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.