Is It Possible To Tap a UI Element With Switch Control Without...

"an adaptive accessory"? I want to automate tapping a certain button of a dialog window in iOS just like it can be done by writing AppleScript scripts targeting the"System Events" application in the part that deals with GUI scripting. I see a preference in the Switch Control (SC) pane in iOS 15 that allows setting a tap mode. I chose "Auto Tap" as it explains that by choosing it, every time SC puts an item in focus (i.e. by executing Select Item) while scanning, it automatically taps the screen.


In the "Create New Switch" section Apple put another note. It says that one switch must be configured to use the "Select Item" action. I created one by choosing Screen ->Full Screen-->Select Item (when Auto Scan is enabled) successively. Following that I created a new recipe that uses the abovementioned switch. I then chose this recipe to launch when SC starts.


To test my theory I created a Siri Shortcut:



The goal is to have SC tap "Done" of the dialog action "Show Result". However, it's just scanning without applying taps. What am I missing?

Posted on Jan 8, 2024 11:26 AM

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