You can quickly turn many accessibility features on or off by clicking an iPad button. You can also use Control Center, Siri, or Vocal Shortcuts.
With the Accessibility Shortcut, the top button or Home button turns the features you choose on or off, and if you select only one feature, it turns on or off right away. iPad can even recognize a slower triple-click.
Here’s how to quickly turn accessibility features on or off on iPad.
Use the Accessibility Shortcut
Triple-click the top button or Home button to turn the accessibility features of your choice on or off.
- Open Settings, tap Accessibility, tap Accessibility Shortcut, and select the features you want.
If you select only one feature, the feature is immediately turned on or off when you click the button shortcut.
- Triple-click one of the following:
- The Home button (on an iPad with a Home button)
- The top button (on other iPad models)
To have iPad recognize a slower triple-click, see Adjust settings for the top or Home button.
- Tap the feature you want to turn on or off (if Accessibility Shortcut is set up with more than one feature).
Note: Some features, like Assistive Access or Guided Access, need to be set up before you can add them to the Accessibility Shortcut. The Accessibility Shortcut can enter and exit Assistive Access, but while Assistive Access is active, you can’t use it to turn on other features. And to use the Accessibility Shortcut while Guided Access is on, turn on Accessibility Shortcut in Guided Access settings.
Use Control Center
You can add accessibility features to Control Center for quick access when you swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.
- To change the features available in Control Center, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen and tap the Add button in the top-left corner. Tap Add a Control.
- Tap a control to add it to Control Center. Scroll down to see more controls, including categories of controls for accessibility, hearing, mobility, and vision.
You can change which features appear when you tap the Hearing button in Control Center. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Control Center, then add or remove features.
Use Siri
Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Turn on Voice Control.” Learn how to use Siri.
Use a Vocal Shortcut
iPad can learn to turn on an accessibility feature whenever you say a word or make another sound of your choosing. Read our guide, Use Vocal Shortcuts.
Use the Shortcuts app
You can create a shortcut to get one or more tasks done with your apps using just a tap or by asking Siri. For example, if you have short-term memory loss, you can use Remember This to log what happens throughout the day. You can also run the In Case of Emergency shortcut to send your location to your chosen emergency contacts, share a message with custom instructions, and display a message of your choice onscreen for first responders to see.
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