Good to know: How to use Accessibility on iPhone and iPad. Search by word on the page

From version to version, iOS grows with additional functionality, which you often learn about at random. Apple, by tradition, never announces all the innovations of the operating system. Below I have collected six “non-public” iOS features that will make life easier for iPhone owners.

1. Content update

• Where: Settings → General

When a friend complains that his iPhone is running out of power quickly, the first thing I do is go to the menu Content updates and turn off almost all the checkboxes in front of the programs.

Now, in the background, the battery charge will not be spent on loading service data from the network.

2. Geolocation of System Services

• Where: Settings → Privacy → Location Services → at the very bottom tap on System Services

The second battery eater is the Geolocation of system services. Cut out everything except Find iPhone.

Now, without your knowledge, the operating system will not be able to run GPS for its needs, such as motor calibration, geo-warnings, iAD and others.

3. Battery usage by programs

• Where: Settings → General → Statistics

Here they are, the main zhruny. Shoot!

4. Assistive Touch

• Where: Settings → General → Accessibility → search under Interaction

For various reasons, the Home button on the iPhone may stop working. Well, it happens that he dropped it on the asphalt or drowned it in the toilet ... After that, you can go to the service to replace the cable, or spit, call the Assistive Touch virtual remote control and continue to enjoy life. With this remote control, you can turn off your iPhone with one touch on the screen, adjust the volume, return to the desktop, enter the notification center, etc., etc. without pressing physical keys and swipes.

5. Keyboard shortcuts

• Where: Settings → General → Keyboard

An indispensable feature if you have to write the same phrase in letters several times a day. And so, we hang the abbreviation - and the iPhone changes it to your text.

6. Hold up and speak in iMessage

• Where: Settings → Messages

My wife and I stopped texting via iMessage a long time ago. Instead, we hold the iPhone to our ears and say voice messages to each other. They weigh little, but allow you to convey more information and emotions! In fact, the iPhone turns into a walkie-talkie. Convenient, fast, profitable. Moreover, in this way you can save on communication.

Even experienced users do not always know about all the features, as the example of the following correspondence serves as an example:

Andrew B.: Good evening! Is it possible to somehow try to screw the “up” button in the mobile version of the site? It's much more comfortable with her.

And in general, the site is now amazing to watch from the iPhone!!!

Artur Malosiev: Tap on the clock - and all up;)

Andrew B.: Thanks a lot!!! I understand that this is an iOS feature! How much I use Apple technology - I did not know !!! Double thanks)))

Artur Malosiev: ;))) welcome

iPhone has the following accessibility features:

• voice guidance for the VoiceOver interface;
• voice assistant Siri;
• zoom in;
• color inversion;
• choice aloud;
• auto-pronunciation;
• function "Large text";
• reduction of movement on the screen;
• labels for on/off switches;
• hearing aids and hearing aid mode;
• subtitles and closed captions;
• LED flash for warnings;
• mono audio and balance;
• call sound redirection;
• assignable ringtones and vibrations;
• "Guided access" function;
• switch control function;
• AssistiveTouch function;
• support for Braille displays;
• widescreen keyboards.

Enable accessibility features. Go to Settings > General > Universal
access" or use the shortcut for accessibility. See Abbreviations for
accessibility below.

Set up accessibility with iTunes. Connect iPhone to computer, select it
in the iTunes window, then under Options on the Browse tab, click the Customize
Universal access".

For details about accessibility features on iPhone, visit
www.apple.com/en/accessibility/.

Abbreviations for Accessibility

Using abbreviations for accessibility. Quickly press the Home button three times,
to enable or disable any of the following features:

• VoiceOver
• Increase
• Invert colors
• Hearing aids (if hearing aids are connected)
• Guided Access (this shorthand starts Guided Access if enabled. See Guided Access)
• switch control
• AssistiveTouch

Selecting the features to be configured. Go to Settings > General > Universal
Access" > "Keyboard Shortcuts" and select the desired accessibility features.

Not so fast. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Press Home.

VoiceOver

VoiceOver speaks your screen and lets you use your iPhone without even looking at it.

VoiceOver speaks a description of each item when you select that item on the screen. Selected
the object is circled by the VoiceOver cursor (black rectangle) and VoiceOver speaks it
title or description.

Touch the screen or slide your fingers across the screen to hear a description of other items on the screen.
screen. If text is selected, VoiceOver reads that text. When the Hints feature is enabled,
VoiceOver can speak the name of the item and instructions to the user, such as: “Twice
click to open". To interact with objects such as buttons and links,
use the gestures described in Learn VoiceOver gestures.

When you move to another screen, VoiceOver plays a tone and then selects the first one.
object on the screen and says its name (usually the object in the upper left corner). VoiceOver
also notifies you of a change in portrait or landscape mode and blocking
or unlock the screen.

Note. VoiceOver audio is performed in the language specified in the VoiceOver section.
"Language and text", and may depend on the value of the "Region" setting (Settings > "General" > "Language and text"). VoiceOver is available in many languages, but not all.

VoiceOver Basics

Important! VoiceOver changes the set of gestures used to control iPhone. When the function
VoiceOver enabled, you need to use VoiceOver gestures to control iPhone - even for
disable VoiceOver.

Turn VoiceOver on or off. Select Settings > General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, or use the shortcut for
universal access. See Accessibility Abbreviations.

Search. Swipe across the screen. VoiceOver speaks every object you touch. Raise your finger to release the selected object.

• Object selection. Touch an item or lift your finger while dragging.
• . Swipe right or left with one finger. Objects are selected from left to right and top to bottom.
• Selecting an object at the top or bottom. Set the rotor to Navigate Vertically, then swipe up or down with one finger. For details on using the rotor, see Using the VoiceOver rotor.
• Selecting the first or last item on the screen. Tap with four fingers near the top or bottom of the screen.
• Selecting an object by name. Tap three times with two fingers anywhere on the screen to open the Object Selector. Then enter a name in the search field. You can also swipe right or left to move through the list alphabetically, or you can tap the table's alphabetical index to the right of the list and swipe up or down to move quickly through the list of objects.
• Change the name of the object to make it easier to find. Select an item, then long press with two fingers anywhere on the screen.
• Speak the text of the selected object. Rotate the rotor to select character or word mode, then swipe up or down with one finger.
• Turning on or off speaking prompts. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver.
• Use of phonetic spelling. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Pronunciation.
• Sound the entire screen, starting from the top. Swipe up with two fingers.
• Speak from the current object to the end of the screen. Swipe down with two fingers.
• Stop voicing. Tap once with two fingers. Touch the screen again with two fingers to resume speaking, or select a different item.
• Mute in VoiceOver. Double-tap the screen with three fingers. Repeat to turn the sound back on. If you are using an external keyboard, press the Control key.
• Disabling sound effects. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn off the On. sound effects".

Using the Zoomed VoiceOver Cursor. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn on Large Cursor.

Using iPhone with VoiceOver

Unlock iPhone. Press the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button, swipe to access the unlock slider, then double-tap the screen.

Silent password entry. To prevent the password from being spoken aloud as you type, use the handwriting feature. For more information, see Write with your fingers.

Opening programs, using radio buttons, and selecting items. Select an item, then double-tap the screen.

"Double tap" the selected object. Triple-tap the screen.

Slider position adjustment. Select the slider, then swipe up or down with your finger.

Using a standard gesture. Double-tap the screen and hold your finger on the screen until you hear three rising beeps, then perform the gesture. When you lift your finger, VoiceOver gestures will resume.

Scrolling a list or area on a screen. Swipe up or down with three fingers.

• Continuous scrolling of the list. Double-tap the screen and hold your finger until you hear three rising beeps, then drag your finger up or down on the screen.
• Using the list pointer. To the right of some listings there is a vertical alphabetical index. Select a pointer, then swipe up or down to move through its entries. You can also double-tap and then move your finger up or down.
• List reordering. You can change the order of items in some lists, such as "Rotor", in the "Accessibility" settings section. Select to the right of the item, double-tap and hold until you hear three rising tones, then drag up or down.

How to open Notification Center. Select any item in the status bar, then swipe down with three fingers. To close the Notification Center, zigzag with two fingers (moving two fingers quickly back and forth three times, as if drawing the Latin letter "z").

How to open Control Center. Select any item in the status bar, then swipe up with three fingers. To close Control Center, zigzag with two fingers.

Moving from one program to another. Swipe left or right from the center of the screen. You can also swipe with four fingers to see all the apps you're running, then swipe left or right with one finger to select the one you want and tap to open it. You can also set the rotor to perform specified actions when viewing running programs and swiping down or up.

Change the position of icons on the Home screen. Select an icon on the Home screen, double-tap and hold your finger, then drag the icon to the desired location. Release your finger when the icon is positioned correctly. To move an item to another page on the Home screen, drag it to the edge of the screen. You can continue moving icons until the Home button is pressed.

Speak iPhone status information. Tap the status bar at the top of the screen, then swipe right or left to hear information about the time, battery charge, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.

Speech notifications. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn on Speak Notifications. Notifications, including the text of incoming text messages, are spoken the moment they are received, even if iPhone is locked. Missed notifications repeat when iPhone is unlocked.

Turn screen dimming on or off. Tap four times with three fingers. When screen dimming is enabled, screen content is active even though the screen is off.

Learning VoiceOver gestures

When VoiceOver is turned on, standard screen touch gestures provide different results, while advanced gestures allow you to move around the screen and manipulate specific items. VoiceOver gestures include tapping and swiping with two, three, and four fingers. For best results when using multi-finger gestures, relax your hand and touch the screen while maintaining some distance between your fingers.

There are many different techniques for performing VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can perform a tap gesture with two fingers of one hand, or using one finger of each hand. You can also use your thumbs. Many users use the "split-tap" gesture: instead of selecting an item and double-tapping, you can tap and hold an item with one finger, and then tap the screen with another finger.

Try different options and choose the one that suits you best. If the gesture doesn't work, try speeding up the movement - especially for the double-tap and swipe gestures. To swipe, try to swipe quickly across the screen with one or more fingers.

There is a special section in VoiceOver settings where you can practice VoiceOver gestures without affecting the phone itself and its settings.

Practice VoiceOver gestures. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap Exercise VoiceOver Gestures. Click "Finish" when finished. If the Practice VoiceOver Gestures button isn't on the screen, make sure VoiceOver is turned on.

The main VoiceOver gestures are listed below.

Navigation and reading

• Pressing. Selecting and pronouncing an object.
• Swipe right or left. Select the next or previous item.
• Swipe up or down. Depends on rotor settings. See Using the VoiceOver rotor.
• Two finger tap. Stop voicing the current object.
• Swipe up with two fingers. Read the entire contents of the screen, starting from the top of the screen.
• Swipe down with two fingers. Read the entire contents of the screen, starting at the current cursor position.
• Zigzag with two fingers. Swiping your fingers back and forth three times (the 'z' gesture) lets you dismiss a notification or go to the previous screen.
• Swipe up or down with three fingers. Scrolling through the page in one go.
• Swipe right or left with three fingers. Move to the next or previous page (for example, the Home screen, Stocks, or Safari).
• Three finger tap. Speak additional information, such as the position in a list or whether a text is selected.
• Four-finger tap at the top of the screen. Selecting the first object on the page.
• Four-finger tap at the bottom of the screen. Selects the last object on the page.

Activation

• double tap. Activation of the selected object.
• triple tap. Double clicking an object.
• Split press. As an alternative to selecting an item and double tapping to activate it, you can tap an item with one finger and then tap the screen with another finger.
• Double tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture. Using a standard gesture. Double-tap while holding your finger on the screen: iPhone treats the next gesture as normal. For example, you can double-tap and hold and then, without lifting your finger, slide your finger across the screen to move a switch.
• . Answer a phone call or end a call. Play or pause in the Music, Video, Recorder, and Photo apps. Taking pictures in the Camera app. Start or pause recording in Camera or Voice Recorder. Start or stop the stopwatch.
• Double tap with two fingers and hold. Change the object's label to make it easier to find.
• Triple tap with two fingers. Opening the Object Selector.
• Triple tap with three fingers. Mute or unmute VoiceOver audio.
• Three-finger tap four times. Turn screen dimming on or off.

Using the VoiceOver rotor

Use the rotor to select the up and down swipe results when VoiceOver is on.

Rotor control. Draw a circle on the screen with two fingers so that its center is between the fingers.

Selection of rotor parameters. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor and select the features you want to be available with the rotor.

Available rotor settings and their results depend on your actions. For example, when reading an email message using the rotor, you can switch between word-by-word and character-by-character by swiping up or down. When browsing a web page using the rotor, you can choose to speak all text (by words or by characters) or jump from one object of a certain type to another object of the same type, such as a title or link.

When you use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to control VoiceOver, you can adjust speech settings on the rotor such as volume, speech rate, use of pitch or aviation alphabet, typing pronunciation, and punctuation reading. See Use VoiceOver with an Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Using the on-screen keyboard

When you activate an editable text field, an on-screen keyboard appears (unless an Apple Wireless Keyboard is connected).

Text field activation. Select the text field and double click it. The insertion point and on-screen keyboard appear.

Entering text. Enter characters using the on-screen keyboard.

• regular set. To enter text, select a key on the keyboard by swiping left or right, then double-tap a character to enter it. You can also move your finger across the keyboard to select a key, and while holding that key with one finger, tap the screen with another finger. VoiceOver says the name of the key when you select it, and says it again when you type a character.
• Blind recruitment. Press a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter a character. If a key is pressed incorrectly, you can move your finger to the correct key. VoiceOver will speak the name of each key you press, but will only enter a character when you release it.
• Select regular dial or blind dial. After turning on VoiceOver and selecting a key on your keyboard, use the rotor to select Typing Mode, then swipe up or down.

Moving the insertion point. Swipe up or down to move the insertion point forward or backward in the text. Use the rotor to select whether the insertion point moves by character or by word.

When you move the insertion point, VoiceOver plays a sound and reads the character, word, or line that the insertion point moves across. When moving forward through words, the insertion point is placed at the end of the next word and is set to the position before the space or punctuation mark that follows the word. Moving backward places the insertion point at the end of the preceding word and sets it to the position before the space or punctuation mark that follows the word.

Move the insertion point beyond a punctuation mark at the end of a word or sentence. Use the rotor to return to symbol move mode.

As you move the insertion point across lines, VoiceOver speaks each line that the insertion point moves across. When moving forward, the insertion point is placed at the beginning of the next line (unless the last line of the paragraph is reached and the insertion point is set at the end of the just spoken
lines). When moving backwards, the insertion point is set to the beginning of the line just spoken.

Change input response. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Print Speech.

Using Aviation Alphabet for Speech to Type. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Aviation. alphabet". The text is read character by character. VoiceOver first speaks the character and then speaks the word that begins with that character. For example, "f", and then "foxtrot".

Deleting a character. Select , then perform a double-tap or split-tap gesture. This must be done even when using a blind set. If you want to delete multiple characters, press and hold the Delete key and touch the screen with another finger to delete each character. VoiceOver announces the name of the character to be deleted. When Pitch Shift is turned on, VoiceOver speaks the characters you delete in a lower tone.

Text selection. Set the rotor to edit mode, swipe up or down to enable Select or Select All, and double-tap. If you use Select, double-tapping will select the word closest to the insertion point. When using the Select All function, all text will be selected. Pinch or spread your fingers to increase or decrease the selection area.

Cut, copy and paste. Make sure the rotor is set to edit. Once you've selected the text you want, swipe up or down to choose Cut, Copy, or Paste, then double-tap the screen.

Cancel. Shake iPhone, swipe left or right to choose Cancel, then double-tap the screen.

Entering a character with a diacritic. With standard dialing, select a regular character, then double-tap and hold it until you hear a sound indicating alternate characters appear. Move your finger to the right or left to select and hear the choices. Release your finger from the screen to enter the currently selected character.

Changing the keyboard language. Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Select Default Language to use the language specified in the Language & Text settings. The Language Selector object in the rotor only appears when multiple languages ​​are selected in Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Language Selector.

Write with your fingers

Entering handwriting mode. Using the rotor, select Handwriting. If Handwriting is not in the rotor, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > and add it.

Selecting a symbol type. Swipe up or down with three fingers to see case, numbers, or punctuation.

Speak the current character type. Touch the screen with three fingers.

Entering a character. Draw a character on the screen with your finger.

Entering a space. Swipe right with two fingers.

Move to the next line. Swipe left with three fingers.

Delete character before insertion point. Swipe left with two fingers.

Selecting an item on the Home screen. Start writing the name of the object. If more than one match is found, continue spelling the name until the item you want is found, or swipe down or up with two fingers to select from the suggestions.

Silent password entry. Set the rotor to "Handwriting" on the password screen, then write the characters of your password.

Jump to the desired letter in the alphabetical index. Select the pointer to the right of the table, then write a letter.

Setting the rotor to an item type for web work. Write the first letter of the page element type. For example, write "s" to swipe up and down to navigate between links, or "z" to navigate between headings.

Exit handwriting mode. Rotate the rotor to another element.

Pronunciation of mathematical equations

VoiceOver can speak equations in the following formats:

• MathML on the web
• MathML or LaTeX in iBooks Author

Saying an equation. Start speaking normally with VoiceOver. VoiceOver announces the word "math" before reading the equation.

Learning Equations. Double-tap the selected equation to display it in full screen and scroll through it one character at a time. Swipe left or right to hear the elements of the equation. Use the rotor to select Symbols, Small Expressions, Medium Expressions, or Large Expressions, then swipe up or down to hear the next element of the selected size.
You can continue to double-tap the selected item to "enter" the equation and focus on the selected item, then swipe left, right, up, or down to read one part at a time.

Equations spoken by VoiceOver can also be displayed in Braille using the Nemeth code and codes used for Unified English, British English, French, and Greek Braille. See Use a braille display with VoiceOver.

Phone calls feature in VoiceOver

Answering a phone call or ending a call. Double-tap the screen with two fingers.

If VoiceOver is enabled when establishing a connection, the default screen displays the keyboard instead of calling features.

Displaying call features. Select the "Hide" button in the lower right corner and double-click it.

Enabling the display of the numeric keypad. Select the Keys button in the center of the screen and double-tap it.

Using VoiceOver in Safari

Internet search. Select a search field, enter your search criteria, then swipe right or left to move up or down the list of suggested search phrases. Then double-tap the screen to search for the selected search phrase.

Move to the next element of a specific type. Set the rotor to the element type you want, then swipe up or down.

Configuring rotor settings for web browsing. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor. Select or deselect options by clicking, or drag up or down to reposition the item.

Skip images when navigating. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Photo Navigation. You can choose to skip all images or only images that do not have a description.

Hiding redundant elements for easier reading and navigation. Select the Reader option in the Safari address field (not available for all web pages).

If you've paired your Apple Wireless Keyboard and iPhone, you can use one-key quick navigation commands to navigate web pages. See Use VoiceOver with an Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Using VoiceOver in Maps

You can use VoiceOver to explore a region, view sights, follow roads, zoom in and out, select a pin, and get location information.

Exploring the map. Drag your finger across the screen or swipe left or right to move to the next item.

Select a card, set the rotor to Zoom, then swipe up or down with one finger.

Map panning. Swipe with three fingers.

View visible landmarks. Set the rotor to Points of Interest, then swipe up or down with one finger.

Road following. Place your finger on the road, wait until you hear "Pause to follow", then move your finger along the road while listening to the lead tone. The pitch increases as you deviate from the road.

Pin selection. Tap a pin or swipe left or right to select a pin.

Getting location information. With a pin selected, double-tap the screen to display an information flag. Swipe left or right to select the more information button, then double-tap the screen to display the information page.

Hear key information while driving. Turn on heading to hear the names of streets and points of interest as you approach them.

Editing video and voice recordings on the recorder using VoiceOver

You can use VoiceOver gestures to trim your Camera videos and voice recordings.

Trimming a video. When viewing a video in Photos, double-tap the screen to display the video controls, then select the beginning and end of the portion you want to trim. Then swipe up to drag to the right, or swipe down to drag to the left. VoiceOver announces the amount of time that will be cut from the recording when trimmed at this location. To crop, select Crop and double-tap the screen.

Trimming a voice recording. In Voice Recorder, select a voice recording, click Edit, then click Start Trimming. Select the start or end of the selection, double-tap and hold your finger, then drag to adjust. VoiceOver announces the amount of time that will be cut from the recording when trimmed at this location. Click "Start" to view the trimmed recording. When the desired result is obtained, click the "Crop" button.

Using VoiceOver with an Apple Wireless Keyboard

You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard connected to iPhone to control VoiceOver. See Use the Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Using VoiceOver keyboard commands, you can navigate the screen, select objects, speak screen content, operate the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. Most commands use the Control-Option keyboard shortcut, which is referred to as "VO" in the following table.

To learn more about keyboard layouts and actions for different keyboard shortcuts, see VoiceOver Help. VoiceOver Help speaks the names of keys and keyboard commands as you type them, without taking any action.

VoiceOver keyboard commands

VO = Control-Option

• Enable VoiceOver Help:VO–K
• Turn off VoiceOver Help: escape
• Selecting the next or previous item: VO-right arrow or VO-left arrow.
• : VO-space
• Pressing the home button: VO–H
• Jump to status bar: VO–M
• Reading the contents of the screen, starting at the current cursor position: VO–A
• Reading the screen from the top: VO–B
• Pause or continue reading: Control
• Mute or unmute VoiceOver: VO–S
• Opening the Notification Center: Fn–VO–up arrow
• Opening Control Center: Fn–VO–down arrow
• Opening the Object Selector:VO–I
• Double tap with two fingers: VO–minus sign
• Rotor setting: use the Quick Navigation keys (see below)
• Swipe up or down: VO-up arrow or VO-down arrow
• Setting speech parameters in the rotor: VO–Command–Left Arrow or VO–Command–Right Arrow
• Setting the option selected in the speech rotor: VO–Command–Up Arrow or VO–Command–Down Arrow
• Turn screen dimming on or off: VO–Shift–S
• Go to the previous screen: escape

Quick navigation

Turn on Quick Navigation to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys.

• Turn the Quick Navigation feature on or off: left arrow–right arrow
• Selecting the next or previous item
• Selecting the next or previous object in the rotor
• Selecting the first or last object: Control-Up Arrow or Control-Down Arrow
• Double click to activate the selected object: Up Arrow–Down Arrow
• Scroll up, down, left or right: Option-Up Arrow, Option-Down Arrow, Option-Left Arrow, or Option-Right Arrow
• Rotor setting: Up Arrow-Left Arrow or Up Arrow-Right Arrow

You can also enter numbers on the Apple Wireless Keyboard to dial a phone number in the Phone app or enter numbers in the Calculator.

Fast Internet navigation using dedicated keys

When the quick navigation feature is enabled, you can use the following keys on your keyboard to quickly navigate while browsing a web page
by page. Pressing a key causes a transition to the next element of the specified type. To move to the previous item, hold down the Shift key while typing a character.

• header: H
• Link: L
• Text field: R
• Button: B
• Form control:C
• Image: I
• Table:T
• Static text:S
• Landmark ARIA:W
• List:X
• Object of the same type:M
• Level 1 heading: 1
• Level 2 heading: 2
• Level 3 heading: 3
• Level 4 heading: 4
• Level 5 heading: 5
• Heading Level 6: 6

Commands for working with text

Use the commands below (with quick navigation disabled) to work with text. VoiceOver reads the text as you move the insertion point.

• : right arrow or left arrow
• Jump forward or backward one character: Option-Right Arrow or Option-Left Arrow
• Move up or down one line: up arrow or down arrow
• Move to the beginning or end of a line: Command-Left Arrow or Command-Right Arrow
• Move to the beginning or end of a paragraph
• Move to the previous or next paragraph: Option-Up Arrow or Option-Down Arrow
• Move to the beginning or end of a text field: Command-Up Arrow or Command-Down Arrow
• Highlighting text as the cursor moves: Shift + any of the insertion point moving commands listed above
• Select all text:Command-A
• Copy, cut, or paste selected text: Command-C, Command-X, or Command-V
• Undo or redo the last change: Command-Z or Shift-Command-Z

Using a braille display with VoiceOver

VoiceOver text can be displayed on a Bluetooth-connected Braille display; With VoiceOver turned on, you can also control iPhone from a Braille display with enter keys and other controls. iPhone is compatible with many wireless braille displays. A list of supported braille displays is available at www.apple.com/en/accessibility/iphone/braille-display.html .

Connecting a Braille Display. Turn on the display, go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn on Bluetooth. Then go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose a display.

Setting Braille Options. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, where you can:

• enable contracted braille;
• disable automatic Braille translation;
• turn off eight-dot braille;
• enable the status cell and select its location;
• enable Nemeth code for equations;
• show on-screen keyboard;
• change the Braille translation from Unified English.

For information about standard VoiceOver navigation commands from a Braille display, as well as display-specific information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT4400?viewlocale=en_US .

The information on the Braille display is shown in the language set for the voice control feature. This is usually the language set for iPhone in General > Language & Text > Language settings. With the VoiceOver language setting, you can set a different language for VoiceOver and Braille displays.

Language selection for VoiceOver. Go to Settings > General > Language & Text > Voice Control.

If you change the language for iPhone, you may need to reset the language for VoiceOver and Braille display.

The braille display can be configured to display system status and other information in its leftmost and rightmost cells. For example:

• The alert history contains an unread message.
• The current alert history message has not been read.
• VoiceOver is disabled.
• iPhone battery is low (less than 20%).
• iPhone is in landscape orientation.
• The display is off.
• The current line contains extra text on the left.
• The current line contains additional text on the right.

Setting the leftmost and rightmost cells to show display status information. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell and select Left or Right.

View extended status cell description. On the braille display, press the direction button for the status cell.

Siri

You can ask Siri to do something, like open a program, and VoiceOver will read the Siri response to you. See Chapter 4, Siri.

Increase

Many programs allow you to zoom in and out on individual objects. For example, double-tap or pinch out to expand the columns of a web page in Safari. The Zoom function allows you to zoom in on the entire screen of any program you are using. The Zoom feature can be used in conjunction with the VoiceOver feature.

Turn zoom on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Alternatively, you can use accessibility abbreviations. See Accessibility Abbreviations.

Zoom in and out. Double-tap the screen with three fingers.

Increasing Percentage Increase. Touch the screen with three fingers and drag your fingers up or down on the screen. The tap-and-drag gesture is similar to the double-tap, except that the second time you tap, you don't have to lift your fingers off the screen, but you have to swipe your fingers across the screen. Once you start moving your fingers, you can drag with one finger. iPhone returns to original zoom when double tapped
screen with three fingers.

Screen panning. Use the three-finger drag gesture to zoom in. Once you start moving your fingers, you can drag with one finger. You can also hold one finger near the edge of the screen to pan the image to that side. Move your finger closer to the edge to increase panning speed. When a new screen is opened, the screen area is enlarged from the top to the middle.

When you use the Zoom feature with an Apple Wireless Keyboard (see Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard), the screen image follows the insertion point, which remains in the center of the screen.

Invert colors

In some cases, inverting colors on the iPhone screen makes it easier to read. When you turn on the "Color Invert" mode, the screen becomes similar to the negative of a photograph.

Invert screen colors. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Invert Color.

Choice aloud

Even with VoiceOver turned off, you can have iPhone read any text you highlight aloud. iPhone parses the text to determine the language, then reads it aloud using the appropriate pronunciation.

Enabling Select Aloud. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Select. You can also:

• select language, dialect and voice quality;
• adjust the speech speed;
• enable highlighting of individual words during pronunciation.

Reading text. Highlight the text and click the Speak button.

Auto pronunciation

Auto Speak speaks text correction suggestions that iPhone suggests as the user enters text.

Turn Auto Speak on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Auto Speak.

Auto Speak also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.

Large text feature

Increasing the font size in notifications, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Font to enable Large Dynamic Font and adjust the font size.

Show bold text for all objects on iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > and turn on Bold Text.

Increasing the contrast of text on a complex background. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > and turn on Increase Contrast.

Reduce screen motion

You can stop the movement of certain objects on the screen - for example, stop the wallpaper from flickering on the screen.

Reduced motion. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > and turn on Reduce Motion.

Display labels for on/off switches

To make it easier to tell if a setting is enabled, additional labels can be configured to appear on the on/off switches.

Adding value labels to radio buttons. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Labels On/Off.

Hearing Aids

Hearing aids "Made for iPhone"

If you have a Made for iPhone hearing aid (available for iPhone 4S and later), you can customize iPhone to help you hear better.

Adjust hearing aid settings and view status. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids, or set the accessibility shortcut to open hearing aid controls. See Accessibility Abbreviations.

To set the shortcut for accessibility to allow you to access control of your hearing aid when the screen is locked, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids > On Lock Screen. The options listed below are available.

• Checking the state of charge of the hearing aid.
• Adjust the volume and sensitivity of the external microphone.
• Select the hearing aid (right, left, or both) to receive audio streaming.
• Live listening control.

Using iPhone as a Remote Microphone. The Live Listen feature is used to transmit audio from the microphone in iPhone to hearing aids. That is, in some situations, you can hear better by placing your iPhone closer to the sound source. Triple-click the Home button, select Hearing Aids, and click Start Live Listening.

Stream audio to hearing aids. You can stream audio from Phone, Siri, Music, Video, and more by selecting your hearing aid from the AirPlay devices menu .

Hearing aid mode

iPhone has a hearing aid mode that, if enabled, may reduce interference with certain hearing aid models. Hearing aid mode reduces the strength of the cellular radio signal in the 1900 MHz GSM band and may result in reduced 2G cellular coverage.

Activate hearing aid mode. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids.

Hearing aid compatibility

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations are developed by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for digital cordless phones. Under these regulations, certain phones must be tested to ANSI C63.19-2007 hearing aid compatibility standards and receive a
rating.

The ANSI Hearing Compatibility Standard provides two types of rating:

• M - with reduced radio frequency interference to provide acoustic communication with hearing devices that do not work in telecoil mode;
• T - for inductive coupling with hearing aids operating in telecoil mode.

These ratings are assigned on a four-point scale, where 4 means the highest degree of compatibility. A phone is considered hearing aid compatible under FCC rules if it is rated M3 or M4 for acoustic coupling and T3 or T4 for inductive coupling.

Current hearing aid compatibility ratings can be found at upport.apple.com/kb/HT4526?viewlocale=en_US .

Hearing aid compatibility ratings are not a guarantee that a particular hearing aid will work with a particular phone. Some hearing aids may work with phones that are not rated. To make sure your hearing aid and phone are compatible, try to test them before you buy.

This phone has been tested and some of its wireless technologies are classified for use with hearing aids. However, this phone may use some newer wireless technologies that have not yet been tested for use with hearing aids. You should carefully test the various features of your phone in different locations using a hearing aid or cochlear implant to ensure there is no interference. Contact your service provider or Apple for hearing aid compatibility information. If you have any questions about return or exchange conditions, please contact your service provider or phone retailer.

Subtitles

In the "Video" program there is a button "Switch. track" , with which you can select the display of subtitles, if any, in the video you are watching. Normal subtitles and accompanying text are displayed by default, but if you want to navigate to accessibility subtitles such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), you can set iPhone to display those subtitles (if available).

Selecting subtitles for the hard of hearing in the list of available subtitles. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Closed Captioning and turn on Closed Captioning + SDH. This action will also turn on subtitles in the Videos app.

Choice of available subtitles and closed captions. Press while watching a video in the Videos app.

Setting subtitles and closed captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Closed Captions > Style. Here you can select an existing subtitle style or create a new style by selecting the following options:

• font, size and color;
• background color and transparency;
• text transparency, outline style, and selection.

Not all videos contain closed captions.

LED flash for warnings

If you can't hear incoming call sounds and other notifications, you can have iPhone alert you using the LED flash (located next to the camera lens on the back of iPhone). These alerts only appear when iPhone is locked or in sleep mode. Available for iPhone 4 or later.

Turn on LED flash for warnings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Flash LED Alerts.

Mono audio

In Mono Audio mode, the stereo left and right channels are converted to a mono signal that is played back through both channels. The mono signal balance can be adjusted to increase the volume of the right or left channel.

Enabling or disabling the Mono Audio function and adjusting the balance. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Mono Audio.

Sound redirection for incoming calls

You can set the audio of incoming calls to automatically redirect to the headset or speakerphone instead of the iPhone receiver.

Sound redirection for incoming calls. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Incoming Calls and select a device to play calls.

You can also redirect sound from incoming calls to your hearing aid. See Hearing Aids.

Assignable ringtones and vibrations

You can assign different ringtones to different people in your contact list so that you can distinguish who is calling by the ringing. You can also assign different vibration patterns to specific app notifications, phone calls, FaceTime calls, or messages from specific contacts, as well as notifications for various events, including new message on your answering machine, new email, send email, tweet, post on Facebook and receive a reminder.
You can select one of the existing patterns or create new patterns. See the sounds
and mute.

Ringtones for iPhone can be purchased from the iTunes Store. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store.

Ambient Noise Reduction

iPhone uses noise canceling technology to reduce interference from ambient noise. If necessary, noise reduction can be turned off.

Turning the noise canceling function on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Phone Noise Cancel.

Guided Access

Guided Access helps the iPhone user focus on a particular task. Guided Access restricts iPhone to a single app and allows you to control the features of an app. With Guided Access you can:

• temporarily restrict iPhone to a specific program;
• make inaccessible areas of the screen that are not related to the task being performed, or areas where an accidental gesture can distract from the task;
• turn off the volume buttons or the Sleep/Wake button.

Turn on Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access where you can:

• enable or disable the Guided Access feature;
• set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents you from ending an active session;
• determine if other abbreviations are available for accessibility session time.

Starting a Guided Access session. Open the app you want, then triple-click the Home button. Set your session options and click Start.

• Turning off program controls and areas on the program screen. Circle any part of the screen that you want to turn off. You can use the handles to adjust the area.
• Turning on the volume buttons or the Sleep/Wake button. Click "Options" and turn on the buttons.
• Ignoring all screen taps. Disable the "Press" feature.
• Cancel the transition from portrait to landscape orientation or reactions to other movements. Turn off the Motion feature.

Ending a Guided Access session. Triple-click the Home button, enter your Guided Access passcode, and click End.

switch control

Switch Control lets you control your iPhone with one or more switches. Several methods are available to perform the actions of selecting an object, clicking, dragging, typing, and even drawing. The basic technique is to use one switch to select an object or place on the screen, and then use the same (or another) switch to select the desired action on that object or place. Following are the three main methods for using radio buttons.

• Object scanning (standard) highlights various objects on the screen until the user selects one.
• Point Scan allows you to use the crosshair cursor to select a location on the screen.
• Manual selection allows you to navigate between objects of your choice (multiple radio buttons required).

In any method, when a single object (rather than a group) is selected, a menu appears in which you can select an action on the object (click, drag, grab, etc.).

When using several radio buttons, you can configure each of them to do a specific action and create your own method for selecting objects. For example, instead of automatically scanning objects on the screen, you can set switches to move to the next or previous object at the user's command.

You can customize the Switch Control behavior in many ways to suit your needs and how you use your devices.

Adding a Switch and Enabling Switch Control

The following are examples of switches that can be used.

• External adaptive switch. Many models of USB and Bluetooth switches are available.
• iPhone Screen. Touch the screen to launch the switch.
• FaceTime camera on iPhone. Turn your head to trigger the switch. The camera can be used as two switches: one is triggered when the head is turned to the right, the second is triggered when the head is turned to the left.

Adding a radio button and choosing its action. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Switches.

Enable Switch Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.

Turn off Switch Control. Use any scanning method to select Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.

Exit Switch Control Mode. Triple-click the Home button at any time to stop using Switch Control.

Basic Techniques

These techniques are used when scanning objects or points.

Object selection. When an object is selected, run the radio button configured for the "Select Object" action. If only one radio button is used, then it is the standard Object Selection radio button.

View available actions. Select an object using the Select Object radio button. A control menu will appear with available actions.

Clicking an object. Use your selection method to select "Press" from the control menu that will appear when you select an object. You can also go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Auto Tap to then simply select the item and do nothing for the auto tap delay (0.75 seconds by default). You can also set the switch to perform a specific tap gesture in Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Switches.

Performing other gestures or actions. Select a gesture or action from the control menu that appears when you select an item. If the auto-tap feature is enabled, run the switch during the auto-tap delay period, then select the desired gesture. If the available actions span multiple pages, click the dots at the bottom of the menu to navigate to another page.

Hiding the control menu. Press while all icons in the menu are inactive.

Scroll the screen to view all objects. Select any object on the screen, then select the Scroll option from the control menu.

Perform an action on the equipment. Select any object on the screen, then select "Device" from the menu that appears. You can set the menu to simulate the following actions:

• Press the "Home" button.
• Double-click the Home button to perform multiple tasks.
• Open Notification Center or Control Center.
• Press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPhone.
• Rotate iPhone.
• Toggle the Mute switch.
• Press the volume buttons.
• Press and hold the Home button to launch Siri.
• Press the Home button three times.
• Shake your iPhone.
• Press the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons to take a screenshot.

Object scanning

When scanning objects, objects and groups of objects on the screen are selected in turn until the "Object selection" switch is pressed to select the selected object. When a group is selected, selection continues for objects within the group. Once an individual object is selected, scanning stops and a menu of available actions appears. Object scanning is the default mode when switching on Switch Control for the first time.

Selecting an object or joining a group. Watch (view or listen) how objects are highlighted. When the object you need (or the group containing this object) is selected, use the "Select Object" switch. Navigate between objects until you select the one you want.

Leaving a group. Activate the switch when a dashed highlight box appears around a group or object.

Clicking the selected object. Select "Press" from the menu that appears when you select an object. If auto-press is enabled, do nothing for three-fourths of a second.

Performing another action. Select any object on the screen, then select the desired action from the menu that appears. If the auto-tap feature is enabled, press the switch within three-fourths of a second after selecting an item to display a menu of available gestures.

Point Scan

Point scanning allows you to select objects on the screen by moving the crosshair cursor over them.

Enabling point scanning. Use object scanning to select "Settings" from the menu, then select "Object Mode" to switch it to "Point Mode". After closing the menu, a vertical crosshair will appear.

Return to object scanning. Select "Settings" from the control menu, then select "Point Mode" to switch it to "Object Mode".

Settings and Options

Setting basic parameters. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control where you can:

• Add switches.
• Disable autoscan (if a "Go to next item" toggle has been added).
• Set the scan interval.
• Set a pause in scanning when moving to the first object in the group.
• Select the number of screen passes before hiding the Switch Control function.
• Enable or disable Auto Tap and set the interval for the second toggle action to show the control menu.
• Set whether to repeat the motor action while holding the switch and select the delay before repeating.
• Set the duration of interaction with the switch for the phone to perceive the action of the switch.
• Set Switch Control to ignore random repetitions of interactions with the switch.
• Set the point scan speed.
• Enable sound effects or speech.
• Select objects to be displayed in the menu.
• Enlarge the selection cursor or change its color.
• Choose whether to group objects during scanning.
• Save custom gestures selected in the "Actions" section of the control menu.

Individual setting of the Switch Control function. Select "Settings" from the control menu to:

• Adjust the scan speed.
• Change the location of the control menu.
• Switch modes for scanning points and objects.
• Select what is displayed on the screen in point scan mode: crosshairs or grid.
• Change scan direction.
• Turn on or turn off the sound or speech accompaniment.
• Disable the use of groups to scan one object at a time.

AssistiveTouch

The AssistiveTouch feature allows you to control the iPhone if the user cannot touch the screen or press the buttons. You can use adaptive hardware (such as a joystick) to control iPhone with AssistiveTouch. You can also use AssistiveTouch without additional equipment to perform gestures that are difficult for you.

Enable AssistiveTouch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch. To use triple-pressing the Home button to turn AssistiveTouch on and off, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Adjusting the travel speed (when an accessory is connected). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch and select a tap rate.

Showing or hiding the AssistiveTouch menu (when an accessory is connected). Press the auxiliary button on the accessory.

Moving the menu button. Drag it to any edge of the screen.

Hiding the menu button (when an accessory is connected). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.

Perform a swipe or drag gesture with 2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers. Press the menu button, tap Device > More > Gestures, and then tap the number you need to perform the gesture. When the corresponding circles appear on the screen, swipe or drag in the desired direction. When finished, press the menu button.

Performing a pinch gesture. Press the menu button, press Favorites, and then press Grab. When the pinch/spread circles appear, tap anywhere on the screen to move the circles, then drag the circles in or out to perform the gesture. When finished, press the menu button.

Create your own gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap the empty gesture box. You can also go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture.

Lock or rotate the screen, adjust the iPhone volume, or simulate an iPhone shake. Press the menu button, then press "Device".

Simulate a home button press. Press the menu button, then press "Home".

Exit the menu without performing a gesture. Click anywhere outside the menu.

TTY support

You can use the iPhone TTY Adapter Cable (sold separately in many regions) to connect iPhone to a TTY. Go to www.apple.com/en/store/ (service may not be available in all areas) or visit your local Apple Retail Store.

Connecting iPhone to a TTY. Go to Settings > Phone and turn on TTY, then connect iPhone to TTY using the iPhone TTY Adapter.

When the TTY feature is enabled on iPhone, the TTY icon appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. For information about using the TTY, see the documentation that came with it.

Visual answering machine

The visual autoresponder message controls allow you to control the playback and pause of messages. Move the slider on the playback bar to replay the part of the message that was unintelligible. See Visual answering machine.

Widescreen keyboards

Many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts, allow you to rotate iPhone as you type to use a larger keyboard.

Large phone keypad

To make a call, you can simply click on the username in your contacts and favorites lists. When you need to dial a phone number, it's easy to do so on the iPhone's large numeric keypad. See challenge.

Voice control

Accessibility in OS X

If you sync iPhone using iTunes, you can use the accessibility features provided by OS X. In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center, then search for accessibility.

For details about accessibility features on iPhone and OS X, see

During a recent presentation in Cupertino, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the launch of a purpose-built site focused on people with disabilities. Today this site has become available to users in Russia at . Its content reflects the principle of Apple: technology should be available to everyone.

An important difference between modern technologies is that everyone can use them, including people with disabilities. With their help, anyone can work, be creative, communicate, keep fit and have fun.

Workout app on Apple Watch

Alanna Flux-Clark, an equestrian competitor, uses the Activity app to keep fit. The Apple Watch has fitness algorithms for people in wheelchairs. The Workout and Activity apps can now track arm push-offs instead of steps.

Switch Control on Mac

Sadie Paulson, filmmaker, creates movies in Final Cut Pro on Mac using Switch Control. Switch Control allows you to control elements on the screen using a switch, joystick, or other adaptive input device.

Live listening on iPhone

Win Whittaker is a mountain guide. Live Listen and a Made for iPhone hearing aid help him communicate in noisy environments, from cafes to mountain tops. Live Listen lets you use your iPhone and Made for iPhone hearing aids to communicate in noisy environments. Bring your iPhone closer to the other person, and the built-in microphone will help you hear them better.

VoiceOver on iPhone

Mario Garcia is a photographer and uses VoiceOver to take pictures of his family. The VoiceOver feature will report everything that is displayed on the screen, even when the user is taking a photo. And when viewing pictures, she will be able to recognize facial expressions, landscape and individual objects.

Screen Speech on iPad

Klevian is in the fourth grade and uses the Screen Aloud feature to read textbooks, fairy tales, and adventure books. If it's easier for the user to hear information, Screen Aloud can read text from a book, homework, or web page.

HomeKit-Enabled Accessories

With Siri, you can control HomeKit-enabled devices with voice commands. If the user wants to turn on the light, brew coffee or raise the blinds, just ask.

The standard Guided Access feature on the iPhone and iPad is not familiar to all users, but its benefits are undeniable. Imagine that you were asked for a smartphone for a while, for example, in order to make a call or look at photos. You naturally don't want your private data from other apps to be in the public eye. By using the Guided Access feature, you can lock the selected application on the device screen, preventing guests from accessing other applications. Setting up the function is very easy.

Step 1. Go to the menu " Settings» on your iPhone.

Step 2. Select " Main» → « Universal access».

Step 3: Scroll down to the " Learning process» and click on « Guided Access».

Step 4. Activate the switch " Guided Access».

Step 5. Set a password that will be required to exit restricted mode. Attention! It is better to put a password that is memorable, because otherwise you may become a hostage of your own security system.

Step 6. Activate the switch " Keyboard Shortcuts» .

The Guided Access function is activated, it remains only to learn how to use it. There is nothing complicated here - you just need to triple-click the Home button while in the application that you want to leave locked on the screen. Be sure to test the function.

After activating the Guided Access function, you will not be able to exit the application until you triple-click the Home button again - the system will notify you of this with a special message. After clicking, you will be required to enter the password that was set earlier.

In this simple way, all your personal data will be saved, and curious friends or significant other will have to believe in the "incomprehensible error" that happened to your iPhone.

Any Apple device is equipped with assistive technologies that make the gadget accessible to every user, including people with disabilities. All this useful functionality is collected in the "Universal Access" section on Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Even if you don't have any particular reason to modify the interface of the device to suit your needs, in this section you will find many interesting features that will help you solve problems that previously seemed unsolvable.

Accessibility on Mac

macOS is a more flexible operating system than iOS, so there is no need for so many special features. However, under System Preferences -> Accessibility in macOS, there are still some interesting options.

This functionality is present on both older Macs and the latest models equipped with the Touch Bar.

Scaling

This feature is useful if you need to draw attention to any part of the screen at a presentation or lecture. With a keyboard shortcut, you can zoom in on the desired area on the display, and with the Ctrl button held down, zooming can be changed using trackpad or Magic Mouse gestures.

The "Monitor" section in macOS offers a number of options that are almost similar to iOS. Enabling some options (Reduce motion, reduce transparency) can have a positive effect on system performance.

Mouse and trackpad panel

macOS allows you to disable the built-in trackpad when using a mouse to control your Mac. In addition, here you can configure mouse cursor control from the keyboard.

Screen flash in the Audio section

In order to attract the user's attention, a Mac can use a visual signal instead of a sound signal - a screen flash. It will automatically work in all applications that use a sound signal. To turn on the flash, you need to check the box “Flash the screen when the warning sound“.

Accessibility in iOS

In order to access the section, go to "Settings" -> "General" -> "Universal access".

Increase

If you want to zoom in on your iPhone screen, use the Zoom feature. To do this, activate the functionality in the settings and, if necessary, increase the interface, double-tap the screen with three fingers.

Magnifying glass function

"Digital Magnifying Glass" became available with the release of iOS 10. The function is activated by triple pressing the "Home" button and looks like the iPhone's camera interface, allowing you to zoom in to see it in more detail. If you don't want to strain your eyesight by looking at text that is too small, a magnifying glass will help solve the problem.

Color filters

In the Display Adaptation menu, there is a Color Filters option that allows people with various forms of color blindness and other visual impairments to invert colors, lower the white balance, or display only certain shades.

Convenient text size

If the font in iOS or other apps is too small for you and you have to strain your eyes to read the text, you can choose a more appropriate font in Accessibility (large or bold).

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Button shape

In iOS, there are no separately drawn buttons, they are replaced by simple labels, which is not very convenient. If desired, users can change the shape of the buttons, making them clearer and more reminiscent of the actual buttons. To do this, you need to enable the "Button Shape" item and all buttons will have a gray background.

Increase contrast and reduce motion

iOS allows you to adjust not only the brightness of the screen, but also its contrast. In the Increase Contrast menu, there is an option to Reduce Transparency that will turn off the 3D effect of iOS elements. Deactivating the "Reduce Motion" option will disable overly "curvy" animations when switching between apps.