How to access Control Center using Back Tap on iPhone

There are two ways to access Control Center on an iPhone. On models with a Home button, you have to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. On models with a notch, you have to slide your finger down from the top right-hand corner of the screen. This can be tedious if you have to do it over and over. Luckily, there is another way to access Control Center using Back Tap that does not require you to even touch the screen.

Back Tap is a versatile accessibility feature that works by tapping the middle part of the back of your device twice or thrice which can trigger the launch of an app or a preconfigured action. One of the actions you can assign to Back Tap is accessing the Control Center. Assigning an action to Back Tap can be done in a few simple steps, here’s how.

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Learn how to access Control Center using Back Tap on iPhone

Note that Back Tap requires an ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 8 or later model running iOS 14 or later. Here’s how to access Control Center using Back Tap on iPhone:

Launch Settings from your Home screen.
Tap Accessibility.
Under Physical and Motor, tap Touch.
Scroll down and tap Back Tap.
Next, tap Double Tap or Triple Tap to set an action.
Finally, select Control Center from the list.

We hope this guide helped you learn how to access Control Center using Back Tap on your iPhone. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments below.

Learn how to access Control Center using Back Tap on iPhone

Asma Hussain