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How to enable virtual Home button, open virtual Home button on iPhone to change settings
How to enable virtual Home button, open virtual Home button on iPhone to change settings
The virtual Home button is a gray square that appears on the iPhone/iPad screen. With this virtual Home button, you can take a screenshot of your iPhone , lock the screen, increase the volume... quite easily without having to go into each application or use the hard physical keys.
How to enable the virtual Home button on iPhone is quite simple, although it is a bit different on iOS versions, please follow the instructions below to be able to open the virtual Home button on iPhone.
How to enable virtual Home button on iOS 13, iOS 14, iOS 15, iOS 16
With iPhone running iOS 13, iOS 14, to open virtual Home, do the following:
Step 1: From the home screen, go to Settings , scroll down and select Accessibility from the list of settings.
Step 2: Select Touch
Step 3: Select AssistiveTouch and slide the button next to AssistiveTouch to green to enable the virtual Home button.
Instructions to enable virtual Home button on iPhone
Open virtual Home button on iOS 12 and below
With iPhone running iOS 12 or lower, to open the virtual Home button, do the following:
Step 1: Go to Settings
Step 2: Go to General Settings
Step 3: Go to Accessibility
Open Accessibility in Settings
Step 4: Select Touch > AssistiveTouch > turn on AssistiveTouch again and swipe to turn it on. When the button turns green, the virtual Home button has been successfully activated.
Touch > AssistiveTouch > AssistiveTouch to enable virtual Home
Once you enable the virtual Home button on your iPhone, you can drag it anywhere on your screen. Tap it to see the default menu configuration, which includes Notification Center, Device, Control Center, Home Screen, Siri, and Preferences.
Default virtual Home button on iPhone
Instructions for customizing virtual Home button settings on iPhone
It will be an extremely great experience if you know how to use and personalize the options on the iPhone's virtual Home button to serve your needs.