Home buttons on iphone

Use the side, Home, and other buttons on your iPhone

Learn about the buttons and switches on your iPhone.

From left to right: iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 8, and iPhone X and later

Sleep

On iPhone 6 and later, press the side button to wake your iPhone or put it to sleep. On iPhone SE (1st generation) and earlier, press the top button.

Ring/Silent

Use the ring/silent switch to mute sounds and alerts.

If the switch shows orange, it means your iPhone is in silent mode and will vibrate for incoming calls or alerts. When in silent mode, the alarms you set in the Clock app will still sound, and calls from Favorite contacts will still ring.

Volume up/down

Use the volume up/down buttons to adjust the volume when listening to music, watching videos, or playing games.

When you press the buttons, you’ll see the Volume under the indicator. When you’re not using other apps, the buttons will adjust the ringer volume and you’ll see Ringer under the indicator.

Home button/Touch ID

Use the Home button to unlock your device or make purchases using Touch ID. Press the Home button once to go to the Home screen. Press the Home button twice to bring up the App Switcher.

Restart

On iPhone X and later, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons to restart your iPhone. On iPhone SE (2nd generation), 8, 7, or 6, press and hold the side button. On iPhone SE (1st generation) and earlier, press and hold the top button.

Siri

Press and hold the side button or Home button to use Siri.

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Use AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can use AssistiveTouch to adjust volume, lock your screen, use multi-finger gestures, restart your device, or replace pressing buttons with just a tap.

Turn on AssistiveTouch

When you turn on AssistiveTouch, you’ll see a button appear onscreen. You can drag it to any edge of the screen, where it will stay until you move it again. By default, tapping the button once will open the AssistiveTouch menu. Tapping once anywhere outside of the menu will close it.

There are a few ways to turn on AssistiveTouch:

• Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, then select AssistiveTouch to turn it on.
• Use «Hey Siri» to say, “Turn on AssistiveTouch.”
• Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut and turn on AssistiveTouch.

AssistiveTouch can also be added to the Accessibility Shortcut for quick access from Control Center, or you can use the Side or Home button.

Use AssistiveTouch instead of gestures

Access menus and controls that require onscreen gestures like:

• Control Center
• Notification Center
• Spotlight
• Home
• App Switcher
• Speak Screen

Use AssistiveTouch instead of pressing buttons

The menu gives you access to functions that would otherwise be controlled by pressing physical buttons or moving the device. Here’s some of what you can do:

• Activate the Accessibility Shortcut
• Lock the screen
• Adjust the volume
• Summon Siri
• Restart the device
• Capture a screenshot
• Simulate shaking the device

Use AssistiveTouch for multi-finger gestures

1. From the AssistiveTouch menu, select Device > More, then select Gestures.
2. Choose between 2, 3, 4, or 5 finger input.

After making your selection, multiple dots appear on the screen indicating where the virtual fingertips are touching the screen. Moving one finger around the screen or performing taps will control all virtual fingertips at the same time. The virtual fingertips will automatically go away after a few moments of inactivity.

Customize the AssistiveTouch menu

To change the order, number, and contents of the buttons in the menu:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, then select AssistiveTouch.
2. Select Customize Top Level Menu, then tap an icon to reassign a different function to its position.
3. Use the + and — buttons to change the number of buttons that appear in the menu.

Use the Reset button to erase your changes and restore the default menu settings.

Use custom actions

To assign an AssistiveTouch function to a single-tap, double-tap, or long press of the button:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, then select AssistiveTouch.
2. Under the Custom Actions heading, choose Single-Tap, Double-Tap, or Long Press.
3. Choose an action from the list to assign to the gesture.
4. Use the AssistiveTouch button to go back to Settings.

You can adjust the amount of time the actions can perform a double-tap, or how long the button must be held for a long press.

Create new gestures

You can record custom taps and swipes using the touchscreen and save them to the AssistiveTouch menu.

To create a new gesture:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility and select Touch.
2. Select AssistiveTouch, then Create New Gesture.
3. Recording starts automatically when you touch the ; so you can tap or swipe whenever you’re ready.
4. When you’re finished, tap Stop.

To review your recorded gesture, press Play. If you want to re-record your gesture, tap Record. Press Save to name your gesture when you’re ready.

If you’re unable to perform a multi-finger gesture by using multiple fingers at the same time, you can record individual movements, and they’ll be grouped together. For example, draw two horizontal dots on the top half of the screen, and a half circle on the bottom of the screen, then press Stop. When you press play, all dots and lines will play at once.

Connect a pointer device with AssistiveTouch

With AssistiveTouch, you can connect an accessory — like a wired or bluetooth mouse or trackpad — to control the onscreen pointer on your device. Learn how to connect a pointer device to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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How to Add Touchscreen Home Button on iPhone, iPad

The home button is the biggest button on iOS devices and probably the most important one. It’s a great example of what makes the iPhone and iPad so easy to use — that single button will always take you to the homescreen no matter what you’re doing. On many Android devices, home is a software button that disappears inside apps, leaving you feeling stuck, but the physical home button on iOS devices is always there. At the same time, power users can double and triple tap the button for additional functions.

Unfortunately, this extensive usage means that the home button can become unresponsive. This can really make using the device frustrating, particularly if you’re using an older device that doesn’t support gestures. If you’re facing the same problem, then you should enable the software home button option on your iOS device, and this is how you do it:

How to Add Touchscreen Home Button on iPhone, iPad

Open Settings.

Go to General > Accessibility

Scroll down to the section labeled INTERACTION and tap on AssistiveTouch.

On the next screen, toggle AssistiveTouch to the green On position.

A white circle with a grey box will appear on screen. Tap this circle to expand it to a big box on screen. The square Home button at the bottom of the box functions exactly like the physical home button — you can use it to single tap, double tap, or long press the home button even if there is a hardware problem. The grey box remains visible and usable in all apps.

This is a simple and effective fix for an unresponsive home button. Does your iOS device have an unresponsive home button? How did you deal with this problem? Let us know via the comments. For more tutorials, head to our How To section.

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The Many Uses of the iPhone Home Button

Everyone who’s used the iPhone for even just a few minutes knows that the Home button, the only button on the iPhone’s front, is crucial. But relatively few people know just how many things the Home button can do — and how to do those things on the iPhone models that don’t have a Home button. Read on to learn all about the many uses of the iPhone Home button.

What the iPhone Home Button Is Used For

The Home button is used for all kinds of apps and actions including:

• Access Siri: Holding down the Home button will launch Siri.
• Multitasking: Double-clicking the Home button reveals all running apps in the multitasking manager.
• Music App Controls: When the phone is locked and the Music app plays, clicking the home button once will bring up the Music app controls to adjust volume, change songs, and play or pause the track.
• Camera: From the lock screen, a single press of the Home button and a swipe from right to left launches the Camera app.
• Notification Center: From the lock screen, press the Home button and swipe left to right to access Notification Center widgets.
• Accessibility Controls: By default, the Home button only responds to single or double clicks. But a triple-click can also trigger certain actions. In order to configure what a triple-click does, go to the Settings app, then tap General >Accessibility >Accessibility Shortcut. In that section, you can trigger the following actions with a triple-click:
  • AssistiveTouch
  • Classic Invert Colors
  • Color Filters
  • Reduce White Point
  • VoiceOver
  • Smart Invert Colors
  • Switch Control
  • VoiceOver
  • Zoom.
• Dismiss Control Center: If Control Center is open, you can dismiss it with a single click of the Home Button.
• Touch ID: On the iPhone 5S, 6 series, 6S series, 7 series, and 8 series the Home button adds another dimension: it’s a fingerprint scanner. Called Touch ID, this fingerprint scanner makes those models more secure and is used to enter passcodes, and passwords for purchases at the iTunes and App Stores, and with Apple Pay.
• Reachability: The iPhone 6 series and newer have a home-button feature that no other iPhones have, called Reachability. Because those phones have large screens, it can be hard to reach from one side to the other when using the phone one-handed. Reachability solves that problem by pulling the top of the screen down to the center to make it easy to reach. Users can access Reachability by double-tapping (not clicking; just a light tap like tapping an icon) the Home button.

iPhone X and Up: The End of the Home Button

While the iPhone 7 series delivered some big changes to the Home button, the iPhone X removes the Home button completely. With the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR also lacking Home buttons, it’s safe to say that the Home button is on the way out. Here’s how to perform tasks that used to require the Home button on the iPhone X:

• Unlock the phone: You unlock the iPhone X using either the Face ID facial recognition system or by entering an onscreen passcode after waking the phone by raising it, tapping the screen, or clicking the Side (aka sleep/wake) button.
• Return to home screen: To leave an app and return to the home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen (Control Center is now accessed by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen).
• Multitasking: To access the multitasking view of all open apps, swipe up from the bottom like you’re returning to the home screen, but pause partway through the swipe.
• Siri: Instead of pressing and holding the Home button to launch Siri, press and hold the Side button.
• Taking screenshots: The Home button is no longer involved in taking screenshots. Instead, squeeze the Side button and volume up button at the same time to capture a screenshot.
• Force restart: Force restarting the iPhone X requires more steps now. Click the volume up button, then the volume down button, and then press and hold the Side button until the iPhone restarts.

You can also create shortcuts that take the place of the Home button. These shortcuts allow you to access the features you use most frequently. Find out how in our article How to Create and Use iPhone X Shortcuts.

The Home Button on iPhone 7 and 8 Series

The iPhone 7 series phones changed the Home button dramatically. On earlier models, the button was truly a button: something that moved when you clicked it. On the iPhone 7 and then the 8 series, the Home button is actually a solid, 3D Touch-enabled panel. When you press it, nothing moves. Instead, like the 3D Touch screen, it detects the strength of your press and responds accordingly. Because of this change, the iPhone 7 and 8 series has the following Home button options:

• Rest Finger to Open: Earlier versions of the Touch ID-enabled Home button let you rest your finger on the button to unlock the phone. That changed with the 7 series, but you can restore that option by going to Settings >General >Accessibility >Home Button > and moving the Rest Finger to Open slider to on/green.
• Click Speed: Change the speed needed to double or triple-click the button in Settings >General >Accessibility >Home Button.
• Click Settings: Because the button is now 3D Touch-enabled, you can choose the kind of click feedback you prefer by going to Settings >General >Home Button.

Uses of the Home Button in Earlier Versions of the iOS

Earlier versions of the iOS used the Home button for different things — and allowed users to configure the Home button with more options. These options aren’t available on later versions of the iOS.

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