{"id":226796,"date":"2026-03-23T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/your-iphone-has-a-secret-button-on-the-back-heres-how-to-unlock-it\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:45:14","slug":"your-iphone-has-a-secret-button-on-the-back-heres-how-to-unlock-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/your-iphone-has-a-secret-button-on-the-back-heres-how-to-unlock-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your iPhone has a secret button on the back &#8211; here&#8217;s how to unlock it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iphone-back-tap-hidden-button-how-to-use\/\">Your iPhone has a secret button on the back &#8211; here&#8217;s how to unlock it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iphone-back-tap-hidden-button-how-to-use\/\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iphone-back-tap-hidden-button-how-to-use\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-23 15:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.zdnet.com\">www.zdnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Kerry Wan\/ZDNET<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow ZDNET: <span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><span>Add us as a preferred source<\/span><\/span> on Google.<\/p>\n<h3>ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Back Tap lets you trigger actions with double or triple taps.<\/li>\n<li> You can customize it to open apps, controls, or shortcuts. <\/li>\n<li>It works on most iPhones and even through many cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The iPhone has a button on its back. You can&#8217;t see it, but with a double or triple tap on the Apple logo, you can open an app, access a system menu, or launch a shortcut. This feature is called Back Tap, and it&#8217;s actually been available since iOS 14. The best part is it&#8217;s completely customizable. You can set it to do whatever you want, and change it at any time.<\/p>\n<p>I first tried Back Tap years ago, and it quickly became one of those features I use every day. Instead of swiping through menus or hunting for apps, I just tap the back of my phone. It&#8217;s one of the fastest ways to get things done.<\/p>\n<h2> How to use Back Tap on iPhone <\/h2>\n<p><strong>What you&#8217;ll need: <\/strong>An iPhone 8 or newer running the latest version of iOS. <\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"1. Go to Accessibility in Settings\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.2013651877132\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"2. Open the Touch menu\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.2013651877132\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span>   <\/p>\n<p>Scroll to the bottom and select Back Tap. Now you can start customizing the back button on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>        Show more<br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"3. Select Back Tap\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.2013651877132\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span>   <\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll see two options: Double Tap and Triple Tap. You can use one or both, and assign different actions to them.<\/p>\n<p>        Show more<br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Choose Double Tap or Triple Tap\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.2013651877132\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span>   <\/p>\n<p>There should be a long list of actions available under Double Tap and Triple Tap, including system controls, accessibility features, and even some apps. Pick one, and it&#8217;ll instantly be active. Just tap the back of your phone to trigger it. <\/p>\n<p>Tip: Tap directly on the Apple logo (or near the center of the back of your phone if you&#8217;re using a case), and be quick and deliberate with your taps.<\/p>\n<p>        Show more<br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"5. Assign an action\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.2013651877132\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span><\/p>\n<h2> What can I do with Back Tap? <\/h2>\n<p>Back Tap supports a wide range of actions, but the best setup really depends on how you use your phone. <\/p>\n<p>At a basic level, you can control&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iphone-back-tap-hidden-button-how-to-use\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your iPhone has a secret button on the back &#8211; here&#8217;s how to unlock it&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/6638687d2653cd57ef026dfddd6d04e894a80d34\/2025\/09\/30\/f1b5489d-7f00-43b0-a981-1997bebcfa3b\/dsc02952.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,160,80],"class_list":["post-226796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-ios-14","tag-iphone-17"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226798,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226796\/revisions\/226798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}