Accessibility Menu

BlackBerry 10 Accessibility

Accessibility menu Customize your accessibility settings and quickly access features such as the BlackBerry® Screen Reader. With Magnify mode, you can zoom in or zoom out to increase or decrease the display magnification on your BlackBerry device. Change your font settings with scalable fonts up to 18 pt.

BlackBerry Screen Reader Access core BlackBerry applications without relying on visual cues. BlackBerry Screen Reader provides audible output based on the visual information displayed on your screen.

Closed Captioning Enjoy closed or open captioned multimedia content. Personalize your closed caption settings by adjusting character size, color, opacity, or font.

Reverse Contrast Use reverse contrast to change how text and images appear on the screen.

BBM, BBM Voice, and BBM Video No matter who you’re chatting with, BBM® is designed to quickly get your messages to where they’re going. With BBM, you’ll know when your message has been delivered and read. Switch your BBM text to a BBM® Voice conversation, or use the front-facing camera for face- to-face video chats with BBM Video®1.

BlackBerry Natural Sound BlackBerry® Natural Sound technology improves Wi-Fi® and wireless call sound based on the phone position and background noise. The result is unmatched sound quality that can make you feel like you are in the same room even if you are worlds apart.

BlackBerry Assistant Perform a variety of actions and tasks with your voice. Use BlackBerry® Assistant to send messages, place calls, and more. BlackBerry Keyboard and typing options Type more efficiently with contextual auto- correction, next-word prediction, and a personalized learning engine that gets to know the way you type. Place phone calls, compose messages, and enter text on the onscreen keyboard on BlackBerry® Z30 or familiar tactilely discernible keyboards with keys you can feel on BlackBerry® Classic or BlackBerry® Passport smartphones.

Keyboard Shortcuts and Speed Dial Assign actions and phone numbers to specific keyboard keys.

Alerts and notifications Customize alerts and notifications using tone, vibration, onscreen alerts, or the LED indicator.

Hearing Aid Compatibility Certain BlackBerry smartphone models are rated for use with hearing aids. Hearing aid compatibility ratings are available online at www.blackberry.com/accessibility.

Hands-free options Using the integrated hands-free speakerphone, or connect your smartphone to a hands-free headset or Bluetooth® headset.

Teletypewriter (TTY) support Connect to a TTY device to make and receive calls from TTY devices.

1 Data plan required. Check with your service provider for pricing and details.

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