items

Drag a finger over each item on the screen.

Go to the next item

Swipe right or down using a finger.

Go to the previous item

Swipe left or up using a finger.

Open an item

Select the item, and then double-tap anywhere on the screen. If the item doesn’t open, try

slowing down or speeding up your tapping speed.

Go to the Home screen

Swipe up then left with a finger in a single motion.

Go back to the previous

screen

Swipe up from bottom of the phone with two fingers. Alternatively, swipe down and then

left with a finger in a single motion.

Open Quick Actions

and Notifications

Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

Open the left or right

panels

Swipe in from left / right edge of the screen with two fingers or tilt the phone if Low Motion

is turned off.

Accessibility Features