AssistiveTouch can do a variety of things faster and with better control. Whether you want to invoke Siri, fine-tune the volume of your iPhone, or instantly capture a screenshot, this handy Accessibility feature has got you covered with aplomb. But do you know that you can launch your favorite Siri Shortcut using the AssistiveTouch on your iPhone or iPad? Having used this hack for a long time, I must say that it works like a charm and won’t take long to win you over as well. Read on…
Add a Siri Shortcut to AssistiveTouch in iOS 18/iPadOS 18 on iPhone & iPad
So, how does adding your favorite Siri Shortcut to the AssistiveTouch work on iOS? Well, iOS provides an official way to launch a specific shortcut using this Accessibility feature. Once you have set up the shortcut, you can trigger it with utmost ease.
- To get started, launch the Settings app on your iOS or iPadOS device.
- In the Settings menu, tap Accessibility to continue.
- Now, go to the Physical and Motor section. Then, tap Touch.
- On the next screen, choose AssistiveTouch.
- Next, ensure that the switch for AssistiveTouch is active.
- Under the Custom Actions section, select the Single Tap option.
- Now, scroll down to find a Siri Shortcut and choose it. And that’s all there is to it!
- From now onward, you can launch this Siri Shortcut by just tapping once on the AssistiveTouch icon.
Remove a Siri Shortcut from the AssistiveTouch on Your iPhone or iPad
No longer want to invoke a Siri Shortcut using the AssistiveTouch? No problem, you can get rid of it without any hassle either.
- On your device, navigate to the Settings app -> Accessibility -> Touch -> AssistiveTouch -> Single Tap.
- Now, you can choose the desired action that you want to trigger using the AssistiveTouch feature on your device.
AssistiveTouch has long been an exceptionally handy feature on iOS. However, for all being so versatile and efficient, it has by and large been an unexplored territory. As someone who relies on it to perform a wide range of tasks, I can’t help but appreciate it. There is one important thing that I would love to add to it is the ability to customize the appearance. It would be cool if there was a way to adjust the size and tweak the icon color based on the preference. Hopefully, Apple will listen to this wish sooner rather than later.
Enough talk. Feel free to share your two cents about Siri Shortcut and AssistiveTouch. Given a chance, what are the things that you would like to add/remove in these two notable iOS features?
