The AssistiveTouch function on iPhone and iPad is a boon for accessibility. It gives you software shortcuts for hardware buttons and lets you customize gestures. If you use the AssistiveTouch function frequently, you can quickly turn it on or off as follows.
How to Add AssistiveTouch to Accessibility Shortcuts
You usually have to go to the Accessibility section every time you want to enable or disable the Accessibility feature. disable the AssistiveTouch function. iPad users who have assigned additional functions to their mouse, such as clicking a button to go to the home screen, find that they often turn the AssistiveTouch function on and off.
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You can save a lot of time by adding AssistiveTouch to the Accessibility Shortcuts feature. Once added, you can disable AssistiveTouch using the side button or from the Control Center.
To start the process, open the "Settings" app and go to the "Accessibility" section (you can also create a shortcut) for it on the home screen).
Swipe down here and tap the "Accessibility Shortcut" option.
Now select the “AssistiveTouch” button.
Your iPhone or iPad will tell you that once you enable the Accessibility Shortcuts feature, Emergency SOS will no longer work by clicking the side / power button three times button. Instead, you now need to hold down the side button and one of the volume buttons. Tap the "Continue" button to continue.
The Accessibility Shortcuts feature is now active.
Enable AssistiveTouch Quickly
Now that the Accessibility Shortcuts feature is enabled for AssistiveTouch, all you need to do is click the side / power button on your iPhone or iPad (or the physical Home-) three times button if you are using an older iPhone or iPad) to enable AssistiveTouch. [19659020] Press the side button on the iPhone ” width=”650″ height=”300″ src=”/pagespeed_static/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif” onload=”pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);” onerror=”this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);”/>
The floating AssistiveTouch button (similar to the Home button) is immediately displayed on the screen.
If you like Siri, you can also just ask Siri to enable or disable AssistiveTouch for you. Just press and hold the side / power button or home button or say & # 39; Hey Siri & # 39; to open Siri. Now say the command "Enable AssistiveTouch" or "Disable AssistiveTouch".
How to Enable AssistiveTouch with Control Center
If you don't want to use the physical buttons on your iPhone or iPad or talk to Siri, there is a other, more reliable option for you. You can add an accessibility shortcut control to the Control Center.
On your iPhone or iPad, open the "Settings" app, then go to the "Control Center" section.
Tap the "Customize Control" option here.
Now swipe down and tap the plus button (+) next to the Accessibility Shortcuts option
[19659009] The accessibility shortcuts are added to the Control Center. You can use the three-line icon on the right to rearrange the controls.
Now swipe down from the top right corner of the screen (or swipe up from the bottom of the screen if you're using an iPhone or iPad with a Home button) to see the Control Center.
Here, find the newly added accessibility shortcuts and tap on it.
Select the "AssistiveTouch" button to enable the floating Home button
[19659009] Later, you can go back to the Control Center and tap the button again to disable AssistiveTouch.
Interested in doing more with the floating AssistiveTouch button? Here's how to customize the AssistiveTouch buttons and gestures on your iPhone or iPad.
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