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Make Reading Easier with High Contrast Texts

Why You Might Want to Learn About This

When you are straining your eyes on a daily basis by constantly squinting at tiny texts, you probably do not consider that to be an ideal situation. Furthermore, if you are glued to your phone all day long, whether it is by choice or circumstance, it is unhealthy for your eyes to undergo such stress. It is highly recommended that you take some action! You have many options at your disposal to alleviate this discomfort, but the one we will be focusing on is high contrast text.

Wait, What is High Contrast Text?

Simply put, setting your phone to high contrast text mode will allow you to read your texts with more ease. No, it does not make the font bigger. Instead, it outlines lighter colored words in black so that the items are more distinguishable. For example, texts in white will be traced with black, which will be especially useful for those who are visually impaired in lessening the difficulty in reading. The central concept is that the colors adjust so that it contrasts with the background. What makes this feature even more notable is that it is as easy to set up as it helps you to read!

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Here Are a Few Short Steps to Enable High Contrast Texts.

  1. Before we begin, make sure that your Android is 5.0 or higher.
  2. Go to Settings.
  3. Scroll down until you find Accessibility.
  4. Select Vision.
  5. Check the box next to high contrast text.
  6. Enjoy the new feature!

A Side Note.

Although some devices may have slightly different steps, the general instructions are the same! It should also be noted that this feature is considered to be experimental so its results will not always be consistent. Nevertheless, this feature performs reliably well in achieving the goal of better reading. In the unfortunate occasion that it fails to meet your expectations, you can simply uncheck the box next to high contrast text.

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