With iOS 17 you get a new feature called Assistive Access which provides a new distinctive iOS experience for iPhone. When enabled you will see that the Apps have been redesigned to be larger and contain core features that can be easily customized.
You can add App like Call, Camera, Messages, and Photos to Assistive Access.
How to disable/exit Assistive Access on iOS 17
- Settings
- Emergency
- Exit Assistive Accesss
Once you start the Assistive Access, you will see that there is no button or option to exit it.
To turn it off, you will need to press your iPhone's Right Side button and Volume Up and Volume Down buttons all at once. You will see the below 3 options.
Select "Exit Assistive Access" and you will be asked to enter the Assistive Access Passcode to exit, Once you do that, you will see "Exiting Assistive Access..." for a while and you should be back to familiar iOS experience.
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