How to Add a Home Button on an iPhone

Open Settings., Scroll down and tap General., Tap Accessibility., Scroll down and tap AssisitiveTouch., Slide "AssistiveTouch" to the "On" position., Tap Customize Top Level Menu…., Tap ➖., Tap Custom., Tap Home., Tap Back., Tap the white...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open Settings.

    It's a gray app with gears (⚙️) that is typically located on your home screen.
  2. Step 2: Scroll down and tap General.

    It's next to a gray gear (⚙️) icon. , It's a standalone section near the middle of the screen. , It's in the "INTERACTION" section of the menu. , A small white circle inside a gray square will appear on the right side of the screen. , It's the second section of the screen. , It's in the lower-right of the screen.

    Tap repeatedly until only the icon labeled "Custom" remains. , A list of all of the shortcuts that you can enable using the AssistiveTouch button will appear. , It's near the top of the screen. , It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. , The circle will behave like your iPhone's Home button, taking you to the home screen whenever you tap it.

    Tap and drag the AssistiveTouch circle to a different part of your screen if it's ever obscuring the screen.
  3. Step 3: Tap Accessibility.

  4. Step 4: Scroll down and tap AssisitiveTouch.

  5. Step 5: Slide "AssistiveTouch" to the "On" position.

  6. Step 6: Tap Customize Top Level Menu….

  7. Step 7: Tap ➖.

  8. Step 8: Tap Custom.

  9. Step 9: Tap Home.

  10. Step 10: Tap Back.

  11. Step 11: Tap the white AssistiveTouch circle.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray app with gears (⚙️) that is typically located on your home screen.

It's next to a gray gear (⚙️) icon. , It's a standalone section near the middle of the screen. , It's in the "INTERACTION" section of the menu. , A small white circle inside a gray square will appear on the right side of the screen. , It's the second section of the screen. , It's in the lower-right of the screen.

Tap repeatedly until only the icon labeled "Custom" remains. , A list of all of the shortcuts that you can enable using the AssistiveTouch button will appear. , It's near the top of the screen. , It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. , The circle will behave like your iPhone's Home button, taking you to the home screen whenever you tap it.

Tap and drag the AssistiveTouch circle to a different part of your screen if it's ever obscuring the screen.

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