Apple iPhone iOS 8.1 - Manual (Page 165)

Appendix A Accessibility 165
Tap the menu button, tap Device >
More > Gestures, then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the corresponding
circles appear on the screen, swipe or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you
Perform a pinch gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, then tap Pinch. When the pinch
circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the pinch
Create your own gesture. You can add your own favorite gestures to the control menu (for
empty gesture placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch >
Create New Gesture.
Example 1: To create the rotation gesture, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture. On the gesture recording screen that prompts you to
other.) If it doesn’t turn out quite right, tap Cancel, then try again. When it looks right, tap Save,
open Maps, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button, and choose Rotate 90 from Favorites. When
which you want to rotate the map, then release. You might want to create several gestures with
Example 2: Let’s create the touch and hold gesture that you use to start rearranging icons on
gesture. To use the gesture, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button and choose your gesture from
Favorites. When the blue circle representing your touch appears, drag it over a Home screen icon
and release.
If you record a sequence of taps or drags, they’re all played back at the same time. For example,
Exit a menu without performing a gesture. Tap anywhere outside the menu. To return to the
previous menu, tap the arrow in the middle of the menu.
Move the menu button. Drag it anywhere along the edge of the screen.
Adjust your accessory tracking speed. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Hide the menu button (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
TTY support
You can use the iPhone TTY Adapter cable (sold separately in many areas) to connect iPhone to
a TTY machine. Go to
www.apple.com/store (may not be available in all areas) or check with your
local Apple retailer.
Connect iPhone to a TTY machine. Go to Settings > Phone, then turn on TTY. Then connect
iPhone to your TTY machine using the iPhone TTY Adapter.