This function remains largely unknown to most people.
Last Saturday I was with a friend having coffee and, when it came time to take a photo, she was amazed. I opened the camera app without touching any buttons. And no, I still don’t do magic or operate the iPhone with my mind. I simply have the secret back button configured that the iPhone has. She is 27 years old and she just discovered it.
Everything you can do with the iPhone back button
This function takes various versions of the operating system with us, and I am still surprised by how few people use it or know about it. In my circle of people (friends, family, etc.), only I have it configured. Maybe it’s because it’s within the accessibility options, and we generally don’t want to go there. This secret iPhone button allows you to perform many useful actions In day to day:
- Open the camera
- Take a screenshot
- Activate the flashlight
- Talk to Siri
- Go to home screen
- Search for something in Spotlight
- Open multitasking
- Lock rotation
- View notifications
- Run a shortcut
- Accessibility actions
Additionally, you can choose one option by tapping twice and another by tapping three. For example, I have it configured that if I tap twice on the apple, the camera opens, and if I tap three times, Spotlight opens. This way I always have the camera at hand, and I can search for anything on my iPhone or open an App practically instantly.
This is how to turn the back apple of the iPhone into a button
This feature is available from iPhone 8 onwardsand at a minimum, you need to have your iPhone updated to iOS 14. So you will more than meet the requirements, especially considering that we are about to be able to update our iPhones to iOS 18. To activate it, you just have to go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Touch back.
This is where you can choose one function for when you tap twice and another for when you tap three times. There are many functions available. One of the most interesting is also run a Shortcut that you created yourself, from starting to play a playlist on Apple Music to opening a specific app. The iPhone back button is just one of the many hidden functions that our device hides. So, if you haven’t already, go ahead and get more out of your iPhone.
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