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How to use speak passwords in Android 7 Nougat

How to use speak passwords in Android 7 Nougat

  1. Open the ‘Accessibility Settings’: Settings > Accessibility. (See the article Open Accessibility Preferences on this website for more information.)
  2. Scroll down and tap the toggle switch next to ‘Speak passwords to enable this feature. Fig 1.
    Android 7 Nougat – Speak passwords Fig 1
    Fig 1
  3. Press the ‘home button’ to return to the home screen.
  4. Now when you enter passwords ‘TalkBack’ will read aloud the characters as you enter them.

Note: These instructions apply to the standard version of Android 7 Nougat.  Please be aware that many device manufacturers add their own customisations to the Android operating systems so you may find minor differences from the steps shown.

More information:

For more information about ‘TalkBack’ see the article: Android 7 Nougat – TalkBack on this website.

Created on: February-15-2018

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