A CONFUSED Apple fan noticed a strange rectangle on the screen of his grandfather’s iPhone – and couldn’t understand what it meant.
It’s possible you’ve had an iPhone for years and never seen it.
In a Reddit post, the perplexed user shared a screenshot of the icon.
It was a long rectangle surrounding the top row of apps on the home screen, with a second image showing the box around all the apps.
They asked, “Can anyone tell me which setting my grandfather definitely didn’t accidentally activate?”
Other Apple fans were quick to reveal the feature: Switch Control.
WHAT IS SWITCH CONTROL ON IPHONE?
It is an accessibility feature designed to make the iPhone Easier to use for people with limited mobility.
The feature can be activated by quick gestures, so it is possible to activate it accidentally.
And while it can change the lives of people who need it, it’s largely useless for regular users – so it’s safe to disable it.
“Switch Control is an assistive technology for anyone with limited mobility,” Apple explained.
“It allows you to interact with iPhone by activating a button, such as pressing an external adaptive button, making a head movement, or making a sound with or without voice.
“Using one or more buttons, you can navigate your cursor around the iPhone screen and then open the Scanner menu to choose an available action, such as tapping, zooming in, zooming out, and more.”
To turn it off, just go to Settings > Accessibility > Switch Control and disable the setting.
It is possible that the switch control is also assigned to the accessibility shortcut.
This is a special iOS feature that lets you turn settings on or off by triple-clicking the Side button on an iPhone with Face ID – or the Home button on another iPhone. models.
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To check what you assigned there, just go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut.
You can then change what the accessibility shortcut does.
TAP BACK
Another iPhone gesture you may have missed is called Back Tap.
iPhone Tricks to Try Today
Here are some of the best…
- Typing cursor – When typing, hold down the spacebar to turn your keyboard into a trackpad, allowing you to move words and sentences more easily
- Close all Safari tabs – To do this in one go, simply hold the overlapping squares in the bottom right corner and press close all tabs
- Delete many photos quickly – Long press a photo and drag your finger diagonally across Photos to select multiple images at once and click delete
- Convert currency quickly – Swipe down from the top of the home screen, tap the bar and enter a currency (like €200) and it will automatically convert to your local currency
- Check if you need a battery upgrade – Batteries inside smartphones degrade over time. Just go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health and check the Maximum Capacity reading. Generally, a battery is considered exhausted when its capacity is reduced to 80%. If it’s below, you can buy a battery change from Apple
- Move apps faster – Hold an app until it starts to jiggle, then (while holding) tap other apps, making them stack so you can move them more easily
“You can double- or triple-tap the back of your iPhone to perform actions like take a screenshot, turn on an accessibility feature, run a shortcut, and more,” explains Apple.
For example, you can take screenshots with a double tap – and reserve a triple tap for Shazam, allowing you to quickly identify songs playing nearby.
To change Back Tap settings, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.
You can then assign Back Tap actions, which can be changed at any time.
Please note that if you have a thick iPhone case, you may not have a great Back Tap experience.
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