The menu
When you select a point or an item, Switchify opens its menu there. The menu scans like everything else; press Select on the item you want. The highlighted item’s name and a short description appear in a header above the grid, so long labels are never cut off.
Main menu
Section titled “Main menu”| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Back | Go back to the previous screen. |
| Home | Return to the home screen. |
| Scan Keyboard | Return to scanning the on-screen keyboard after you have left it. See Keyboard. |
| Tap | Single tap at the chosen point. |
| Gestures | Open the gestures submenu. See Gestures and actions. |
| Scroll | Scroll up, down, left or right. |
| Favourite Apps | Open one of the apps you chose in Settings. |
| Switch profile | Change to another switch mapping profile. |
| Gesture Patterns | Record or play back a saved sequence of gestures. |
| Device | Device-level actions (see below). |
| Settings | Change access technique and toggle scan options (see below). |
| Media Control | Play or pause, previous and next track, and volume. |
| Edit | Cut, copy and paste in the current text field. Only the actions the field supports are shown. |
| AI | Reply Drafter and Screen Highlights. Pro features; see Pro and your account. |
| Play/Pause media | Pause or resume what is playing without opening a submenu. |
| Pause Switchify | Pause scanning so the switches can be used elsewhere. See Settings. |
When the selected item offers its own accessibility actions, such as expand, collapse, dismiss, scroll or page actions, an Actions item appears too.
Submenus
Section titled “Submenus”| Submenu | Items |
|---|---|
| Device | Recent Apps, Notifications, Open Assistant, Quick Settings, Lock Screen, Power Dialog, Take Screenshot, Volume Control. |
| Volume Control | Volume Up, Volume Down, Full Volume, Half Volume, Mute. |
| Gestures | Tap Gestures, Swipe Gestures, Drag, Hold and Drag, Pinch Gestures, Finger Mode, Toggle Gesture Lock. |
| Tap Gestures | Tap, Double Tap, Tap and Hold. |
| Tap and Hold | 0.5 s, 1 s, 2 s, 3 s, 5 s, 10 s. |
| Swipe Gestures | Swipe Up, Down, Left, Right, Custom Swipe. |
| Pinch Gestures | Pinch In, Pinch Out. |
| Scroll | Scroll Up, Down, Left, Right. |
| Media Control | Play/Pause, Previous Track, Next Track, Volume Control. |
| Settings | Item Scan, Radar, Point Scan, Turn Group Scan On/Off, Re-arm Gesture Lock on/off, Gesture Repeat on/off. |
| Gesture Patterns | Your saved patterns, Start Recording, and while recording, Save Recording and Cancel Recording. |
Moving around the menu
Section titled “Moving around the menu”Every menu page has navigation items: Close menu, Previous menu when you are in a submenu, and Previous page and Next page when there are more items than fit. A Dismiss message item appears when Switchify is showing a message at the bottom of the screen. A row of dots shows which page you are on.
Customise the menu
Section titled “Customise the menu”Settings → General → Menu → Menu Customization lists the items of each menu in the order they appear. Drag them, use arrows, or use a select-and-insert mode to reorder, and tap the eye icon to hide items you do not use. Page markers show where each new page starts. You can filter the list by menu: Main Menu, Device, Volume Control, Gestures, Tap Gestures, Tap and Hold, Swipe Gestures, Pinch Gestures, Scroll, Media Control and Edit. Hidden items can be added back.
Also under Menu:
- Favourite Apps: the apps that appear in the Favourite Apps submenu.
- Menu Size: Standard, Large or Extra Large.
- Menu Transparency: see the content behind the menu.