How to Change Hold Duration Time on an iPhone
Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap General., Tap Accessibility., Tap Touch Accommodations., Slide the button next Touch Accommodations to the On position., Slide the button next Hold Duration to the On position., Tap + or -.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.
It's a gray app with an icon containing sprockets.
If it is not on one of your iPhone's home screens, it may be in a folder labeled Utilities. -
Step 2: Tap General.
It's next to a gray icon containing a gear in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the third section under the General menu. , It's the third selection in the third section of the Accessibility menu. , It's the first item in the menu.
The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green. , It's in the second section of the Touch Accommodations menu.
The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green. , Doing so increases or decrease the screen's sensitivity to your touch in .05 second increments.
Increasing Hold Duration allows you to make your iPhone less sensitive to touch gestures so that you can avoid accidentally opening apps or activating other features on your iPhone.
Decreasing Hold Duration makes your iPhone more sensitive to touch if you want to be able to activate its screen features more quickly. -
Step 3: Tap Accessibility.
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Step 4: Tap Touch Accommodations.
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Step 5: Slide the button next Touch Accommodations to the On position.
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Step 6: Slide the button next Hold Duration to the On position.
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Step 7: Tap + or -.
Detailed Guide
It's a gray app with an icon containing sprockets.
If it is not on one of your iPhone's home screens, it may be in a folder labeled Utilities.
It's next to a gray icon containing a gear in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the third section under the General menu. , It's the third selection in the third section of the Accessibility menu. , It's the first item in the menu.
The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green. , It's in the second section of the Touch Accommodations menu.
The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green. , Doing so increases or decrease the screen's sensitivity to your touch in .05 second increments.
Increasing Hold Duration allows you to make your iPhone less sensitive to touch gestures so that you can avoid accidentally opening apps or activating other features on your iPhone.
Decreasing Hold Duration makes your iPhone more sensitive to touch if you want to be able to activate its screen features more quickly.
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