What you need to know about Assistive Touch on Apple Watch:
- Assistive Touch Accessibility features This helps you navigate your Apple Watch using hand gestures.
- To use AssistiveTouch, you need the following:
- Running Apple Watch watchOS 8 Or later
- Running iPhone iOS 15 Or later
- This feature uses built-in Gyroscope And AccelerometerWith data from, Heart rate sensor..
The Apple Watch is one of my favorite tech products, but I always find its small screen difficult to navigate. Fortunately, with the latest watchOS 8, you can activate AssistiveTouch on your Apple Watch and use hand gestures to navigate the screen.
This is a great new accessibility feature, especially for people with disabilities. Let’s dig into all the details and learn how to use AssistiveTouch with watchOS 8 on your Apple Watch.
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What is AssistiveTouch in watchOS 8?
AssistiveTouch is an accessibility feature that detects hand gestures, controls the cursor, and navigates the Apple Watch display. Already available on iPhone and iPad, you can easily use your Apple Watch without touching the small screen.
AssistiveTouch uses built-in Gyroscope And AccelerometerWith data from, Heart rate sensor Guess the position of your wrist and hand on your Apple Watch.
Apple Watch can now detect next hand gestures.pinch(Touch your index finger to your thumb) and “Clench(Loosen the fist).
Pinch gesture is a basic “NextThe action, clinch gesture, is “Verification.. So, for example, you can accept an incoming call by clenching your fist. If this sounds interesting, learn how to turn on AssistiveTouch on your Apple Watch running watchOS 8.
Caution: The release date of AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch is probably autumn 2021 When the official watchOS 8 will be released worldwide. Next, we’ll take a closer look at how to set up Assistive Touch on your Apple Watch. But for now, this is the general idea of what you can expect.
How to activate Assistive Touch on Apple Watch
To set up AssistiveTouch, you need to wear your Apple Watch and update to watchOS 8.
- Open to see The app on your iPhone.
- Tap Accessibility In My watch tab.
- Switch on Assistive Touch.
- You may have to go to again Setting → Accessibility Enable Assisitive Touch on your Apple Watch.
If you enable an option in your settings, you can activate it in the following ways: clench Your hand on a loose fist Twice.. You can then use gestures to navigate the clock, as described below.
There are two main gestures you need to use AssistiveTouch on your Apple Watch.
- First, Pinch your fingers Navigate forward For various buttons and options on the screen in most apps.
For example, When the timer turns off, pinch[停止]Or[繰り返し]You can move to the button. The selected button is Blue rectangle On the Apple Watch screen. - You can also double pinch Move backward Among the options.
- Third, Clench your hands Confirm your choice once. It’s the same as tapping the selected option.
- Finally you can Double crench Your hand to launch Action menu, Will be explained further below.
Two actions, pinch and clinch, help avoid most Apple Watch apps. AssistiveTouch.. However, you can also customize them as described below.
How to adjust AssistiveTouch hand gestures on Apple Watch
- Start to see App With a paired iPhone.
- select Accessibility..
- Tap AssistiveTouch..
- Below the input, tap Yellowtail..
This option is enabled by default. - under Customize gesturesAdjust the settings of pinch, Double pinch, Clench,and Double crench As you like.
The default is each[進む],[戻る],[タップ],and[アクションメニュー]is.
watchOS 8 advanced Assistive Touch controls
In addition to hand gestures, AssistiveTouch Action menu There are more options for operating your Apple Watch than just pinching and squeezing. These include:
- Press crown: This button is the same as pressing the digital crown on your Apple Watch without actually touching it.
- Motion pointer.. You can tilt the clock to navigate by activating the Assistive Touch motion pointer on your Apple Watch.
- Tilt Move the pointer up. Tilt down Move the pointer down. Therefore, you can use it to quickly scroll through button options. further, Hovering Select it above the option.
In the same way you can Tilt the clock to the left or right Go to the left or right edge of the Apple Watch screen and go to other windows in the app.
For example, if you use a workout app, you can use tilt motion to view statistics and[終了]Button and[一時停止]You can move between the buttons.
To Activate the action menu With Apple Watch, you can double-clinch your hands. Then pinch your finger to navigate the option and grab it once to select the option.
The· You can enable the motion pointer From the action menu, or swipe your Apple Watch up and down quickly.
You can do it Turn off AssistiveTouch Anytime from the settings. After the official release of watchOS 8, please see this space for more information on this feature.
Other accessibility features announced by Apple
In addition to AssistiveTouch With watchOS 8, Apple announced several other accessibility updates across the platform, including:
- New support hearing aid
- SignTime: ASL interpreter video call for visit to Apple Store and customer support
- Enhanced VoiceOver-based exploration Of the image
- Built-in Background noise generator
- Some buttons Nonverbal mouth sounds (For people with limited conversation and mobility)
- Custom emoji For those who have an oxygen tube, cochlear implant, or soft helmet
- More Comprehensive media By or for people with disabilities on the App Store, Apple TV, Books, and Maps apps
This covers everything you know about using AssistiveTouch with watchOS 8. What do you think about this feature? Please share in the comments below.
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