It is frustrating because AssistiveTouch on iPhone serves a good purpose, especially when your hardware buttons do not seem to work. For example, when your volume button or silent switch stop working, you can use AssistiveTouch to perform functions like lock the screen, restart the device, etc. that the buttons let you do. Fortunately, the methods we tried and tested will certainly help you fix the issue. First, let us understand this issue better and then get to the fixes.
Why Is AssistiveTouch Not Showing Up on My iPhone
There are various reasons why AsisstiveTouch on iPhone does not show up, and most of the time, the opacity setting might be too low. However, there might be some bug that none of us are aware of, which Apple would eventually fix with an update, or reset AssistiveTouch entirely. Having said that, we’re sure you can fix this issue by the below methods, so move on to the next section.
How to Fix AssistiveTouch Not Working on Your iPhone
Here are seven easy ways to fix AssistiveTouch not working on your iPhone. Let’s start by turning it off and back on again.
1. Turn off and Turn on AssistiveTouch
Turning off and turning on AssistiveTouch essentially gives a refresh to the feature, and will reload all the software components responsible for running the feature. Hence, there is a good chance that the button will show up and work fine after doing so. Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Accessibility. Step 2: Tap on Touch. Step 3: Select AssistiveTouch. Step 4: Now, turn off the toggle for AssistiveTouch and turn it back on again after a few seconds.
2. Reset AssistiveTouch
Resetting AssistiveTouch resets the main menu of the button, and in many cases, this is known to fix any issue with it. Here’s how you can reset AssistiveTouch. Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Accessibility. Step 2: Tap on Touch. Step 3: Select AssistiveTouch. Step 4: Tap on the ‘Customise Top Level Menu’. Step 5: Now, tap on Reset. This will reset AssistiveTouch on your iPhone. If this didn’t solve the issue for you, let us look into correcting another option, which is known to make the AssistiveTouch invisible on your home screen. That might be the culprit.
3. Adjust AssistiveTouch Idle Opacity
There is an option within AssistiveTouch that lets you control the visibility of the icon on the home screen. In any case, if the visibility is set to zero, you can drag the slider until the button is visible on the Home Screen. Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Accessibility. Step 2: Tap on Touch. Step 3: Select AssistiveTouch. Step 4: Now, tap on Idle Opacity. Step 5: If the slider is down to zero, this means that it is ‘0%’ opaque and you obviously will not be able to see the button. Hence, you will have to increase the slider up to at least 40%.
4. Check Your Screen Protector
If you have a thick screen protector on your screen, it might restrict a few touch inputs and hence, can make your touchscreen unresponsive. So, you can consider replacing your screen protector with a high-quality one that is known to not cause any problems. If none of these work, you can try a few generic methods to fix the issue. Let’s begin with restarting your iPhone.
5. Restart Your iPhone
Restarting your iPhone fixes a range of issues since you are essentially refreshing your iPhone. Indeed, a classic solution to most iOS-based problems. Hence, you can try restarting your iPhone when you find AssistiveTouch not working. Step 1: Firstly, shut down your device.
On iPhone X and above: Press and hold the volume down and the side button. On iPhone SE 2nd or 3rd gen, 7, and 8 series: Press and hold the side button. On iPhone SE 1st gen, 5s, 5c, or 5: Hold the power button at the top.
Step 2: Drag the power slider to turn off the device. Step 3: Next, turn on your device by pressing and holding the power button on your iPhone. If AssistiveTouch is not showing up even after a restart, you can try updating your iPhone.
6. Update Your iPhone
If AssistiveTouch is not working for a large group of users, Apple will certainly take note of the issue and release a software update to fix the bug. Hence, always ensure you remain on the latest version of iOS. Here’s how you can update your iPhone. Step 1: Open the Settings app and select General. Step 2: Select Software Update. If there’s a new update, you will find an option to download and install it. If you still find AssistiveTouch not working, as a last resort, you can try resetting your iPhone.
7. Reset All Settings on iPhone
To pinpoint a misconfiguration causing an issue on your iPhone is hard, hence you would want to consider bringing back all settings and configurations to their default states. This is exactly what resetting an iPhone does. This means that all your location, home screen layout, privacy settings, and more will be back to default. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Open the Settings app and select General. Step 2: Select ‘Transfer & Reset iPhone’. Step 3: Tap on Reset. Step 4: Now, tap on ‘Reset All Settings’ to return all the settings and configurations of your iPhone to their default states.
Bring Back AssisitveTouch on Your iPhone
We hope all of these methods helped you fix AssistiveTouch not working on your iPhone. While we’re all aware of how it can help us, we’re sure this could be an even better feature if Apple allowed third-party applications to utilize it. And if we see this feature in the next iOS, you know where Apple got its idea from!
