{"id":130,"date":"2019-01-29T20:11:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T20:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2019-01-18T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T20:12:11","slug":"square-box-on-apple-iphone-7-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/square-box-on-apple-iphone-7-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Square box on Apple iPhone 7 screen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moving box on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/h2>\n

When having a square box showing on Apple iPhone 7 screen, or a blue box around icons, it is simply due an accessibility feature of iOS that has been turned on by mistake. Go to menu settings > general > accessibility and turn off the right one.<\/p>\n

The blue box moving around your screen that your can’t remove should be gone after having changed the switch control setting.<\/p>\n

The transparent box is from the zoom settings, can’t be removed by double tapping with 3 fingers, or switching off the zoom accessibility option.<\/p>\n

The screen moving by itself is due to the new parallax effect, that can be switched of in reduce motion accessibility setting.<\/p>\n

How to use AssistiveTouch on iPhone and iPad <\/a>
\n About the Accessibility Shortcut for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch <\/a><\/p>\n

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Accessibility settings menu on Apple iPhone 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blue box moving on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/h2>\n

To get rid of the blue box moving on Apple iPhone 7 screen, simply disable the switch control setting, by going in the menu settings > general > accessibility > interaction > switch control, and switch off the button there.<\/p>\n

The blue box moving around is actually a way to scan item, used for accessibility reasons.<\/p>\n

How to fix iPhone\/iPad random blue rectangles on screen and slowness <\/a><\/p>\n

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Blue box moving on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blue lines on my Apple iPhone 7 screen are also coming from this switch control setting, the lines on Apple iPhone 7 are actually a way to point scan the screen.<\/p>\n

If it has been switched on accidentally, you can also get rid of blue box and blue lines on your Apple iPhone 7 screen by going to the menu settings > general > accessibility > interaction > switch control, and switching off the option.<\/p>\n

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Moving blue lines on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Transparent box on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/h2>\n

To get rid of the transparent box on Apple iPhone 7 screen, simply turn off the zoom setting in settings > general > accessibility > zoom, where you can turn off the zoom ability.<\/p>\n

Another option to remove the transparent rectangle from the screen, is to double tap on the rectangle with 3 fingers to take it off.<\/p>\n

iPhone X Strange box on screen <\/a><\/p>\n

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Transparent box on Apple iPhone 7 screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How to stop Apple iPhone 7 screen moving<\/h2>\n

The issue with screen moving around is most likely due to the new iOS7 parallax effect, that makes things looks a bit like 3 dimensional, and makes the background moving around behind the applications, giving the impression that the screen is moving.<\/p>\n

To stop that effect, go to general > accessibility > reduce motion, and turn on the reduce motion effect to stop the Apple iPhone 7 screen moving by itself.<\/p>\n

9 Ways To Improve iOS 7\u2019s Battery Life <\/a>
\n Reduce screen motion on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch <\/a><\/p>\n

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Apple iPhone 7 screen moving by itself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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