{"id":123739,"date":"2021-09-08T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=123739"},"modified":"2021-09-08T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T07:00:09","slug":"use-custom-gestures-on-iphone-1334","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/use-custom-gestures-on-iphone-1334.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Custom Gestures on iPhone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of iPhone gestures? If you are unaware of it, maybe you can take some time to read the article. If your iPhone Home or Power buttons are broken, or if you prefer to use on-screen buttons rather than physical ones, AssistiveTouch is the one you may need. AssistiveTouch provides options to access all the regular iPhone features through the touchscreen, rather than the tactile buttons. In one word, AssistiveTouch helps control your device and perform gestures like a pinch, multi-finger swipe, 3D Touch or Siri. Here I will show you how to use gestures on iPhone and how to use custom gestures on iPhone. Hope this iPhone gestures tutorial could help you have a better understanding of gestures on iPhone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#part1\"><b>How to enable AssistiveTouch to use iPhone gestures? <\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\"><b>How to create a gesture on iPhone? <\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part3\"><b>How to use custom gestures on iPhone? <\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\"><b>How to enable AssistiveTouch to use iPhone gestures? <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Before I show you how to use gestures on iPhone, we need to know how to enable AssistiveTouch.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc\" class=\"pl40\">\n<li>1.\tLaunch <b>Settings<\/b> from iPhone Home screen. <\/li>\n<li>2.\tTap <b>General<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>3.\tTap <b>Accessibility<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>4.\tTap <b>AssistiveTouch<\/b> to enable it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Later, you will find a light dark square with a white circle appear on iPhone screen. 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-1.jpeg\" title=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" alt=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" width=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pl40\"><b>Device shortcuts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tap <b>AssistiveTouch<\/b> shortcut, you will see the following options: <b>Notification Center<\/b>, <b>Device<\/b>, <b>Control Center<\/b>, <b>Home<\/b>, <b>Siri<\/b> and <b>Custom<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Click <b>Device<\/b>, you can see the following options: <b>Lock Screen, Rotate Screen, Volume Up, Volume Down, Unmute<\/b> and More.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone.png\" title=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" alt=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" width=\"220\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\"><b>How to create a gesture on iPhone?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Follow the steps mentioned below showing you how to create a gesture on iPhone.<\/p>\n<li>1.\tLaunch <b>Settings<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>2.\tTap <b>General<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>3.\tTap <b>Accessibility<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>4.\tTap <b>AssistiveTouch<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>5.\tTap <b>Crate New Gesture<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>6.\tYou can tap or swipe to create a new iPhone gesture.<\/li>\n<li>7.\tIn general, all your actions will be combined into one multi-touch gesture.<\/li>\n<li>8.\tAfter you have completed your gestures on iPhone, tap <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>9.\tA dialog will pop up for you to name the New Gesture.<\/li>\n<li>10.\tTap <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, your iPhone custom gestures will be available to you under Custom in the AssistiveTouch menu. Hope this iPhone gestures tutorial work for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-3.png\" title=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" alt=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" width=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\"><b>How to use custom gestures on iPhone?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Now that we know how to set gestures on iPhone, it is time for us to learn how to use custom gestures on iPhone. To use iPhone custom gestures, follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc\" class=\"pl40\">\n<li>1.\tTap AssistiveTouch on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>2.\tTap Custom button that looks like a star.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then you can see the iPhone custom gestures shown there. For example, tap the Zoom in button, then you see two small black circles shown on-screen. This will replicate a Multi-Touch gesture. You can open the map and with only one finger, for it will help you zoom in on the map. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\">\n<p><a onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-to-use-custom-gestures-on-iPhone-4.png\" title=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" alt=\"iPhone Gestures-AssistiveTouch\" width=\"220\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now you know how to use iPhone custom gestures in AssistiveTouch. AssistiveTouch is a convenient and helpful feature that lets iPhone user access buttons and trigger features that require movement without having to push several buttons or lift the iPhone. AssistiveTouch is an Accessibility feature that is often used by people with various levels of disability. As it turns out, AssistiveTouch is also the perfect solution for an iPhone with broken buttons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of iPhone gestures? If you are unaware of it, maybe you can take some time to read the article. 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