Controlling VoiceOver with Gestures

VoiceOver Gesture List

Navigating and Speaking Items

These are the gestures you can use with VoiceOver on your iOS device.

Action Gesture
Select and speak an item Tap or Touch the Screen with One Finger
Select the next item Swipe Right with One Finger
Select the previous item Swipe Left with One Finger
Select the First Item on the Screen Four Finger Tap near the Top of the Screen
Select the Last Item on the Screen Four Finger Tap near the Bottom of the Screen
Speak the Entire Screen Starting at the Top Two Finger Up Swipe
Speak the Entire Screen Starting at Current Location Two Finger Down Swipe
Pause or Continue Speaking Two Finger Single Tap
Speak Additional Item Information Three Finger Single Tap

Scrolling Left, Right, Up, and Down

Action Gesture
Scroll Up One Page Three finger Down Swipe
Scroll Down One Page Three Finger Up Swipe
Scroll Left One Page Three Finger Right Swipe
Scroll Right One Page Three Finger Left Swipe

Taking Actions on Items

Action Gesture
Select an Item One Finger Tap
Activate the Selected Item One Finger Double Tap
Split Tap Touch and hold with one finger on an item, then tap the screen with another finger, even from your other hand.
Double Tap the Selected Item One Finger Triple Tap
Adjust a Slider Tap the Slider to select It, then Swipe Up or Down with One Finger to adjust
Start or stop the current action, (the Magic Tap for example, play or pause music or a video, take a photo in Camera, Answer or Stop a Call, start or stop a recording, start or stop the stopwatch) Two Finger Double Tap
Dismiss an Alert or Return to the Previous Screen Two-finger Scrub (move Two Fingers back and forth three times quickly in a Z pattern
Edit an Item's Label to make it easier to find Two Finger Double tap and hold

Gestures to Control VoiceOver

Action Gesture
Mute or Unmute VoiceOver Three Finger Double Tap, use Four Finger Double Tap if Zoom is turned on.
Turn the screen curtain on or off Three Finger Triple Tap, use Four Finger Triple Tap if Zoom is turned on.
Use a standard gesture Double-tap and hold One Finger until you hear three rising tones, then make the standard gesture.
Open Item Chooser Two Finger Triple Tap
Open VoiceOver Quick Settings Two Finger Quadruple Tap

Gestures to Control the VoiceOver Rotor

Action Gesture
Choose a Rotor Setting Two Finger Rotation
Move by Rotor Setting to Previous Item Swipe Up with One Finger
Move by Rotor Setting to Next Item Swipe Down with One Finger