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Mac Life
|January 2026
Customize your iPhone to suit your needs
APPLE HAS ALWAYS had the backs of anyone who needs a little help with accessibility by making such features standard and free for everyone.
Many of the features in Settings > Accessibility can be used by anyone, regardless of need. If you want to make a phone simpler to use for someone suffering from dementia, perhaps, or set Vehicle Motion Cues if you suffer from motion sickness, you’ll be able to adjust things accordingly.
Settings > Accessibility is full of things you might not know your phone can do, and they work for so many different scenarios. If you find its options a little overwhelming, there’s a search field that can save you time and take you right where you need to go.
These features can make life easier for anyone with an iPhone, and many of the tools work on iPad, too. iOS's Accessibility options are split into categories focusing on vision, hearing, mobility, speech, and accessories, alongside a general section. However, there's some crossover between them, and often multiple ways to get to the same setting. If you're keen to dive even deeper, you can also play around with customization. It's about seeing what works for you, so think of it as another way to make your iPhone (and other Apple devices) do more of the work for you.
HOW TO Get started with Accessibility
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