iPhone and iPad Users Will Have a Mode That Can Simplify Phone Operations

Apple is reportedly working on Custom Accessibility Mode, (photo: dock. 9to5Mac)

JAKARTA - Apple is reportedly working on a Custom Accessibility Mode, which is claimed to make it easier for iPhone and iPad users to operate their devices.

Codenamed Clarity, this new mode essentially replaces Springboard, which is the main iOS interface (UI) with a more streamlined one.

According to Apple, Custom Accessibility Mode is a customizable and simplified way to use iPhone and iPad.

Custom Accessibility Mode is currently still in beta and will be available as an accessibility option, which aims to make the iPhone and iPad interface more friendly for users who may often find the UI on their phones to be complicated.

According to 9to5Mac, who first discovered this feature in the second iOS 16.2 developer beta, the new mode will work closely with the current Guided Access mode, which allows users to lock their devices to a single app.

However, Custom Accessibility Mode will give users the opportunity to customize the appearance of their phone. For example, users can set larger UI and text, available apps on the Home Screen, allowed contacts, and access to hardware buttons when Custom Accessibility Mode is enabled.

In fact, users can also set a password to prevent others from changing this setting. Others users can quickly triple-click on the side button (or Home button) to enable and disable Custom Accessibility Mode.

Even so, it's unclear when and if Custom Accessibility Mode will go live with the release of iOS 16.2. Apple may just be laying the groundwork for the feature, but it's actually still in the early stages of development.