The 'secret button' tap function on the back of iPhones - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Woman reveals ‘ secret button’ function on the back of iPhones By Kanika Banwait - July 1, 2022 We love a life hack – anything to make the day that little bit simpler. From what to do with silica gel packets to how to tell if your hair straighteners have expired, there’s so much undercover information out there that we can’t believe we ever lived without. The next top tip we’ve discovered is all about the secret ‘back tap’ button on your iPhone. It seems like with each new iPhone the Apple gods create, the mobile loses a button and gains a camera lens. But it turns out there’s a ‘secret button’ on the back of iPhones that many of us didn’t know about before. Alamy TikTok user @ellyawesometech revealed the iPhone ‘back tap’ feature, which has actually existed for years, but many people haven’t noticed it. Elly starts the video by saying: ‘You’re using your iPhone wrong if you’re not using the back tap feature. Yes, there’s a secret button on the back of your iPhone.’ The tech-savvy user then explains they use it for Shazam – an app that finds the name of songs – by simply tapping on the back of their phone. @ellyawesometech Back Tap is an insane hidden iPhone feature! ? #iphonetips #iphonetricks #apple #techtok #tech #ellyawesome original sound – ellyawesometech To enable this smart feature, you go into your iPhone settings app, tap accessibility, then tap touch. Scroll down to the bottom where you’ll find the ‘back tap’ option. There, you can choose whether you want a double or triple tap activation, and select which shortcuts you want it to work for. If you have AirPods, it’s similar to how you program them to skip or pause a song by tapping them. That means you can use the hidden back tap to do a whole bunch of stuff, like opening apps, taking photos, locking your screen or turning on the torch. However, this function only exists on iPhones updated with iOS 14 software and on devices that came out after the iPhone 6. Our minds are blown! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved