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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.