Apple continues to improve accessibility of iOS
The control panel, called Assistive Touch, will assist users who may have trouble using the standard gestures or the physical buttons on the iPad. For example, instead of using the swipe action (gesture) to move from screen to screen, you can tap on an icon instead. This may increase accessibility for users with a physical disability.
Once the feature is turned on in the accessibility settings, you can tap on a designated corner on the device to bring up the control panel.
Assistive Touch has four options in total:
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