Settings and adjustments

  • Adjust basic settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, where you can:

    • Add switches

    • Turn off auto scanning (if you’ve added a “Move to Next Item” switch)

    • Adjust the scanning interval

    • Set scanning to pause on the first item in a group

    • Choose how many times to cycle through the screen before hiding Switch Control

    • Turn Auto Tap on or off and set the interval for performing a second switch action to show the control menu

    • Set whether a movement action is repeated when you hold down a switch, and how long to wait before repeating

    • Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it is accepted as a switch action

    • Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers

    • Adjust point scanning speed

    • Turn on sound effects or speech

    • Select the items you want to see in the menu

    • Make the selection cursor larger or a different color

    • Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning

    • Save custom gestures that you can choose from the Action portion of the control menu.

  • Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:

    • Adjust scanning speed

    • Change the location of the control menu

    • Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode

    • Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid

    • Reverse the scanning direction

    • Turn on or off sound or speech accompaniment

    • Turn off groups to scan items one at a time