Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPhone volume, or simulate shaking iPhone. 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 iPhone 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.
