VoiceOver is the built-in screen reader for iOS devices. Users control VoiceOver with gestures like swipe and tap.
iOS screen gestures with VoiceOver ON
swipe LEFT or RIGHT reads the next app on the screen
2 finger swipe UP reads through the entire home screen
2 finger tap pauses
2 finger tap continues
1 finger swipe UP to change UP the value of a currently active setting
1 finger swipe DOWN to change DOWN the value of a currently active setting
3 finger swipe LEFT/RIGHT changes home screen (note chirp audio feedback before VoiceOver proceeds)
2 finger swipe DOWN continues reading from the current point
1 finger touch as a pointer to read current touch area
ROTOR gesture (like a physical dial motion), twist with thumb and finger, again and again; in combination with 1 finger swipe UP to change UP the value of a currently active setting
touch top of screen status line to + 3 finger swipe UP to activate control centre
2 finger swipe LEFT/RIGHT to move between controls
2 finger scrub gesture LEFT+RIGHT+ to return (go back) to home screen
2 finger double tap toggles VoiceOver speech on/off
3 finger triple tap toggles screen curtain (privacy) on/off
distinction between soft swipe and hard swipe
