the switch, go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap the switch, then follow the onscreen
instructions. For more information, see Bluetooth devices.
Turn on Switch Control.
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, or use the
Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut.
Turn off Switch Control.
Use any scanning method to select and tap Settings > General > Accessibility >
Switch Control. Or triple-click the Home button.
Basic techniques
Whether you use item scanning or point scanning, the Switch Control basics are
the same.
Select an item.
Trigger your Select Item switch when the item is highlighted (item scanning) or
under the crosshairs (point scanning).
Perform an action on the selected item.
Choose a command from the control menu that appears when you select the
item. The layout of the menu depends on how you configure tap behavior. (To
choose an option, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control >
Tap Behavior.)
With Default on: The control menu usually includes only the Tap button and
the More button (two dots at the bottom). If you’re in a scrollable area of the
screen, a Scroll button also appears. To tap the highlighted item, trigger your
Select Item button when Tap is highlighted. To see additional action buttons,
choose More at the bottom of the menu. If you have multiple switches, you
can set one up specifically for tapping.
With Auto Tap on: To tap the item, do nothing—the item is automatically
tapped when the Auto Tap interval expires (0.75 seconds if you haven’t
changed it). To see the control menu, trigger your Select Item button before
the Auto Tap interval expires. The control menu skips the Tap button and
goes right to the full set of action buttons.
With Always Tap on: Tap to select the highlighted item rather than display the
control menu. Wait until the end of the scan cycle, then tap a button to
display the control menu.
Note: Always Tap applies only when you choose item scanning. When point
scanning, the default behavior applies.
Work with recipes.
A recipe lets you temporarily assign a special action to a switch. For example,
you can choose a recipe to turn pages in iBooks or control a game. To use a
recipe, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Recipes, then
choose a recipe.
Dismiss the control menu without choosing an action.
Tap while the original item is highlighted and all the icons in the control menu are
dimmed. Or choose Escape from the control menu. The menu goes away after
cycling the number of times you specify at Settings > General > Accessibility >
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