How can I stop TalkBack on my GT 3 7.0 SM-T210?

[aniljay]

How to stop "TalkBack" on GT 3 7.0 SM-T210

For some reason this GT3 7.0 has got its Talkback feature turned on.
To make matters worse, the problem is, I cannot even access or open SETTINGS page by clicking or double clicking or holding down etc. on that icon. Is this some kind of virus ? What is happening?
Can somebody guide me?

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: How to stop "TalkBack" on GT 3 7.0 SM-T210

Which Settings icon are you tapping--is it in the App Drawer, or a shortcut on the homescreen? Or the settings button in the Quick Settings swipedown menu?

 

[aniljay]

Re: How to stop "TalkBack" on GT 3 7.0 SM-T210

Many thanks for the reply and your interest in my problem. (In my query above, I should have said tapping instead of saying clicking.)

I am tapping the shortcut icon on the homescreen. Single-tap on that icon, results in a rectangle appearing around the icon. After this as the lady's voice suggests, I try a double-tap on that icon. The Settings page does not open, no matter how often I try this sequence to open the Settings list.

Based on my experiments on my other tablet, a GTP 8.4, my guess is, I need to open the Settings page, next access the Sound page and then look for TalkBack settings, probably under Accessilbility. Since the Settings page does not open at all, I am not able to find Accessibilty and the TalkBack settings pages.

Thanks again and regards.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: How to stop "TalkBack" on GT 3 7.0 SM-T210

What happens if you long-press the shortcut icon? How about swiping down the notification panel or quick settings panel--is there a settings gear there? Can you tap that without the same thing happening?