Switch

There are 3 types of switch that can be used. You can add multiple switches to designate certain actions to control your phone.

• Screen

  Tap the screen (functions as a single switch)

• Camera

  Use the front camera (capable of supporting six switches: open mouth, blink eyes, and move your head left, right, up, and down)

• External hardware switch

  Choose from various hardware switches and connect them to your device through Bluetooth or a USB cable.
  

• You can designate up to two different actions on each switch.

  Screen - Tap screen, Tap and hold screen
  Accessories - Press, Press and hold

Selecting item or location

Universal Switch provides two different ways to select an on-screen item or location: point scan and row scan. Point scan lets you select a specific location on the screen by choosing a point of intersection from vertical and horizontal scans. Row scan moves row by row, highlighting each row until you select one.

• Auto scan

  turn automatic scanning on or off (row scan mode)

• Auto scan interval

  set the scan interval when auto scan is on (row scan mode)

• Number of scans

  set the number of times the scan loops

• Scan method

  choose between row scan and point scan

• Scan direction

  set the scan direction, from top to bottom or bottom to top

• Point scan speed

  set the scan speed

• Tap to slow down scan

  reduce point scan speed temporarily

Switch action

When you select a specific item or location on your screen, you can perform various related actions.

• Select item

  pop-up action menu related to selected item or location

• Tap

  activate the selected item

• View menu options

  extended pop-up menu with more options related to the selected item

• Move to next/previous item

  move the scan focus to the next or the previous item (row scan mode with auto scan off only)

• Open notifications

  open the notification panel

• Home screen, Back, Recently used apps

  equivalent to pressing the corresponding buttons

• Increase/decrease volume

  increase or decrease ringtone or media volume
  

• Turn on/off auto scan

  Turn auto scan on or off in row scan mode

Timing adjustment

Universal Switch timing settings can be adjusted in the following ways:

• Pause on first item

  select the duration of the pause on the first item in row scan mode

• Auto tap

  perform a standard tap instead of bringing up the action menu when you use a switch action to select an item. You can then bring up the action menu by performing your switch action twice within the set auto tap length of time

• Tap duration

  select how long a switch needs to be performed for it to be recognised as a switch action (this must be less than the auto tap length)

• Single interaction interval

  set the length of time in which multiple switch actions are treated as a single gesture

Action menu

When you select a specific item or location on your screen, the action menu will appear so that you can perform various actions.

• Gestures

  swipe, touch and hold, drag

• Actions

  zoom in on screen contents, rotate screen, set sound mode, open recent apps, lock phone, open notifications, take a screenshot

• Settings

  change the scan speed, mode, and direction, and adjust feedback

• Recent apps

  open the Recent apps screen

• Home screen

  Go to the Home screen

• Back

  go to the previous screen

• Buttons and keys

  adjust ringtone and media volume and view Power key menus (equivalent to a long press of the Power key)

• Edit text

  when you select a text input box, this menu will appear to let you select characters, move the cursor, copy, paste, and cut

• Contextual menu

  place a contextual menu on the first row depending on the activity

Feedback

Universal switch provides voice and sound feedback. It also lets you change the colour of the scanning crosshairs (point scan mode) or the outline focus colour (row scan mode) to improve visibility