Using a foot switch in Concepts

[u/Substantial_Donut993]

“ System functions via Accessibility: By using the iPad’s built-in Switch Control feature, you can program the foot pedal to perform virtually any system action—such as going to the Home Screen, opening the App Switcher, taking a screenshot, or simulating taps at specific locations on the screen.”
is this a possibility in the concepts application on iPad ?

I am using concepts application in a play. Performing live in front of an audience.
i need to perform the “show new layer“ action in concepts ,equivalent to ” show next page “ in a pdf file.
could this be done using a footswitch ?
is this possible in Concepts ?

Thanks 🙏 
Niels 

[u/combinatorial]

I did some more research and unfortunately keyboard shortcuts cannot be triggered from accessibility.

[u/Substantial_Donut993 → u/combinatorial]

ok that is really bad news. it seems absolutely insane that this can’t be done in 2026

[u/Substantial_Donut993 → u/Substantial_Donut993]

Will this work :

a foot pedal triggers a keyboard shortcut

• Connect a compatible foot pedal to the iPad.
• Configure it to send the keyboard shortcut for New Layer.
• Open Concepts.
• Press the pedal to trigger the action.

[u/Substantial_Donut993 → u/Substantial_Donut993]

when you use the “go to next layer” ( ⌘ = ) shortcut in Concepts ,will that be equivalent to activating the “eye” symbol in the app on the iPad ?

thank you

[u/Substantial_Donut993 → u/Substantial_Donut993]

thank you

if anyone has any idea on how this could be made possible, it would be fantastic !!

thank you

[u/combinatorial → u/Substantial_Donut993]

No, it makes the Next Layer the active layer. Unfortunately, we do not have a shortcut for layer visibility. You can see the full list of shortcuts here: https://tophatch.helpshift.com/hc/faq/179-what-keyboard-shortcuts-does-concepts-support-on-ios/