Where to find the home button on an iPhone. What is Assistive Touch and how do I use it? When it is necessary
Button " Home"Performs 6 different day-to-day functions on iPhone: call up the lock screen, return to the springboard (home screen), open ambiguity mode, scan your fingerprint with Touch ID, launch the Siri voice assistant, and mode (" Convenient access») For using iPhone with one hand. In this article we will tell you about 5 more settings that can be applied when working with the Home button on the iPhone.
Most of the features are available on iPhones with iOS 9 (and higher), but some of them may be present on older versions of the Apple operating system.
Turn off Reachability to avoid accidental clicks
After Apple decided to increase the diagonal of the display from the rather comfortable 3.5 and 4 inches to 4.7 and 5.5, with which, holding the device in one hand, it becomes terribly difficult to reach the far corner of the display, in iOS the Reachability function has been integrated, well, or “ Convenient access»In Russian equivalent.
Its essence lies in the fact that by double-tapping (just by touching, not pressing) the button " Home”, The interface slides down and it becomes easy to reach the most remote areas of the display with one hand.
But no matter how cool the function is on paper and in various videos, I personally use it in my daily activities only a couple of times a year. I will say even more - it periodically causes discomfort due to accidental pressing.
You can disable it, for which you need to go to Settings → The main → Universal access and in the section " Interaction"Opposite the item" Convenient access»Move the switch to the inactive position.
Decrease click speed
When working with the " Home»Its double or even triple pressing can be used to perform certain tasks. By default, to implement the plan, you need to press the Home button as quickly as possible. If you are not satisfied with this state of affairs, then you can reduce the speed of double or triple click.
To do this, open Settings → The main → Universal access → Home... Here you can choose such options for double or triple pressing as “ Slow" or " So slow».
Disable Siri
Long holding the button " Home»By default launches Siri. But if you do not use it, or, for example, often take screenshots, then to avoid a false launch, you can disable the launch of the voice assistant.
How do I turn off Siri on the lock screen?
Discover Settings → Touch ID and password... After you enter the lock password in the section " Lock screen access"Deactivate the toggle switch opposite" Siri».
How do I turn off Siri completely?
Go to Settings → The main → Siri and turn off the main switch, and then summarize the action in the pop-up menu.
Assigning a triple tap action
Pressing the button three times Home»You can also assign a specific action. To do this, open Settings → The main → Universal access and scroll all the way down the list until you find the menu “ Keyboard shortcut"Which is disabled by default.
Here you can activate one of the following functions:
Cleaning up RAM
Using the Home button, you can also clear the device's RAM, which will also be relevant on older iPhones and iPads.
To do this, hold down the " Power supply”(Power) until the device shutdown slider appears (“ Turn off»).
Then press and hold the " Home»Until the desktop appears (about 10 seconds). That's it, the RAM is cleared.
Apple smartphones and tablets compare favorably with products from other brands not only because of their high quality, but also because of their ease of use. It is simply impossible to get confused in the navigation keys on an iPhone, iPad or iPod - there is only one. However, one of the main strengths of Apple devices is also one of their main weaknesses. The physical Home button tends to wear out. In this case, the ability to display it on the screen will come in handy.
When it is necessary
Even the most tidy user is not immune from breaking the Home key. In this regard, adding the Home button to the gadget screen will be relevant:
- with the complete inoperability of the physical analogue;
- with partial malfunction and periodic sinking;
- if desired, delay the breakdown of the physical button by using a virtual one.
It should be noted that in the case of the first two points, displaying the Home key on the screen is an extreme measure. It is necessary to resort to it only in the absence of a valid warranty or the ability to contact a service center.
Displaying the virtual Home button on the iPhone, iPod, iPad screen
All versions of Apple software starting from iOS 5 have the Assistive Touch feature, which allows you to display the floating Home button on the device display. To activate this function you will need:
The virtual Home button will appear on the screen. It will remain on the display regardless of which menu or application is open. Therefore, it will have to be periodically moved around the edges of the screen to avoid inconvenience.
As for the functionality of the key, all the capabilities of its physical counterpart are fully preserved. By pressing the virtual Home button, you will see a small menu on the screen, which offers the following options: Home, take a screenshot, change the volume, lock the screen orientation, open the multitasking panel, etc.
You can also activate Assistive Touch with a Siri voice prompt. This will save time and make life easier for users who have difficulty navigating through iOS settings.
To turn off Assistive Touch, repeat the first three steps above and then tap Deactivate / Off. If the physical Home button is functional, you can turn Assistive Touch on and off by quickly triple-pressing it.
Video: how to transfer Home to the iPhone desktop
Assistive Touch is a nice and useful feature. But despite its versatility, it is much more convenient to control an Apple device using the physical Home / Home key. Therefore, at the first signs of deterioration in the operation of the button, such as sinking, increased response time, etc., it is recommended to contact the service center, especially if there is a valid warranty.
The breakdown of the Home button is not a common phenomenon, however, when this happens, the user is practically deprived of the opportunity to fully use his iPhone. Indeed, without this button, it is impossible to return to the home screen, close applications, switch between running applications and perform many other operations.
The surest solution in such a situation is to contact the service center. But, there is not always time and money to repair your favorite gadget. Sometimes you need a phone right now, but it doesn't actually work. In such a case, there is a temporary solution. You can display the Home button on the iPhone screen and press it using the touchscreen.
This method can be used on any iPhone model that has been updated to iOS 5 or higher. And these are models such as iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8 and iPhone X.
How to enable home button on iPhone screen
If you want to display the Home button on the screen of your iPhone, then you need to go to the settings and enable the “Assistive Touch” function there. To do this, open the "Settings" application and go to the "General" section.
And go to the "Assistive Touch" settings.
Here, at the very top of the screen, you need to activate the switch, which is responsible for turning off and on the "Assistive Touch" function.
After enabling the Assistive Touch function, a floating round button should appear on the screen, which will look something like the screenshot below.
The appearance of this button means that the "Assistive Touch" function is turned on and can now be used to control the iPhone without using hardware buttons, such as the Home button.
How to press the Home button on the iPhone screen
Now, a few words about how to press the Home button using the iPhone screen. To do this, you need to click on the floating button of the "Assistive Touch" function. As a result, a menu of several items should appear on the screen. Among other things, there will be a Home button. Click on it and your iPhone will react as if you pressed a hardware button on the body of the device.
If suddenly your menu does not have a Home button, then return to the iPhone Settings and open the section "General - Accessibility - Assistive Touch - Top Level Menu".
Here you can customize which options are available in the Assistive Touch menu. To add a Home button, click on any of the available options.
And in the list that opens, select the "Home" button.
You can also reset the Assistive Touch settings here or increase the number of available options.
What else you can do with Assistive Touch
Assistive Touch is a feature designed primarily for people with disabilities. As already mentioned, with its help, you can display the Home button on the iPhone screen and press it without using a real hardware button on the case. But, besides this "Assistive Touch" provides a lot of other possibilities. For example, you can use it to:
- Open the list of notifications or Control Center;
- Emulate the use of gestures and device shaking;
- Control sound volume;
- Enable screen lock;
- Turn on screen rotation or orientation lock;
- Take screenshots;
- Manage multitasking;
- Use the camera as a magnifying glass;
Ruslan Panfilov writes to us
I have been using my 4th for more than a year and a half. There were no complaints, everything worked like a Swiss watch. True, just recently the lock key broke, and this added a little inconvenience. Although the phone display reacts only to finger presses, he lived his life in his pants pocket - he entered various programs, called people, and the like. And the battery of the "iPhone" sat down much faster, since the phone was almost always with the display on. The auto-lock function helped a little in this situation, but waiting one minute for the phone to go into sleep mode, to put it mildly, was annoying.
Of course, everyone understands that in such cases it is necessary to contact the service center, but at that time I was at the dacha, and the nearest equipment repair service was 130 km away from me. And then one fine evening a friend of mine, who practically does not understand iOS, explained to me how to lock the phone screen instantly, without any physical keys. At first I thought that a girl who does not understand anything about the iOS operating system can hardly teach a person who knows almost everything about Apple and its products, but I was wrong. All you need to do to lock your phone with a few taps is to activate the AssistiveTouch function (Settings -\u003e General -\u003e Accessibility -\u003e AssistiveTouch).
After that, a small button appears on the screen, which is located on top of the desktop and moves freely along all the edges of the display. Pressing this key opens the Assistive Touch menu, where you can not only lock the phone, but also adjust the phone volume, press the Home button, and so on. And this is also quite useful when the above physical buttons do not work.
Modern phones have many features that can make using the device more comfortable. Developers are improving the interface, finalizing the firmware, making adjustments to the system shell. On iPhones, many users are used to using the interactive Home button located on the display. However, some do not like this addition, so the question arises how to remove the Home button from the IPhone screen. Read the detailed instructions below.
The Home interactive element is used for a variety of purposes. It allows you to lock the phone screen, exit applications, launch the voice assistant. At the factory setting, the Home button is not displayed. Users independently activate the function through the smartphone settings.
The AssistiveTouch service, which is installed by default on every Apple phone and tablet, is responsible for displaying the item. When the mode is turned on, a white circle appears on the screen, enclosed in a square black frame. The button can be placed anywhere on the display, the main thing is that it is convenient for the user.
How to remove the Home button from the IPhone screen
Disabling the on-screen button is not difficult, but it's better to follow the step-by-step instructions:
- First, we launch the application with the phone settings.
- Next, open the "Basic" tab.
- Here we go to the section "Universal access".
- Now we find the line "AssistiveTouch" and click on it.
- On the page, move the slider to the left opposite the desired item.
Following the above guide will remove the Home button from the IPhone display. Finally, it is recommended to restart the smartphone. Repeat the instruction if necessary.
Conclusion
Thus, everyone, even an unprepared user, can remove the Home button from the Iphone screen. It is important to follow the instructions correctly and not to skip any points. Write in the comments if you managed to remove the button using these instructions, and also ask your questions in the comments.
