

These steps were performed on a device running Fire OS 5.6.0.0, the newest version of Fire OS as of writing. This does require an understanding of how to properly navigate Screen Reader, but don’t worry-we’ve provided a proper guide with each step below. Instead, you’ll need to dive into your settings menu to properly disable the mode. This doesn’t require any sort of restore on your part, nor will it require you to completely remove any data from your Fire device. Now that you’re familiar with the mode that has been activated on your Fire tablet, you can take the proper steps to disable Screen Reader on your device and restore it to its proper settings. We’ll discuss a little bit of this at the bottom of the article. When VoiceView is enabled, it has all sorts of settings and options, along with a tutorial that shows you how to use the feature. Here’s where you’ll find some of the options outlined above, including, at the top of the display, the VoiceView Screen Reader option. Screen Reader is accessed by going into the settings menu on your device and scrolling to the System category, then selecting Accessibility. Screen Reader, also known as VoiceView, is disabled by default, since most users won’t need or want their device to read everything on their display. What is VoiceView Screen Reader?Īt its core, VoiceView Screen Reader and its companion accessibility option, known as Explore by Touch, are designed to help users with difficulties seeing the display to use their Amazon Fire device. What exactly is screen reader, and how can you disable it from running on your tablet? Let’s dive in and take a look at how to stop the program from running on your Fire device. If your Amazon Fire tablet is suddenly reading the content displayed on your screen out loud, you may have accidentally enabled Screen Reader. Unfortunately, these settings get occasionally get enabled accidentally, and can create problems for users who just want to use their Fire tablets without any additional accessibility settings turned on. There are plenty of accessibility tools for users to select and choose from, which is great when you’re looking for a way to make sure your device is working in a way designed for the user. Whether you need to adjust the font size of your device, enable high-contrast text, or adjust the color on your display to make up for color blindness. Fire OS is also based on Android, which itself has some accessibility options, which make it perfect for users that need to customize their experience with the tablet. Of course, Amazon uses their own custom software on these tablets in order to provide their users with an Amazon-first experience, and that includes baking in their own fair share of accessibility tools added to the software.
