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What Is Samsung Good Vibes 04
An App With Two UIs 06
Getting Started 08
Deafblind Mode 10
Registration 11
Add Contact 13
User Interface 14
Understanding Morse Code 16
Messaging 19
Caregiver Mode 22
Registration 23
Add Contact 25
Chat Homepage 26
Messaging 27
Settings 28
Practice Morse Code 31
Terms Of Use 34
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WHAT IS SAMSUNG GOOD VIBES | 0504 | WHAT IS SAMSUNG GOOD VIBES
What is Samsung
Good Vibes
Samsung Good Vibes is a two-way communication
app for the deafblind. It interprets every letter of
the English alphabet in Morse and vice-versa.
The app uses Morse Code vibrations to send
and receive messages.
HELLO
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HI
.... ..
Deafblind person
inputs haptic
message using
Morse Code.
Caregiver / friend
receives message
as voice or text.
Replies to the
message through
voice or text.
Deafblind person
receives message
in Morse Code
as vibrations.
HOW THE APP WORKS
An app with two
unique user interfaces
The Samsung Good Vibes app is designed to
accommodate the needs of 2 types of users:
one, a deafblind person; and two, a person
with normal sight and hearing. Hence,
depending on your preference, the app has
two interfaces that you can choose from.
WHAT IS SAMSUNG GOOD VIBES | 0706 | WHAT IS SAMSUNG GOOD VIBES
Deafblind Mode
has no visible UI.
The deafblind user
can use the entire
screen to input
messages using
Morse Code.
Caregiver Mode
(Interface for a
person with normal
sight and hearing)
has a standard chat
UI with keyboard for
text and voice input.
LAUNCH THE APP | 0908 | GETTING STARTED
Getting started
DOWNLOAD THE APP
The app can be downloaded through the
Samsung Galaxy Store .
Simply search for Samsung Good Vibes and click on
the Download button.
LAUNCH THE APP
Tap on the Samsung Good Vibes app icon
on your Home Screen to launch the app for
the first time.
Samsung
Deafblind Mode
The Samsung Good Vibes app’s Deafblind Mode
has a black screen. It is uniquely designed to
mimic the sense of touch that the deafblind are
familiar with in their day-to-day interactions. In
this mode, using Morse Code, a deafblind
person can easily communicate with their
family and friends.
Choose ‘CAREGIVER MODE’ if you are a caregiver of a deafblind individual.
This version has a normal user interface that uses text and voice for input
and output of messages.
Choose ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’ if you are vision and hearing impaired.
This version has a black screen and uses vibration feedback through
Morse Code to send and receive messages.
REGISTRATION (DEAFBLIND MODE)
To register, please choose Deafblind Mode
from the options on screen.
See page 23 to know more about ‘CAREGIVER MODE’.
REGISTRATION (DEAFBLIND MODE) | 1110 | DEAFBLIND MODE
REGISTRATION (DEAFBLIND MODE)
Once you have chosen ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’, enter personal details
as required.
As an EMERGENCY CONTACT, add the mobile number of the caregiver /
family / friend who can be alerted in case of an emergency.
The final step required to register the app is with OTP verification
sent to your mobile number. Input the OTP and proceed.
Once you have chosen
as required.
As an EMERGENCY CONTACT, add the mobile number of the caregiver /
family / friend who can be alerted in case of an emergency.
The final step required to register the app is with OTP verification
sent to your mobile number. Input the OTP and proceed.
ADD CONTACT (DEAFBLIND MODE)
After registration, you will have to add
a contact. This will allow you to send them
a message through Samsung Good Vibes.
Save the contact with the number they have used to register
the Samsung Good Vibes app on their mobile.
[Note: The contact should have the app installed on their phone
for you to add them.]
Give the contact a short name eg. ‘JO’ for Joseph,
or ‘JS’ for John Smith.
The more contacts you add using the same method,
they will start to show up here in the added contacts list.
12 | REGISTRATION (DEAFBLIND MODE) ADD CONTACT (DEAFBLIND MODE) | 13
USER INTERFACE (DEAFBLIND MODE)
In ‘Deafblind Mode’ all you see is a black
screen. This interface has no buttons and
you can simply tap the screen to input
messages in Morse Code.
Battery level indicator is the only visible graphic
on screen, always.
The whole screen becomes the chat interface for you
to input messages.
USER INTERFACE (DEAFBLIND MODE) | 15
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16 | MORSE CODE
Understanding
Morse Code
Morse Code is a type of code that is used to
send telegraphic information using rhythm.
Morse code uses dots and dashes to show the
alphabet letters, numbers, punctuation and
special characters of a given message.
MORSE CODE | 17
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WITH GOODVIBES
MESSAGING (DEAFBLIND MODE)
Every letter of the English alphabet is formed
by a combination made up of dots and dashes.
MESSAGING (DEAFBLIND MODE) | 1918 | MORSE CODE
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Flip phone
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> After every letter give a space. To start a new word, give 2 spaces.
> To delete a letter simply long press on the screen with two fingers.
Follow these instructions below to input and send a message.
MESSAGING (DEAFBLIND MODE)
To send a message to an added contact, you
must pair with them first. Do ensure that the
receiver has the app installed on their phone.
JO HELLO
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20 | MESSAGING (DEAFBLIND MODE)
Follow up with the required message
after you input the contact name. eg. ‘HELLO’.
Pairing is done by inputting the short name
given to that contact on the black screen.
eg. To send a message to Joseph, input ‘JO’ first.
Flip the phone to send the message.
The message will be delivered as text or voice
to the recipient.
MESSAGING (DEAFBLIND MODE) | 21
Choose ‘CAREGIVER MODE’ if you are a caregiver of a deafblind individual.
This version has a normal interface that uses text and voice for input
and output of messages.
Choose ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’ if you are vision and hearing impaired.
This version has a black screen and uses vibrationf feedback through
Morse Code to send and receive messages.
Caregiver Mode
The Samsung Good Vibes app’s Caregiver Mode
(interface for a person with normal sight and
hearing) works like any other chat application.
Its easy to use interface complements the
Deafblind Mode and allows the user to
communicate with their deafblind contact
without the use of Morse Code.
REGISTRATION (CAREGIVER MODE)
To register, please choose Caregiver Mode
from the options on screen.
See page 11 to know more about ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’.
REGISTRATION (CAREGIVER MODE) | 2322 | CAREGIVER MODE
REGISTRATION (CAREGIVER MODE)
Once you have chosen the ‘CAREGIVER MODE’,
enter your personal details as required.
The final step required to register the app is with OTP verification
sent to your mobile number. Input the OTP and proceed.
Once you have chosen the
enter your personal details as required.
The final step required to register the app is with OTP verification
sent to your mobile number. Input the OTP and proceed.
See page 11 to know more about ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’.
ADD CONTACT (CAREGIVER MODE)
After registration, you will have to add
a contact. This will allow you to send them
a message through Samsung Good Vibes.
Save the contact with the number they have used to register
the Samsung Good Vibes app on their mobile.
[Note: The contact should have the app installed on their phone
for you to add them.]
Give the contact a short name eg. ‘JO’ for Joseph,
or ‘JS’ for John Smith.
The more contacts you add using the same method,
they will start to show up here in the added contacts list.
ADD CONTACT (CAREGIVER MODE) | 2524 | REGISTRATION (CAREGIVER MODE)
CHAT HOMEPAGE (CAREGIVER
MODE)
Once a message is received from a deafblind contact, a notification
will appear with the message count.
The deafblind contact’s name will appear here.
Additional contacts with message notifications will appear below
when more messages are received.
See page 11 to know more about ‘DEAFBLIND MODE’.
MESSAGING (CAREGIVER MODE)
Messaging through the Caregiver Mode is
as easy as using any other chat application.
The sender’s message appears in the black chat box indicating
that it is coming from a deafblind contact. The receiver has an option
of receiving the message as either text or voice. (see Settings)
Tap on the sender’s message to start
a chat conversation.
The receiver can respond to the message either in text or voice—
and the message will get delivered to the deafblind contact as
Morse Code.
REGISTRATION (CAREGIVER MODE) | 2726 | CAREGIVER MODE
Tap here if you want to PRACTICE Morse Code.
(See page 17, 18 & 29 to know more.)
Tapping the phone ‘BACK’ (<) button 3 times,
brings you to this SETTINGS page—from any interface or mode.
GENERAL SETTINGS
This page gives you an overview of the app
functionality.
Settings
With just a few taps, the Samsung Good Vibes
app is customizable to your varying needs—be
it the Deafblind Mode or the Caregiver Mode.
GENERAL SETTINGS | 2928 | SETTINGS
Vibration Speed. This advanced option alters the speed of Morse Code
vibration - helpful for a deafblind user who is learning to use the app.
Font Size. Setting the font size to ‘BIG’ will aid a deafblind user
with limited vision to identify the English alphabet on screen.
Preview After Each Word. This setting ‘vibrates’ each word in Morse Code
that is input - helpful for a deafblind user who is learning to use the app.
Repeat Incoming Message. This setting ‘vibrates’ every incoming message
twice - helpful for a deafblind user who is learning to use the app.
USER SETTINGS
Set Incoming Message. This option allows the caregiver to either receive
incoming messages as voice, or read it as text.
Long Press.
Makes a dash.
Short Tap.
Makes a dot.
A combination of the above two makes the letter ‘A’.
(See page 19 to know how to input a message in Morse Code.)
PRACTICE MORSE CODE
A unique English-Morse flash card designed
in-app to help you learn Morse Code.
See page 27 to know more about ‘GENERAL SETTINGS’.
PRACTICE MORSE CODE | 3130 | USER SETTINGS
Short Tap.
Makes a dot.
Long Press.
Makes a dash.
A combination of 1 dash and 3 dots make the letter ‘B’.
(See page 19 to know how to input a message in Morse Code.)
PRACTICE MORSE CODE
Learn A-Z of Morse Code by swiping the
screen to the right.
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For more details please visit www.samsung.com/in/microsite/good-vibes
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