The physical Home Button on the iPhone has long gone. The last iPhone model to feature one was the third-generation iPhone SE, but that doesn’t mean you have to rely on the swipe gesture instead.

Bring back navigation buttons on iPhone using AssistiveTouch, Back Tap, and Reachability. Set up simple controls for Home, App Switcher, and easier one-hand navigation.

The physical home button is no more, but there's a workaround you can use on pretty much any iPhone. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...

Apple’s accessibility features aren’t just for people with disabilities; they can also be useful for everyone. For instance, if you find it hard to read text in iOS 26, you can reduce transparency.