To improve readability and comfort, you can use accessibility settings to adjust text size, display size, colors, and motion.
Tip: You can set these settings from the start in the setup wizard.
Change display size & text
Important: The font size setting doesn't apply to some apps.
To make your font size smaller or larger:
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Display size & text.
- To change your preferred font size, move the slider left or right.
To make your display size smaller or larger:
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Display size & text.
- To change your preferred display size, move the slider left or right.
Tips:
- You get a preview of font and display size after you set the slider to your preferred size.
- If you don't like the result, to reset your settings, select Reset settings.
- Your display size and text options return to the original device setting.
To make it more noticeable, you can make the mouse pointer bigger.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Cursor & touchpad accessibility.
- To change your preferred cursor size, move the slider left or right.
- To change cursor color, select Cursor color.
- You can set cursor fill color and stroke color separately.
To make it more comfortable to read, you can dim your screen beyond your device’s minimum brightness.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility.
- Turn on Extra dim.
Important:
- If you adjust the font size in Settings, the Font Size tile automatically appears in Quick Settings.
- You must first add Font Size to Quick Settings. Learn how to change settings quickly on your Googlebook.
- From the top right of the screen, select Quick Settings.
- Alternatively, on your keyboard, press Action
+ q.
- Alternatively, on your keyboard, press Action
- Select Wi-Fi and battery info
Font Size
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- Choose your preferred font size.
- To increase the font size: Select Increase
.
- To decrease the font size: Select Decrease
.
- To adjust the font size: Drag the percentage slider left or right.
- To increase the font size: Select Increase
Tip: You can adjust the font size up to 200%.
Important: Not all apps support this setting.
To improve visibility, you can use bold font.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Display size and text.
- Turn Bold text on or off.
To turn outline text on or off:
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Display size and text.
- Turn Outline text on or off.
Change display colors
Use color correctionColor correction and grayscale settings help your device compensate for color blindness.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Color and motion
Color correction.
- Turn on Use color correction.
- Choose a correction mode.
- To control the intensity of the color correction, you can adjust the slider.
Tip: You can make a shortcut for color correction. Learn how to change settings quickly on your Googlebook.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Color and motion
Color inversion.
- Turn on Use color inversion.
Tip: You can create a shortcut for color inversion. Learn how to change settings quickly on your Googlebook.
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
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- Select Accessibility
Color and motion.
- Turn on Dark theme.
Important:
- When in use, some issues may occur. These include inverted images or unreadable text on images.
- You can switch back to the “Standard” option under dark theme at any time.
- If the expanded option is on but an app still appears light:
- The app may not support the expanded option yet. It may be on a block list from your device manufacturer.
- The app may not support the dark theme expanded option.
- Open your Googlebook device's Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Color and motion.
- Select Dark theme
Expanded.
Control motion
Remove animationsTo help you focus, you can turn off animations. For an individual animation, select the animation to turn it off.
- You can click, tap on your touchscreen, or navigate with your keyboard and press enter.
To turn off all animations on the device:
- Open your Googlebook device’s Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Color and motion.
- Turn on Remove animations.
Important:
- The text cursor blink rate setting controls the cursor in native Googlebook text fields, like search bars, notes, and password fields.
- A modified blink rate might not be supported in some apps, games, or web browsers. This means the cursor may continue to blink at its default speed.
- Open your Googlebook device's Settings app
.
- Select Accessibility
Color & motion
Text cursor blinking.
- To set the cursor blink speed, move the slider:
- Default position: The cursor blinks at the standard rate, typically 500 milliseconds.
- Slide left: The cursor blinks slower than the default speed. This lessens visual distraction while keeping the cursor active.
- Slide right: The cursor blinks faster than the default speed. This helps you find your cursor easily and maintain focus.
- Slide all the way to the left: The cursor stops blinking completely. You can use this to stop any visual distraction or triggers.
Tip: To return the original cursor blink rate, at the bottom of the slider control, select Reset.
Get more help
For more Accessibility help, contact the Disability Support team.