Special features
Yandex cares about its users and makes Yandex Browser and other services more accessible for people with disabilities.
The most popular features are:
Yandex Browser has additional accessibility features:
Additional features
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Authorization and logout from Yandex Browser.
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Syncing data with other devices.
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Search queries, clickthroughs to websites.
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Managing open tabs — you can view a list of previously opened tabs, refresh tabs, and open or close them.
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Managing tab groups — you can create new groups, distribute tabs among them, and move tabs between groups and windows.
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Managing history — you can view history, open links, and clear history.
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Downloading files and working with them in the download manager.
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Caller ID and managing Yandex Station.
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Yandex Browser settings.
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Context menu.
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Copying and sending links to other apps.
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Quick access to personal data (passwords, bank cards).
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Announcement of notifications that appear on the smartphone screen.
VoiceOver support
Yandex Browser supports the VoiceOver screen access program. It reads out everything that's on the screen. The user controls the process with gestures.
To launch VoiceOver, open the device settings, go to Accessibility, and enable the VoiceOver option. You can also ask Siri to do this.
Font size adjustment
If you find it difficult to read small fonts or need to display the screen from a distance, increase the font size. It will make reading easier.
Dark theme
With the dark theme, the app background becomes dark, and the font becomes light. A dark screen reduces eye strain in dim light in the evening or at night.
Mono sound
Usually, one part of an audio track is delivered to the left earphone, and the other to the right. Mono sound combines the two sound channels, and the sound is delivered equally to both earphones. This can be convenient if you want to use only one earphone (e.g., if you have an earache in the other ear).
Enable mono sound
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Open your device settings.
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Go to Accessibility, open the Hearing section, and select Audio & Visual.
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Enable the Mono audio option.
Contrast adjustment
Contrast makes text brighter and clearer compared to the background. It can be useful for users with poor vision or in bright lighting.
Increase contrast
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Open your device settings.
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Go to Accessibility, open the Vision section, and select Display & Text size.
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Enable the Increase contrast option.
Subtitles
Subtitles are useful not only for users with impaired hearing but also for watching videos without sound or in noisy places.