Primarily designed for people with visual impairments, VoiceOver is a notable Accessibility feature. With the gesture-based screen reader enabled, you get audible descriptions of what’s on your screen. From who is calling to battery level, it keeps you in sync with what’s happening on the screen. Thus, you can use your device even if you can’t see the screen. To offer additional privacy to the screen when the screen reader is active, Apple offers a feature called “Screen Curtain”. If you are wondering what is Screen Curtain and how it use it on iPhone and Apple Watch, you are at the right post to get started.
Just in case you are already familiar with the basics, you can dive straight to the quick steps to use this Accessibility feature on your iDevice.
- What is the Screen Curtain?
- Use Screen Curtain on iPhone and iPad
- Enable Screen Curtain on Apple Watch
- Enable Screen Curtain Using Watch App on iPhone
What is Screen Curtain?
As the name itself implies, Screen Curtain is designed to safeguard the privacy of the screen against the prying eyes. It turns off the screen so that no one can see what’s the gesture-based screen reader is up to.
Once you have enabled VoiceOver on your iOS/iPadOS, you can bring Screen Curtain into action with ease thanks to a quick gesture. Keep in mind that the gesture slightly changes when Zoom is enabled.
When Accessibility -> Zoom is tuned on: Simply tap the screen four times with three fingers to activate Screen Curtain on your iPhone or iPad. You can use the same gesture ( tap the screen four times with three fingers) to disable it.
Enable Screen Curtain on Apple Watch
Sadly, watchOS doesn’t offer a quick gesture to enable/disable Screen Curtain on Apple Watch. So, you will need to head into the Settings to activate it.
- Now, tap on Accessibility.
You can also turn on Screen Curtain using the Watch app on your iPhone.
- Next up, tap on VoiceOver.
