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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on Switch Control, a feature that helps you navigate your iPhone with a variety of adaptive switches.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone’s Settings. It’s an app on one of your home screens, noted by a gray gear icon. Check the Utilities folder if you don’t see it.
- Before you can start using Switch Control, you’ll need to add an external, screen, or camera switch to your device.[1]
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2Tap General. It’s in the third section.Advertisement
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3Tap Accessibility. It’s in the third section.
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4Scroll down and tap Switch Control. It’s in the third section, under “Interaction.”
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5Slide the “Switch Control” switch to the on position. Switch Control is now enabled.
- The default scanning option is Automatic, meaning that the contents of your screen are continuously being scanned. Use your switch to select an item when it’s highlighted by the scan.[2]
- If you’re using multiple switches, tap Scanning Style and select Manual Scanning so one switch can scan, and the other can select.[3]
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References
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201370
- ↑ http://gettecla.com/blogs/news/55097733-ios-9-is-here-so-what-s-new-in-apple-s-switch-control-for-users-with-limited-mobility
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201370
- ↑ https://luisperezonline.com/2016/08/30/lets-get-cooking-with-recipes-for-switch-control/
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1. Open your Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Tap Switch Control.
5. Slide the “Switch Control” switch to the on position.
