KF: Back Tap

At Apple, I worked on Back Tap — a feature that enables shortcuts by tapping on the back of the iPhone. It debuted in iOS 14, and the world seems to like it:

slashgear.com

iOS 14 will let you double and triple tap your iPhone’s back

Apple has just teased bits and pieces of iOS 14 and, of course, most of its features are still left unsaid...

theverge.com

iOS 14 lets you tap the back of your iPhone to launch apps and a whole lot more

A cool new accessibility feature with lots of potential

appleinsider.com

Control iPhone with new 'Back Tap' iOS 14 accessibility feature | AppleInsider

When iOS 14 launches this fall a new accessibility feature called "Back Tap" will allow users to perform various system actions by merely tapping on the rear of their device

macrumors.com

iOS 14 Adds Accessibility Feature for Tapping on the iPhone to Perform Actions

iOS 14, released for developers today, includes an interesting new Accessibility option that's designed to allow users to double tap or triple...

9to5mac.com

iOS 14 tidbits: Back Tap controls, Home screen settings, Photos privacy controls

iOS 14 is officially here, and in addition to many of the changes we’ve already highlighted, there are a variety of other new features and improvements. Notably, this includes additional settings for the home screen, new privacy protections in Photos, and a nifty new Accessibility feature. iOS 14:...

Do more with a double-tap or a triple-tap on the back of your iPhone.

Set up Back Tap to help you perform more actions one-handed. Here’s how. pic.twitter.com/9yEXld1XCo
— Apple Support (@AppleSupport) May 19, 2021

So, the Back Tap setting is maybe the coolest little thing in iOS 14 so far.
— Uncreative Pro (@UncreativePro) June 23, 2020

What a time to be alive pic.twitter.com/nLx2kfWNeX
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) June 23, 2020

It’s absolutely nuts how well Back Tap works, and how sensitive it is, I can barely touch the back of my phone twice and it registers it, and I’ve somehow only had like one false registration.
— Duncan Ketcheson 🍥 (@DuncanKetcheson) June 23, 2020

Back tap this is something new : BY TAPPING ON BACK OF YOUR IPHONE YOU CAN DO COME TASK QUICKLY 🤪🤯 #iOS14 #ios14beta1 pic.twitter.com/VtKZsO0x77
— VRAJESH PATEL (@thevrajesh2399) June 23, 2020

iOS 14 has a new Back Tap feature in Accessibility and it's wild. You can perform quick actions by double- or triple-tapping the *back of your iPhone*. Literally quick taps on the back; works with a case on.

These include system actions as well as custom shortcuts. pic.twitter.com/87uJU9qAtu
— Federico Viticci (@viticci) June 23, 2020

#iOS14 iOS14 has a new Back Tap feature that lets you double-tap or triple-tap on the back of your iPhone to perform specific actions like taking a screenshot, accessing the notification shade, app switcher or running any shortcut you like. pic.twitter.com/wsjq4434gX
— The 8-Bit (@the8bit_tech) June 22, 2020

Under Touch Control in Accessibility, you can set actions for ‘back tap’. Two exist: double and triple tap. You can use them to run shortcuts.
— Dan (@danactual) June 22, 2020

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT “BACK TAP” ON THE IPHONE ??

You can manage two chosen controls by double or triple tapping ON THE BACK OF YOUR PHONE. THROUGH THE CASE.

Settings -> Accessibility -> Touch -> Back Tap

MY MIND IS BLOWN. pic.twitter.com/6MTeIhdsDN
— Moriah Stephens, M.A. (@CallMeMoprah) November 20, 2020

Very interesting feature in accessibility. Back tap. HT @jensenharris
— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) June 23, 2020