The iPhone Back Tap custom controls are limited only by your imagination. If you want to keep things simple, you can assign a double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone to open Control Center, take a screenshot, or enable Accessibility features such as AssistiveTouch, VoiceOver, Zoom, and so on.

Back Tap is not enabled by default. Here’s what you can do with the Apple logo’s secret button and how to activate Back Tap. To enable Back Tap on iPhones:

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Under “General,” tap “Accessibility.”
  3. Under “Back Button,” turn on “Back Tap.” ..

Steps to Enable Back Tap on iPhones

Scroll down to “Location Services.” Tap the toggle switch to turn off “Location Services.” ..

Scroll down and tap “Accessibility“.

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You can now assign an action to one or both of the “Double tap” and “Triple tap” options. To do this, tap on “None” next to the option you want to select. ..

A list of available actions will now be displayed. Once you have selected one, tap it so that a check mark appears next to it, and then tap the < key to set it. ..

Final Words

With iOS 14, Apple added a new feature called “Back Tap” to the Accessibility settings. You can customise it to open Notification Center, take a screenshot, App Switcher, Accessibility features, or add actions from the Shortcuts app. Once set up, you can perform these actions by double or triple tapping the back of your iPhone. ..