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Monday, December 26, 2011

iOS 5 Tips: Use Assistive Touch to Replace a Broken Home Button, Lock Button or Volume Button


Assistive Touch is a new feature in iOS 5 that allows people with physical disabilities to better use their iOS device. To learn more about AssistiveTouch click here. To enable Assistive Touch go to Settings>General> Accessibility>Assistive Touch and then turn on Assistive Touch. A small round white button will then appear on your screen. When you touch the white button a list of commands will appear including a software home button, lock button and volume up and down button. You can now use these software buttons to replace your broken home button or any other broken buttons. You can drag the white button to different places on the screen for your convenience. Watch the video below to learn more.



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17 comments:

  1. Sell Used Cell PhonesDecember 29, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Great tip, the best iOs ever!

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    1. Brian MeersmaApril 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM

      Thanks for reading. Hope this help. This goes to show that accessibility doesn't only help people with disabilities.

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  2. unlockerJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:00 AM

    Really important tips to know. We can easily understand the trick from here.

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  3. electronic signature softwareJanuary 6, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    I haven't got chance to try my hands on this feature but assistive touch feature seems very interesting as this will physically disabled people to use their iOS in more efficient way. The method for doing the same is given here.

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  4. mimediaFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:10 PM

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  5. Fritz WeisshartMay 11, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Assistive Touch is broken w/ VoiceOver enabled - and breaks VoiceOver :-)

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  6. AnonymousMay 30, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    This tip saved me from getting a new phone or paying to get my home key fixed! One thing I can't figure out about it is that sometimes the main menu screen on the assistive touch screen rotates itself. How do I fix this back to normal?

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  7. AnonymousJune 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    nice tip. thank you !

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  8. jhabbieJune 19, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    Thanks so much...

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  9. AnonymousAugust 16, 2012 at 3:17 AM

    very useful tip! with this function the home button's works is reduced a lot so increase its life

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks for sharing this information its really nice.
    Robert

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  11. UnknownSeptember 27, 2012 at 9:26 AM

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  12. UnknownNovember 5, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    Thank you so much! I've had broken volume buttons for months and found this while tryng to find an up that would allow me to adjust my volume. I can hear my calls again!

    I paired the AssistiveTouch with the triple home click so I can turn the white circle to access it on and off with a triple click. Works great!

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  13. UnknownFebruary 7, 2013 at 2:38 AM

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  14. AnonymousMarch 21, 2013 at 7:58 PM

    How do you add apps to the favourites in the assitive touch??? I can't seem to do it... :/

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    1. Brian MeersmaJune 16, 2013 at 5:31 PM

      Hi, the favorites options in assistive touch is for favorite gestures not for apps. Hope this helped.

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  15. UnknownJuly 23, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    Hey. I cant seem to find in mu settings the 'accessibility'. Where can i find it? I really have some problems with my menu button. I really need this assistive touch. Can i download it?

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