You can control iPod touch with just your voice. Speak commands to perform gestures, interact with screen elements, dictate and edit text, and more.
Before you turn on Voice Control for the first time, make sure iPod touch is connected to the internet over a Wi-Fi network. After iPod touch completes a one-time file download from Apple, you don’t need an internet connection to use Voice Control.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then tap Voice Control.
When Voice Control is turned on, you can say commands such as the following:
“Open Control Center”
“Go home”
“Tap item name”
“Open app name”
“Take screenshot”
“Turn up volume”
To learn more Voice Control commands, say “Show me what to say” or “Show commands.”
For faster interactions, you can navigate iPod touch with a screen overlay that shows item names, numbers, or a grid.
Item names: Say “Show names” or “Show names continuously,” then say “Tap item name.”
Numbers: Say “Show numbers” or “Show numbers continuously,” then say the number next to the item you want. You can also give a command to perform a gesture, such as “Tap number,” “Long press number,” “Swipe up at number,” or “Double tap number.”
Grid: To interact with a screen location not represented by an item name or number, say “Show grid” or “Show grid continuously,” then do any of the following:
Drill down: Say a number to show a more detailed grid.
Say a command to interact with an area of the grid: Say something like, “Tap number” or “Zoom in number.”
Tip: To adjust the number of grid rows and columns, go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control > Overlay, then select Numbered Grid. When Voice Control is turned on, you can also say something like, “Show grid with five rows,” or “Show grid continuously with three columns.”
To turn off the overlay, say “Hide names,” “Hide numbers,” or “Hide grid.”
When you’re working in a text input area—for example, writing a document, email, or message—you can easily switch between Dictation mode and Command mode as needed. In Dictation mode (the default), any words you say that aren’t Voice Control commands are entered as text. In Command mode, those words are ignored and aren’t entered as text; Voice Control responds only to commands. Command mode is especially helpful when you need to use a series of commands and want to prevent what you say from inadvertently being entered in a text input area.
To switch to Command mode, say “Command mode.” When Command mode is on, a dark icon of a crossed-out character appears in the text input area to indicate you can’t dictate. To switch back to Dictation mode, say “Dictation mode.”