By Lydia | Last Updated
With the help of Assistive Touch, it’s super easy to navigate your device with just a tap or two. This feature is particularly useful for individuals with motor impairments or those who prefer to use on-screen controls rather than physical buttons.
Since Assistive Touch is very useful, this article illustrates how Assistive Touch turn on in iPhone/iPad at length. Let’s dive into how to set it up and tweak it to fit your needs.
Apple Assistive Touch is an accessibility feature that allows users to perform various functions using an on-screen menu. This virtual menu provides shortcuts to common tasks and controls, such as adjusting the iPhone/ipad volume, taking screenshots, or accessing the Home screen and rotate the screen.
For users who have difficulty using physical buttons or gestures, Assistive Touch offers an alternative method of interacting with their devices, such as Rotate iPhone screen, and ApplePay Confirm with AssistiveTouch.
For iOS 13 and Later:
Step 1: Locate the “Settings” app on your Home screen and tap on it. Then scroll down and tap on “Accessibility”.
Step 2: Under the “Accessibility” section, tap on “Touch” > “AssistiveTouch”.
Step 3: Toggle the “Assistive Touch” Switch to “On” position. Once activated, a floating button will appear on your screen. Tap on it for more options.
For iOS 12 and Earlier:
Step 1: Go to iPhone/iPad Settings > General > Accessibility.
Step 2: Click Assistive Touch to continue.
Step 3: Tap the switch beside Assistive Touch to turn it on. The Assistive Touch menu will now be visible.
Step 1: Say, "Hey Siri," or hold down the side button (on newer iPhones) or Home button (on older iPhones) to activate Siri.
Step 2: Clearly say, "Turn on Assistive Touch".
Step 3: Siri will confirm that Assistive Touch in iPhone/iPad has been turned on, and you’ll see the Assistive Touch icon appear on your screen.
Tips: You can also tell Siri to “Turn off Assistive Touch” for quick settings.
Step 1: Open the iPhone/iPad settings, and then locate Accessibility option.
Step 2: Tap on Accessibility Shortcut, and select AssistiveTouch.
Step 3: After setting it up, you can access the Assistive Touch menu by pressing the side button or Home button three times, depending on your device settings.
If you want to frequently access Assistive Touch but find the persistent Assistive Touch icon on your screen annoying, you can add Assistive Touch to the Control Center for easier access.
Step 1: Firstly, go to iPhone/iPad Settings, and then locate and tap on Control Center.
Step 2: Find “Assistive Touch Usage Shortcut”, tap on the “+” icon besides the option to add Assistive Touch to Control Center.
Step 3: Swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen (iPhones with Face ID) or swipe up from the bottom edge (iPhones with a Home button) to access iPhone/iPad Control Center.
Step 4: Find and tap the Accessibility Shortcut icon to quickly enable it.
Once Assistive Touch is enabled, you can customize its features to suit your preferences. You should access to iPhone easy touch settings by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch. The here’s how:
Steps: Tap “Customize Top Level Menu” to modify the icons that appear on the floating menu. Long-press one icon, then choose another shortcut to replace it.
Tips: You can add new icons or remove existing ones in Assistive Touch Menu by tapping the “+” or “-” buttons.
Steps: Use the “Customize Actions” section to adjust actions for single-tap, double-tap, or long-press gestures. Just go to the corresponding menu and select the operation you want to perform. You can also set action time-out duration here.
Steps: To add custom gestures, go back to the main Assistive Touch menu and tap on “Create New Gesture”. Follow the on-screen instructions to record a gesture, which you can then add to your Assistive Touch menu. To delete guesture, just swipe it to left, and tap on delete icon.
Steps: You can also adjust the opacity of the Assistive Touch button when it’s not in use. Locate and tap the “Assistive Touch Idle Opacity” option, drag the opacity bar to appropriate percentage.
This setting helps reduce screen clutter while ensuring the button remains visible when needed.
If you no longer need Assistive Touch or prefer to use your device without it, you can easily remove Assistive Touch on iPhone/iPad. Here’s how:
Step 1: Begin by opening the “Settings” app on your device. And then navigate to Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch.
Step 2: Toggle the “Assistive Touch” switch to the “Off” position. The floating button will disappear from your screen.
The Assistive Touch will appear on a lock screen is you’ve enabled it before, you can turn it off with the methods above after unlocked, or try following easier way – you should ensure that you’ve activate your Siri assistant before:
Step 1: Long-press the power button to activate Siri.
Step 2: Tell Siri to “Turn off Assistive Touch”, then Siri will automatically perform this for you. If you want to turn it on, just tell Siri – “Turn on Assistive Touch”, then the Assistive Touch icon will reappear on your lock screen.
Q1: How to Fix “Confirm with Assistive Touch” in Apple Store/Apple Pay?
Steps: Tap on Assistive Touch icon, and then choose Devices > More. And then Choose Apple Pay, tap on “Confirm Apple Pay”, then the Face ID confirm will be activated.
Tips: To disable "Confirm with Assistive Touch" feature, go to Setting > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch. Locate the "Contirm with AssistiveTouch" option, and turn it off.
Q2: How to Fix iPhone/iPad Assistive Touch Not Showing or No Response?
First, try restarting your device, or turning Assistive Touch off and then on again. If the issue still isn't resolved, try the following methods:
Reset Assistive Touch Menu: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch. Tap on “Customize Top Level menu”, and click on “Reset”.
Reset all iPhone Settings: Navigate to Settings > About > Reset > Reset All settings.
