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Hidden Feature for iPhones! That you Probably Never Knew Until Now!

Does the Apple Logo behind your iPhone have a hidden feature? Yes, it does!

Yohan J.
Apple Maestro
2 min readJan 25, 2025
Image from The Verge

I was searching the web for information on whether Apple could move the power button for the Mac Studio to the upper right corner. Sadly, I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I did find this hidden gem!

Apparently, the Apple Logo on your iPhone yeah the one on the back has a hidden feature so for all the iPhone users out there get ready for your mind to be blown!

Back Tap!

There is something called the Back Tap in your Accessibility options. To quickly access this feature follow the steps below:

1. Please open your Settings App on your iPhone

2. Use the Search Bar right above your Apple ID info and type in Back Tap and you can select what double tap and triple tap can do.

I have tested this without the case and it worked like a charm. But what is the point of this feature if you have to have the phone out of your protective case?

So, I put my protective case back on and tried, and to my amazement, it worked!

Don’t quote me on this but if I had to guess there is a haptic sensor hidden beneath…

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Yohan J.
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Written by Yohan J.

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