What Is iPhone Back Tap? Here’s The Truth!

It can be difficult to keep track of all the different gestures and button combinations that help you complete tasks on your iPhone. With iOS 14, Apple introduced a new, simpler way to perform a lot of different actions. In this article, I'll explain what iPhone Back Tap is and show you how to set it up!

iPhone Back Tap, Explained

Back Tap allows you to complete tasks by tapping on the back of your iPhone two or three times. This includes things like Scroll Gestures, opening Control Center, taking a screenshot, turning on an Accessibility setting, and much more.

This is one of the new features introduced with iOS 14. We highly recommend updating your iPhone if you haven't already!

How To Turn On iPhone Back Tap

Open Settings and tap Accessibility -> Touch -> Back Tap.

Tap on Double Tap or Triple Tap to select the feature that gets activated when you tap the back of your iPhone twice or three times.

If you don't see this option on your iPhone, it probably means you have to update it. Go to Settings -> General -> Software Update and tap Download and Install to update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS.

Tap Back To Reality

You've successfully set up Back Tap on your iPhone! Make sure to share this article on social media to teach your friends and family about this great iPhone feature. Leave a comment down below to let us know what you've decided to set as your Double Tap or Triple Tap feature.