With this trick you can still use an iPhone with a damaged screen

Your iPhone can take a lot, but if the device falls just wrong, it can damage the screen considerably. So much so that the touchscreen no longer works in some places. However, this does not necessarily mean that your iPhone is completely unusable. OMT editor Sabine is happy to tell you why.

If the bottom of your iPhone is damaged, it can be difficult to unlock the device. You can no longer swipe from bottom to top. If you have a device with Touch ID, this login method may no longer work. Closing apps and switching between open apps also becomes difficult.

Continue to use damaged iPhone screen

Fortunately, Apple has created a handy feature, which is actually intended as an accessibility feature for users who have difficulty operating the screen. AssistiveTouch ensures that you can easily reach important functions on your iPhone when, for example, the top or bottom of your screen no longer works.

You can enable AssistiveTouch through the Settings proceed to Accessibility to go and then on Touch to push. Press Assistive Touch and make sure the slider is green. In the event that the bottom half of your screen is damaged (or Touch ID has stopped working), you may not even be able to unlock your device.

Let Siri handle it for you

To turn the function on, we enlist the help of Siri. Therefore, press and hold the side button on your device or say (if you have this option enabled) “Hey Siri” to summon the smart assistant. Then say “Activate Voice Control.”

When you enable the function, appears Voice control at the top of the picture. It may take a while for your iPhone to download all the necessary files in the background. The language is probably set to English, so it is necessary to adjust the commands accordingly. Then say ‘Turn on Assistive Touchto your iPhone so that the feature is enabled.

You can with AssistiveTouch

A ball will now appear on the screen, which you can drag to a desired location. Pressing this will give you easy access to it Notification center and the Control panel. You can also easily call up Siri, adjust the volume, take a screenshot or return to the home screen.

In this way you can still do a lot with your iPhone, although it will probably not be as pleasant to use as you are used to. By the way, you can always enlist the help of Siri if you can’t get it done with AssistiveTouch. Of course, AssistiveTouch is only a temporary solution, but that way you can look around for a new device at your leisure.