Enable or Disable Show Button Shapes Feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Enable or Disable Show Button Shapes Feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge displays buttons without shaped background which make them have no difference with other options/menus. But, if you have updated your phone to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, you can turn on the show button shapes feature to make those buttons become more stand out by displaying them with shaded background.

How to enable or disable the show button shapes feature?

You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
2. Scroll down the screen to find Accessibility and then tap it. FYI, when the direct access feature is enabled and the accessibility option is selected, you can quickly access the accessibility menu from any screen simply by pressing the Home key three times to open up the direct access menu and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch next to Show button shapes to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue means the show button shapes feature is enabled and your phone will show buttons with shaded background to make them stand out.
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable High Contrast Fonts Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you have updated your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, there's a new feature named high contrast fonts that will be able to help you read what's on the screen better, especially if you're a low vision user or have difficulty when reading your phone using the default font colours. When this feature is enabled, your phone will adjust the font colours, where the black/gray text will be darker and the white text will be outlined, to increase the contrast between the text and the background.

How to enable or disable the high contrast fonts feature?

You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
2. Scroll down the screen to find Accessibility and then tap it. FYI, when the direct access feature is enabled and the accessibility option is selected, you can quickly access the accessibility menu from any screen simply by pressing the Home key three times to open up the direct access menu and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen. Depending on your current settings, tap the ON/OFF switch next to High contrast fonts to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue means the high contrast fonts feature is enabled and your phone will adjust the color and outline of fonts to increase the contrast between the text and the background.
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Tap and Hold Delay in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, when you do long press in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, your phone will wait for about 0.5 seconds before it opens contextual menu or trigger another actions. However, if this default delay doesn't suit with your need, you can adjust the recognition time for long press in your phone to a shorter or longer duration. As the example, you can select a longer delay if you have difficulty to differentiate between a quick or long press when using a shorter delay, or you can create your own delay if none of the provided delays suit with your need.

How to adjust tap and hold delay?

You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility. Alternatively, if you have enabled the direct access feature, you can quickly access the accessibility menu by pressing the Home key three times quickly.
   
3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
   
4. Tap Tap and hold delay.
   
5. Now, you can select the required tap and hold delay from the following options:
• Short (0.5 seconds)
• Medium (1.0 second)
• Long (1.5 seconds)
• Custom: select this option if you want to create your own delay. You just need to tap and hold your finger in the provided box and then release after the desired length of time. Tap Save button to save your customized delay.
6. The tap and hold delay has been adjusted.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Sound Balance when Using a Headset in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge uses stereo audio as the sound output so you can hear the sound with two earphones. However, if you have certain hearing difficulty which makes your left ear hears better than your right ear or vice versa when using two earphones, or when you have trouble with your headset which makes it doesn't produce a balanced sound output, you can fix it by adjusting the left/right sound balance so you can hear the sound better and equally in both your ears when using headset.

How to adjust the sound balance when using a headset?

As the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be done if you have enabled the direct access feature).

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. Connect a headset to your phone and wear it, then play a music in your phone.
2. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
3. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
4. Tap Hearing.
   
5. Drag the sound balance adjustment bar to the left or right to adjust the sound balance.
   

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. Connect a headset to your phone and wear it, then play a music in your phone.
2. In any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu.
3. In the direct access menu, tap Accessibility.
   
4. Tap Hearing.
   
5. Drag the sound balance adjustment bar to the left or right to adjust the sound balance.
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable Mono Audio Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have certain hearing difficulty so you can only hear with one of your ears, or feel more convenient when using one earphone, you can make hearing with single earphone better by switching audio output in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge from stereo to mono by using mono audio feature. When this feature is enabled, your phone will combine stereo sound into one signal so you can hear the sound from two channels when you are using one earphone.

How to switch the sound output from stereo to mono?

As the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be done if you have enabled the direct access feature).

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Hearing.
   
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Mono audio to the right to enable this option.
   
5. When the switch turns green means the mono audio feature is enabled and your phone will switch audio from stereo to mono so you can hear the sound better when you're using one earphone.

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. In any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu.
2. In the direct access menu, tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Hearing.
   
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Mono audio to the right to enable this option.
   
5. When the switch turns green means the mono audio is enabled and your phone will switch audio from stereo to mono so you can hear the sound better when you're using one earphone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable Auto Haptic Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Auto haptic is one of accessibility features in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that will convert all media sounds into a vibration. When this feature is enabled, your phone will vibrate in time to the sound when you're playing game to enhance your mobile gaming experience, watching videos or playing music to automatically incorporate vibration effect so you can feel the sounds via vibration. Your phone will also vibrate when you tap the Recent apps key and the Back key in supported apps.

How to enable the auto haptic feature?

As the example, we'll turn on this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be done if you have enabled the direct access feature).

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Hearing.
   
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Auto haptic to the right to enable this option.
   
5. A pop up window appears on the screen to tell you some information about auto haptic and warn you that this feature may consume more battery. Tap Enable to continue turning on this feature.
   
6. Auto haptic feature has been enabled.

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. In any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu.
2. Tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Hearing.
   
4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Auto haptic to the right to enable this option.
   
5. A pop up window appears on the screen to tell you some information about auto haptic and warn you that this feature may consume more battery. Tap Enable to continue turning on this feature.
   
6. Auto haptic feature has been enabled.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Turn Off All Sounds in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

For some reason, you might don't want your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge makes any sound, for the example, when you're in the library or in the meeting room. Fortunately, you can make your phone to be truly silent without you have to change any volume settings in your phone. You can do so simply by single tapping an option named turn off all sounds, and all sounds in your phone will be turned off completely.

How to turn off all sounds?

As the example, we'll turn off all sounds by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be done if you have enabled the direct access feature).

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Hearing.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Turn off all sounds to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
5. All sounds in your phone have been completely turned off.

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. In any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu.
2. Tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Hearing.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Turn off all sounds to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
5. All sounds in your phone have been completely turned off.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Setup and Use Baby Crying Detector in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Baby crying detector is one of accessibility features that is basically designed to help the hearing-impaired users or those with some hearing difficulties to easily know when their babies are crying. When this feature is enabled and your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge detects baby's crying, you'll be notified with visual cues, vibration and light.

Important:

• Baby crying detector feature would work best when you place your phone within 1m from your baby in silent background noise.
• Baby crying detector feature is intended to be used as a parenting aid and not as a medical device or a substitute for human care giving.
• Make sure to not leave your baby in a home or place unattended while using this feature.

How to setup the baby crying detector feature?

You can do so by using the following steps:

1. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility. FYI, if you have enabled the direct access feature, you can access accessibility menu via the direct access menu by pressing the Home key three times quickly.
   
3. Tap Hearing.
   
4. Tap Sound detectors.
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Baby crying detector to the right to enable this option.
   
6. A Disclaimer window appears on the screen, scroll down the screen to review it. Tap Confirm to continue.
   
7. A pop up window contains with some information about baby crying detector appears on the screen. Tap Enable to continue enabling baby crying detector.
   
8. This icon will be displayed on the status bar as a sign that the baby crying detector is set up and ready to use. As a note, while the baby crying detector is on, you can't use the S Voice wake-up command, the voice search's "OK Google" and other apps/features that use the device's microphone(e.g., voice recorder app, voice dictating feature, etc.).

How to use the baby crying detector feature?

When this feature is enabled, your phone will notify you when it detects the sound of a baby's crying. See the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. When your phone detects that a baby is crying, your phone will vibrate and provide you a visual notification. Your phone will also flash the camera light if you enable the flash notification feature. If you have a Galaxy Gear smartwatch and have paired it with your phone, it'll also vibrate.
2. Tap to disable baby crying detector and stop your phone from vibrating.
   
3. Tap to re-enable and start using baby crying detector.
   
4. If you'd like to view the log(date and time) of the alerts, you can view it in the Recent alerts section in the Sound detector menu.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Setup Colour Adjustment Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you're colour blind or having difficulties to read the content in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge because the colours on the screen, you can adjust and fine-tune the colours to improve your accessibility by using the colour adjustment feature so that you can use your phone better. First, you have to complete the initial colour adjustment process by sorting a set of provided colours to tell your phone what colours you have difficult with. Afterwards, you can fine-tune the colours to get the best result.

How to enable and setup colour adjustment feature?

You can do so by using the following steps:

1. In any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility. FYI, if you have enabled the direct access feature, you can easily access the accessibility menu via the direct access menu by pressing the Home key three times.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then tap Colour adjustment.
   
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable colour adjustment feature.
   
6. Tap Start button to start configuring colour adjustment feature.
   
7. Here, you're provided with a set of colours. Arrange them in the order of similarity, starting from the fixed colour on the bottom panel. You have to select the colour that is most similar with the previous one. You can drag and drop to rearrange the colours when you have placed them in the wrong position in the panel. FYI, to find the best result, do this initial colour adjustment process when you're in an environment with normal indoor lighting.
   
8. Tap Done button when you have finished arranging the colours.
   
9. If your phone determines that you're not colour blind or having difficulty to read the colours on the display, your phone will tell you that the colour adjustment is not necessary to do.
   
10. If your phone determines that you're colour blind or having difficulty to read the colours on the display, you'll be asked to fine-tune the colours on the screen. You can either tap Camera or Image to continue the process. As the example, we'll select Image.
    
11. Adjust the colours on the screen by sliding the colour adjustment bar to the right or left until you find the best one and then tap Done button to save the changes.
    
12. The colour adjustment will be applied to your phone.
13. If you'd like to re-start the initial process of the colour adjustment feature, you can reset the current result and start the new one by tapping Reset and then follow the on-screen instructions.
    

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Negative Colors in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you often use your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in low-light situations(e.g., reading an e-book or a long post in a webpage at night) or are very sensitive with light, you can invert the screen's colors using the negative colors feature so that it'll look like a negative film and be dominated with the dark colors. This will not only be able to make reading easier for your eyes and prevent eye strain as you can use this feature as night mode where the background will be in black and the text will be in white, but also conserve more battery power because darker colors consume less power than brighter ones. But, you have to remember that this feature effects the screen only, as the example, the result of photos, videos, or screenshots taken when negative colors is enabled will be saved in full-color.

How to enable negative colors?

As the example, we'll turn on this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu(it can be used if you have enabled the direct access feature and selected Negative colors).

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Negative colors to the right to enable this option.
   
5. When the negative colors is enabled, your phone will invert the screen's colors.

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to view the direct access menu.
2. In the direct access menu, tap Negative colors to enable it.
   
3. Negative colors is enabled and your phone will invert the screen's colors.
   

How to disable negative colors?

If you don't like the screen's colors in your phone looks like a negative film and want to get back a normal colors, you have to disable negative colors feature. As the example, we'll turn off this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu.

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Negative colors to the left to disable this option.
   
5. When the negative colors is disabled, your phone will revert the screen's colors back to default.

Method #2: From the direct access menu

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to view the direct access menu.
2. In the direct access menu, tap Negative colors to disable it.
   
3. Negative colors is disabled and your phone will revert the screen's colors back to default.
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable Grayscale Mode in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Grayscale is an accessibility feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that will let you turn everything on the display to black and white. This feature can be used to provide you an alternative way to save more battery power if you're tight with your battery life issue, help you easily read or see what's on the screen when you're in a darker area or if you have certain vision difficulty, etc. But, you have to remember that this feature effects the screen only. As the example, the result of photos, videos, or screenshots taken when grayscale mode is enabled will be saved in full-color.

How to enable grayscale mode?

As the example, we'll turn on this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access menu.

Method #1: From the settings menu

You can use the following steps to enable grayscale mode via the settings menu:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
   
3. Tap Vision.
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then slide the ON/OFF switch next to Grayscale to the right to enable grayscale mode.
   
5. When grayscale mode is enabled, your phone will turn everything shown in your phone's screen to black and white.
   

Method #2: From the direct access menu

If you have enabled the direct access feature and selected Grayscale, you can use the following steps to quickly enable grayscale mode from the direct access menu:

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to view the direct access menu.
2. In the direct access menu, tap Grayscale to quickly enable grayscale mode.
   
3. When grayscale mode is enabled, your phone will turn everything shown in your phone's screen to black and white.