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How to tap the back of iPhone to perform actions or shortcuts

You can double-tap or triple-tap the back of iPhone to perform actions such as taking a screenshot, turning on an accessibility feature, running a shortcut, and more. It’s called Back Tap, and you can choose an action for Double Tap and Triple Tap.

  1. Open Settings, tap Accessibility, tap Touch, and then tap Back Tap.
  2. Choose Double Tap or Triple Tap. Then choose an action.
  3. To perform the action you set, double-tap or triple-tap the back of iPhone.

To turn off Back tap, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap, choose Double Tap or Triple Tap, then tap None.