If you are an iPhone user, then you must be aware of the Back Tap gesture feature of your phone. This is a great shortcut feature, with the help of which you can give different commands by tapping twice or thrice on the back panel of the iPhone. Do you want to take a screenshot without touching the screen? Or want to open an app quickly? The Back Tap feature of iPhone lets you do all this easily.
What is iPhone’s back tap gesture
Apple has added a new feature called Back Tap Gesture in the iOS 14 update. This is an accessibility feature that lets you set different commands when you tap the back of the iPhone. You can set it for many tasks like taking a screenshot, opening the camera, launching an app, turning on the flashlight, or volume control.
How to enable back tap gesture in iPhone
If you also want to use this smart feature, then it is very easy to set it up. Follow the steps given below and activate the back tap gesture.
1. Open iPhone Settings
First of all open the “Settings” app on your iPhone.
2. Go to Accessibility option
Now click on the Accessibility option.
3. Go to Touch Settings
Now you have to choose the Touch option.
4. Tap on Back Tap
Scroll down and choose the “Back Tap” option.
5. Choose Double Tap and Triple Tap
Here you will get two options – Double Tap and Triple Tap.
6. Set the action of your choice
Now you will get a list of actions that you can associate with the double tap or triple tap. You can assign many features like screenshot, camera, app shortcut, flashlight, volume control, assistive touch if you want.
7. Save and test the setting
Now your back tap setting is activated. Test it by tapping the back of the iPhone and see if it is working properly or not.
What tasks can be done with the back tap gesture
The back tap gesture can be used to quickly accomplish many different tasks. Here are some popular features that you can associate with this gesture –
1. Taking a screenshot – You can take a quick screenshot by tapping the back of the iPhone twice or thrice.
2. Turning on/off the flashlight – If you have trouble opening the Control Center again and again to turn on the flashlight, then you can use Back Tap.
3. Opening an app – Any app can be opened directly through Back Tap.
4. Turning on the camera – With Back Tap, you can directly open the camera, so that you can quickly click photos.
5. Volume control – This feature can also be used to increase and decrease the volume.
6. Activating Siri – If you want to access Siri quickly, you can associate it with Back Tap.
7. Opening Control Center and Notifications – You can also open Control Center and Notifications panel by tapping the back of the iPhone.
