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Accessibility - cognitive

Accessibility Shortcut

Most people call this triple clicking the side button to toggle a feature.

Triple clicking the side button, or the Home button on older models, turns your chosen accessibility features on and off instantly.

Available

This setting is present on your iPhone.

  • We have this path on file but have not yet confirmed it against an official source.

Where to find it - iOS 13 and later

  1. Settings
  2. Accessibility
  3. Accessibility Shortcut

What it does

You pick which features appear. Choose one and the triple click toggles it directly. Choose several and a menu appears.

What changes

When it is on

Triple clicking the side or Home button toggles your chosen features.

When it is off

Triple clicking does nothing.

Should you turn it on?

Good reasons to turn it on

  • Instant access to Magnifier, Colour Filters or Zoom.
  • No digging through Settings for something you use daily.

Good reasons to turn it off

  • Accidental triple clicks cause confusing screen changes.
  • A child playing with the phone can trigger it.

Battery

No real change

Privacy

No real change

Performance

No real change

Cellular data

No real change

Storage

No real change

Out of the box: Nothing selected.

Questions people actually ask

Why did my screen suddenly go greyscale?
The Accessibility Shortcut was triggered by a triple click. Triple click again to reverse it.

If it is not working

  • If your screen went black and white or inverted unexpectedly, triple click again to undo it.
  • It can also be added to Control Centre as a shortcut tile.

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