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- To set up a Back Tap shortcut on your iPhone, you just need to head to the Accessibility section of your Settings app.
- The Back Tap shortcuts allow you to quickly tap the back of your phone to perform certain actions, which can be customized in many ways.
- You can use the Back Tap shortcuts on most new iPhone models, including all iPhone 8, iPhone X, and iPhone 11 models.
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iOS 14 has given iPhone users a new way to interact with their phones: Back Tap shortcuts.
Back Tap is a feature that allows users to touch the back of their iPhone to launch Siri, take screenshots, lock the phone, and more. This may seem prone to errors, but it’s actually pretty consistent.
There are more than two dozen shortcuts you can assign to the Back Tap. You can even connect a shortcut that you have set up using the separate Shortcuts app.
With that said, you can only have two Back Tap shortcuts at a time: one for double-tapping and one for three-tapping. But they are easy to configure and change at any time.
Please note that Back Taps is not available on all iPhones. To use them, you will need to have one of these iPhone models
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
How to set Back Tap shortcuts on your iPhone
one. Launch the Settings app and tap “Accessibility”.
Start by tapping “Accessibility” in the Settings app.
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two. In the Physical & Motor section, tap “Play.”
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap “Tap Back”.
Back Tap is a new entry in the touch menu.
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Four. Tap “Double tap” or “Triple tap” depending on the gesture you want to configure.
5. Choose the function, command, or shortcut you want to assign to the gesture. If you’ve set something up in advance using the Shortcuts app, it will appear at the bottom of the page, under “Shortcuts.”
You have many options to assign to the Back Tap gesture.
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6. Tap “Back Tap” at the top left to save your shortcut. You can now assign a command to the other gesture or stop here.
If you find that the Back Tap commands don’t work, even after setting them, check your phone case. Some phone cases, especially thick ones, will prevent your iPhone from attending to your touches.
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