With Back Tap enabled on your iPhone, a quick double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone can be used to quickly trigger oft-used actions such as launching the Camera app, taking a screenshot, activating Siri, turning the flashlight on and off, trigger accessibility-specific actions, and more.
How to turn on Back Tap:
- Check that you have the latest version of iOS on your iPhone 8 or later.
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Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, and tap Back Tap.
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Tap Double Tap or Triple Tap and choose an action including, importantly, Shortcuts.
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Double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone to trigger the action you set.
MacDailyNews Note: You can also set a double or triple tap to trigger an Accessibility Shortcut to quickly access features like Siri Shortcuts, Magnifier, Reachability, AssistiveTouch, and VoiceOver.