Apple products aren’t cheap -- if you've fallen victim to a broken Home or Power button on your iPhone or iPad, don't despair. All is not lost! Applying the AssistiveTouch feature provides options to access all the regular iDevice features through the touchscreen, rather than the tactile buttons. So if your Home or Power buttons are broken, or if you benefit from using touch screen buttons rather than physical ones, AssistiveTouch can help.
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Move the button around if needed. You can hold it with your finger and pull it around the screen to any location to get it out of the way or make it more accessible.
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Tap the button for your options. By default, you will see a screen pop up with several options.
Home acts just like the iDevice's usual Home button.
Favorites gives you a menu that you can customize for more gestures. If you click on one of the empty Favorites boxes, you'll be taken to a screen where you can set new custom gestures.
Siri will take you straight to the device's regular Siri menu.
Device gives you some customization options, including the ability to increase/decrease volume, rotate the screen, lock the screen, mute or unmute sounds, and access more options.
Clicking on "More" under "Device" will give you the choice to simulate various gestures on the screen that you may not be able to do otherwise - including multi-finger touch gestures, shaking the phone, accessing the multitasking screen, and taking a screenshot.
EditPart 3 of 3: Using Specific AssistiveTouch Options
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Take a screenshot. In case you do not know how to screenshot the traditional way, or the home and/or lock button is broken on your iPhone or Apple product, the Assistive touch has a screenshot option:
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Access the multitasking screen. When using an application or surfing the internet on your Apple product, you can multitask to open another application by double clicking the Home button. In the case that your Home button is broken, the AssistiveTouch can do that for you.
Tap the glowing Assistive Touch button.
Choose the "Device" button.
From here, choose the "More" option on bottom right.
Tap "Multitasking" at bottom of box.
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You'll need an up-to-date (iOS7) device for all of these options. If you don't see the AssistiveTouch options in your Settings menu, try upgrading your OS.
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2Scroll down and tap "General."
3Tap "Accessibility" at the bottom.
4Scroll to Physical & Motor and tap "AssistiveTouch."
5Slide the button to on (so that the green background shows).
1Look for the glowing white button on your screen. It should float on the screen, whatever app you're in, once enabled.
2Move the button around if needed. You can hold it with your finger and pull it around the screen to any location to get it out of the way or make it more accessible.
3Tap the button for your options. By default, you will see a screen pop up with several options.
1Take a screenshot. In case you do not know how to screenshot the traditional way, or the home and/or lock button is broken on your iPhone or Apple product, the Assistive touch has a screenshot option:
2Adjust volume. With Assistive Touch activated on your Apple product you can either increase, decrease, or mute your volume.
3Lock the screen. In case the lock button is broken on your Apple product, the AssistiveTouch can help.
4Access the multitasking screen. When using an application or surfing the internet on your Apple product, you can multitask to open another application by double clicking the Home button. In the case that your Home button is broken, the AssistiveTouch can do that for you.
