AssistiveTouch stuck on Home screen

ASSISTIVE Touch cannot be removed from Home screen. I turn ed it OFF, turn Touch accommodation, Restart , Power off .. … still there

iPhone 16e, iOS 26

Posted on Mar 14, 2026 8:13 AM

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Mar 18, 2026 11:54 PM in response to KDL941

Re: "AssistiveTouch stuck on Home screen

Assistiv Touch cannot be removed from Home screen. I turn ed it OFF, turn Touch accommodation, Restart , Power off .. … still there "


Wondering how you turned it off, as it doesn't seem to be off:

ie: When on, Assistive Touch works by the gestures you set it up with


If you set-up the Accessibility Shortcut:

try triple-clicking the side or Home button to turn off / on..


Apple support lists various options in the linked article below:

Use AssistiveTouch on iPhone - Apple Support

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If needed: You might want to reach out to the experts on Apple's accessibility support team: See: How to contact Apple for help with accessibility features - Apple Support 

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