Make iOS 14 More Accessible

Apple has always placed an emphasis on accessibility features. While these wonderful features make Apple’s devices usable by those with disabilities, they’re often useful for everyone. iOS 14 lets you tap the back of your iPhone to perform actions, it can recognize certain sounds and send alerts when it hears them, and it can help you tune your AirPods.

Apple offers an overview of its many accessibility features and detailed guides on how to use individual accessibility features.

Tap Your iPhone to Do Stuff

You can set up your iPhone so that an action is triggered when you double- or triple-tap the back of the phone. To check it out, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.

There, you see settings for Double ...

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