iOS VoiceOver commands

After you enable iOS VoiceOver you can run iOS VoiceOVer commands during a manual session to test your app’s screen reader compatibility.

A context to Perform voiceover feature

Tap

Double-tap

To double-tap, select Activate selected item.

Triple-tap

To triple-tap, select Double-tap selected item.

Two-finger tap

To two-finger tap, select Pause/resume speech.

Two-finger double tap

To two-finger double tap, select Special action.

Two-finger triple tap

To two-finger triple tap, select Open item chooser.

Three-finger tap

To three-finger tap, select Speak current page number and position.

Three-finger double-tap

To three-finger double-tap, select Toggle speech on/off.

Three-finger triple-tap

To three-finger triple-tap, select Toggle screen curtain on/off.

Swipe

Swipe right

To swipe right, select Select next item.

Swipe left

To swipe left, select Select previous item.

Swipe up or down

To swipe up or down, select Perform or move to the next selected option.

Two-finger swipe up

To two-finger swipe up, select Read all content from the first object in selected area.

Two-finger swipe down

To two-finger swipe down, select Read all content from selected item.

Two-finger swipe back-and-forth

To two-finger swipe back-and-forth, select Go back, cancel, close pop-up.

Three-finger swipe left

To three-finger swipe left, select Move to next horizontal screen page.

Three-finger swipe right

To three-finger swipe right, select Move to previous horizontal screen page.

Three-finger swipe up

To three-finger swipe up, select Move/scroll down a page.

Three-finger swipe down

To three-finger swipe down, select Move/scroll up a page.

Four-finger swipe left/right

To four-finger swipe left/right, select Switch to next/previous app.

Four-finger swipe up/down

To four-finger swipe up/down, select Open or close multitask pane.

Pinch

Two-finger pinch out/in

To two-finger pinch out/in, select Select / deselect.

Four-finger pinch in

To four-finger pinch in, select Go to home screen.