Control iPad with your voice
You can control iPad with just your voice. You can edit text as you dictate, navigate with voice commands and gestures, and see numbers or names next to screen elements.
Turn on Voice Control
Do any of the following:
Go to Settings
> Accessibility > Voice Control.
Add Voice Control to Accessibility Shortcuts—go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then tap Voice Control.
Learn Voice Control commands
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, go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control > Customize Commands, then tap a category.
Use the screen overlay
For faster interactions, navigate iPad 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.
Grid: To interact with a screen location not represented by an item name or number, say “Show grid” or “Show grid continuously,” then say the number closest to the location you want. To zoom in on the location, say another number on the smaller grid.
To turn off the overlay, say “Hide names,” “Hide numbers,” or “Hide grid.”
Customize Voice Control
Go to Settings
> Accessibility > Voice Control.
Adjust any of the following:
Show Confirmation: When iPad recognizes a command, a visual confirmation appears at the top of the screen.
Play Sound: When iPad recognizes a command, an audible sound is played.
Show Hints: See command suggestions and hints.
Overlay: Display numbers, names, or a grid over screen elements.
Attention Aware: On an iPad with Face ID, Voice Control wakes up when you look at your iPad and goes to sleep when you look away.
To teach Voice Control new words, tap Vocabulary.