Hi Debbie, As for setting a custom gesture, you go to Settings > Accessibility > Voiceover > Commands > Touch Gestures Once you are there you can swipe through all the options and hear what action is associated with a particular tap, or swipe and this includes 1-finger taps and swipes, 2-finger taps and swipes, 3-finger, 4-finger and also 1-finger tap and hold, 2-finger tap and hold etc. You would have to look either for a gesture, either tap or swipe, which you think you don't use and you can then reassign a different action to it or find one which does not yet have an action assigned. I believe that while it's an easy gesture to do, a 2-finger swipe left and right is by default available. I think at the very end of the list is also an option to assign an action to a double and triple tap of the back of the iPhone, but I find these are not always super reliable and sometimes I find these actions might get triggered when you don't want them. For example, I once assigned "Live Recognition which you can start by default with a 4-finger triple tap to a 2-finger back tap and I found that for some reason Live Recognition popped up way to often when I didn't want it and didn't think I had double tapped the back of my phone.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Debbie Downey Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 7:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Still getting used to no home button Hello, On my iPhone 17, why is it that sometimes when I slide down to the first blip from the top, it goes to the app switcher and other times it goes to the control center? I’m still new at this so I understand if its user error but just want to know if there is an answer to this? Also, when I try to send a text message through Siri, she cuts me off if I end a sentence but am not through with the message. Then, she doesn’t read me back the message. Long time ago I remember setting something up so that I can swipe with 2 fingers left and right to go through my rotor options and this is still what I do sometimes but I’m wondering if I can set something up like this but to go to the app switcher or home? I don’t remember how this is done. Can someone please answer some of these things please? I’d really appreciate it for me but especially for my husband who is also new to not having a home button! Thanks so much! Debbie -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/172e01dc5e83%24917a9990%24b46fccb0%24%40tampabay.rr.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/172e01dc5e83%24917a9990%24b46fccb0%24%40tampabay.rr.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB6929B8274661D4BA030C8462C7DEA%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
