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Use AssistiveTouch on BrowserStack real devices

The AssistiveTouch feature on iOS and iPadOS devices enables you to perform actions and gestures such as locking your screen, adjusting volume, restarting your device, etc., as defined in Apple documentation.

App Live enables you to test your app on BrowserStack real iOS and iPadOS devices using AssistiveTouch. Some scenarios that you can test with AssistiveTouch are:

  • Simulate buttons
  • Multi-finger gestures
  • Custom actions
  • Create new gestures

Supported AssistiveTouch actions on iOS devices

App Live supports the following AssistiveTouch actions on BrowserStack real iOS devices.

  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Reachability

General

  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Reachability
  • Apple Pay (on select devices)

Custom actions

  • Double-tap
  • Long press
  • Pinch and rotate
  • Hold and drag

Gestures

  • Two-finger scroll
  • Three-finger scroll
  • Four-finger scroll
  • Five-finger scroll
  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Reachability
  • Apple Pay (on select devices)
  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Reachability
  • Apple Pay (on select devices)
  • Shake Gesture

Supported AssistiveTouch actions on iPadOS devices

App Live supports the following AssistiveTouch actions on BrowserStack real iPadOS devices.

  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot

General

  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot

Custom actions

  • Double-tap
  • Long press
  • Pinch and rotate
  • Hold and drag

Gestures

  • Two-finger scroll
  • Three-finger scroll
  • Four-finger scroll
  • Five-finger scroll
  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Home
  • Notification Center
  • App Switcher
  • Screenshot
  • Shake Gesture

Test your app using AssistiveTouch

  1. Log in to the App Live dashboard.
  2. Upload or install your app, and select the device from the device listing, to launch your test session.
  3. On the App Live vertical toolbar, click iOS Settings.
  4. Under General Settings, enable AssistiveTouch.
    You see a message on the dashboard that AssistiveTouch is enabled. Enable AssistiveTouch

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