Turn on AssistiveTouch.
Tell Siri “turn on AssistiveTouch,” go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch, or use the Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut.
When AssistiveTouch is on, the floating menu button appears on the screen.
Show or hide the menu.
Tap the floating menu button, or click the secondary button on your accessory.
Simulate pressing the Home button.
Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPad volume, or simulate shaking iPad.
Tap the menu button, then tap Device.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers.
Tap the menu button, tap Device > More > Gestures, then tap the number of
digits needed for the gesture. When the corresponding circles appear on the
screen, swipe or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you finish,
tap the menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture.
Tap the menu button, tap Custom, then tap Pinch. When the pinch circles
appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag them
in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you finish, tap the menu button.
Create your own gesture.
You can add your own favorite gestures to the control menu (for example, touch
and hold or two-finger rotation). Tap the menu button, tap Custom, then tap an
empty gesture placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture.
Example 1: To create the rotation gesture, go to Settings > General >
Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture. On the gesture recording
screen that prompts you to touch to create a gesture, rotate two fingers on the
iPad screen around a point between them. (You can do this with a single finger
or stylus—just create each arc separately, one after the other.) If it doesn’t turn
out quite right, tap Cancel, then try again. When it looks right, tap Save, then
give the gesture a name—maybe “Rotate 90.” Then, to rotate the view in Maps,
for example, open Maps, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button, and choose
Rotate 90 from Custom. When the blue circles representing the starting finger
positions appear, drag them to the point around which you want to rotate the
map, then release. You might want to create several gestures with different
degrees of rotation.
Example 2: Let’s create the touch-and-hold gesture that you use to start
rearranging icons on your Home screen. This time, on the gesture recording
screen, hold down your finger in one spot until the recording progress bar
reaches halfway, then lift your finger. Be careful not to move your finger while
recording, or the gesture will be recorded as a drag. Tap Save, then name the
gesture. To use the gesture, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button, then choose
your gesture from Custom. When the blue circle representing your touch
appears, drag it over a Home screen icon and release.
If you record a sequence of taps or drags, they’re all played back at the same
time. For example, using one finger or a stylus to record four separate,
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