How to Control Your iPhone With Head Movements
Over the years, Apple added a bunch of accessibility features to help users with any sort of disability and also extend the number of ways in which a person can use his iPhone. Besides the ability toset up and use personal voice on an iPhone, you can also use your head to trigger specific actions on your iPhone or iPad. Yes, you’ve heard it right. Apple lets you control your iPhone with head movements using the Switch Control feature. Although it’s an accessibility feature, it doesn’t mean you can’t use it to show off and look as if you would fit right inside a Star Trek movie. To use this feature, you’ll have to set up head tracking and configure your head movements. Although the process is a tad lengthy, we’ve broken it down into simple steps that you can understand and follow easily. So, let’s get started and learn how to control your iPhone with head movements.
How to Set Up Head Tracking on an iPhone
Note: To use Switch Control, you need an iPhone 8 or later model. While this feature is available with all iOS versions, we recommend updating to the latest iOS 17 version to enjoy any new additions and improvements.
First things first: do not blame me if you look silly in public, or if your date leaves because you kept shaking your head all through dinner.
Now that we have gotten that out of the way, let’s focus on the task at hand. The steps to follow, in order to enable head gestures on an iPhone, are outlined below:
Note:You can set the head movement gestures to actions such as “Tap” to completely use your iPhone with head gestures. However, this is very slow and not at all fun.
How to Improve Sensitivity for Easier Head Tracking on iPhone
Once you’ve successfully set up head tracking on your iPhone, it is time to tweak it to your preference. You might have noticed that you need to move your head (left or right) very obviously in order for your iPhone to trigger the switch action. Fortunately, the sensitivity of head movements can be changed, albeit to a very low level of control. If the feature works fine for you by default; great! If not, then follow the instructions below to increase the gesture sensitivity of your iPhone.
Go ahead and try out the“Switch Control”now, it should work with smaller head movements to trigger the corresponding actions.
This feature might feel gimmicky, but it has a lot of potential. Even with only two head movements, you have the ability to launch apps or control your phone with gestures. There is a lot more to explore and tweak in the iPhone’s Accessibility section. Go ahead, play around with other features, and let us know about your experience in the comments below.
Kanika Gogia
Kanika has been a loyal iPhone user since 2014 and loves everything Apple. With a Master’s in Computer Applications, passion for technology, and over five years of experience in writing, she landed at Beebom as an Apple Ecosystem Writer. She specializes in writing How To’s, troubleshooting guides, App features, and roundups for Apple users to help them make the best use of their gadgets. When not writing, she loves to try out new recipes and enjoy some family time.
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