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Custom Gestures under Voice Control not recording

When I try to record a custom gesture under voice control custom commands the screen says tap or swipe to record a gesture, but the bottom of the screen only shows the words play and stop, both of which are greyed out.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Jan 15, 2024 7:02 PM

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Jan 15, 2024 11:46 PM in response to Syngyn

Customize VoiceOver gestures and keyboard shortcuts on iPhone

  1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands.
  2. Tap any of the following: All Commands: Navigate to the command you want to customize, then tap Edit, Add Gesture, or Add Keyboard Shortcut. Touch Gestures: List the gestures and the associated commands.


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Jan 17, 2024 5:37 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for your reply. I am going to the right place, the problem is that it won't record my gesture. It shows on the screen my tap marks as I tap the gesture, but it doesn't record it. I am trying to create a voice command to unlock my phone, so my tap marks are my pass code. Since it's not recording, I haven't figured out if I have to make an "initial tap gesture" to wake up my phone, followed by a "swipe up gesture" to call up the pass code key pad, followed by my "pass code gesture" to unlock the phone. Like I said, I get a screen with "play" and "stop" greyed out at the bottom. I watched a YouTube short in which a woman did this process (although I think the only gesture she used was her pass code), but it didn't show her whole screen, so I couldn't see what the bottom of her screen looked like. I couldn't find any other good information on the net, so I came here. I hope this gives a clearer picture of what I am trying to do. Thanks again.

Custom Gestures under Voice Control not recording

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