In article <xn0nz23pu8loqgf002@reader443.eternal-september.org>,
badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Some time ago I set up the phone to take a screenshot when
double-tapping the back of the iPhone. That setting has become too
annoying since the phone takes screenshots often when being set down on
the desk or other times when I'm not actually doing so.

I can't find the setting to change it. Could someone tell me where it
is please?

search for back tap within the settings app and it will take you to accessibility>touch>back tap

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Some time ago I set up the phone to take a screenshot when
double-tapping the back of the iPhone. That setting has become too
annoying since the phone takes screenshots often when being set down on
the desk or other times when I'm not actually doing so.

I can't find the setting to change it. Could someone tell me where it
is please?

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nospam wrote:

In article <xn0nz23pu8loqgf002@reader443.eternal-september.org>,
badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Some time ago I set up the phone to take a screenshot when
double-tapping the back of the iPhone. That setting has become too
annoying since the phone takes screenshots often when being set
down on the desk or other times when I'm not actually doing so.

I can't find the setting to change it. Could someone tell me
where it is please?

search for back tap within the settings app and it will take you to >accessibility>touch>back tap

Thank you.

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badgolferman wrote:

I can't find the setting to change it. Could someone tell me
where it is please?

search for back tap within the settings app and it will take you to >>accessibility>touch>back tap

Thank you.

Hi badgolferman,

This is an instance where nospam can actually provide value, which I
commend him for answering your question, which I presume wasn't a lie on nospam's part or you would have challenged his response (like Chris and Haemactylus did when nospam lied about iPad battery health status apps).

On older Androids (prior to about Android 11), this backtap functionality wasn't even native, so it's nice that iOS has it native on your devices.
<https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=android+backtap>

I don't know who had it first, Android or iOS, but whoever did gets my
kudos because this is a case where a functionality is added when one
platform has it and the other doesn't (and then both end up having it).

Competition is a good thing for the consumer in that case.

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On 3/7/2023 4:50 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Some time ago I set up the phone to take a screenshot when
double-tapping the back of the iPhone. That setting has become too
annoying since the phone takes screenshots often when being set down on
the desk or other times when I'm not actually doing so.

I can't find the setting to change it. Could someone tell me where it
is please?

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap

I use it for the camera. A lot of users aren't even aware that this
exists since they never go into the Accessibility settings.

Back Tap is a great feature, and one that Android actually did copy.
It's standard on Google Pixel phones, called Quick Tap, and available on
newer Samsung Galaxy phones via an app from the Samsung App Store <https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock>.

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On 3/7/2023 7:40 AM, sms wrote:

On 3/7/2023 4:50 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Some time ago I set up the phone to take a screenshot when
double-tapping the back of the iPhone.  That setting has become too
annoying since the phone takes screenshots often when being set down on
the desk or other times when I'm not actually doing so.

I can't find the setting to change it.  Could someone tell me where it
is please?

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap

I use it for the camera. A lot of users aren't even aware that this
exists since they never go into the Accessibility settings.

BTW, you can also use Back Tap to open apps, but it's a little more
work. You have to create a shortcut for the App first.

I use two taps to open WhatsApp. Three taps is for the camera (no
shortcut needed).

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On 2023-03-07 05:58, Andy Burnelli wrote:

badgolferman wrote:

I can't find the setting to change it.  Could someone tell me
where it  is please?

search for back tap within the settings app and it will take you to
accessibility>touch>back tap

Thank you.

Hi badgolferman,

This is an instance where nospam can actually provide value,

And where you, as always, need to pipe up and feed your narcissism.

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sms wrote:

Back Tap is a great feature, and one that Android actually did copy.
It's standard on Google Pixel phones, called Quick Tap, and available on newer Samsung Galaxy phones via an app from the Samsung App Store <https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock>

*Most functionality does _not_ come from Apple.*
Nor from Google.

A critical concept adults need to comprehend is that most functionality (on either iOS or Android) comes from _developers_ creating that functionality.

With that in mind, Steve "thinks" backtap functionality was on iOS first,
and that may very well be the case in terms of being _native_ on iOS..

But it has been on Android for quite a while in the form of apps, some of
which I've tested thoroughly and which have tremendous power to do stuff.
<https://i.postimg.cc/1zTPsY5B/ttap01.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/BbBdLhsd/ttap02.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/W3PWGM9j/ttap03.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/0jyCnZ7g/ttap04.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/D00qL0Kn/ttap05.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/3NkvWqgw/ttap06.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/C11Z62r4/ttap07.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/W49m3gQX/ttap08.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/7ZwSnK4K/ttap09.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/GpNBVK0w/ttap10.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/wBtMXN1W/ttap11.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/gJFz3TFJ/ttap12.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/85mSMkmK/ttap13.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/cHsjqRfh/ttap14.jpg>

For all we know, from the timing anyway, Apple could just as easily have
copied it from the Android developers, as Android copying from Apple.

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On 2023-03-07 14:17, RonTheGuy wrote:

On Mar 07, 2023, sms wrote
(in article<news:tu7o54$fg4k$1@dont-email.me>):

BTW, you can also use Back Tap to open apps, but it's a little more
work. You have to create a shortcut for the App first.

I use two taps to open WhatsApp. Three taps is for the camera (no
shortcut needed).

Having Back Tap is one thing and saying it's on both Android & on iOS is another but doesn't the iOS Back Tap do more things than the Android ones?

I have it set for a triple tap to turn on the back light. With the
cover I use it's not esp. consistent - easier to swipe down.

There's a list of items you can "hook" a double or triple tap to - about
20 system and about 20 accessibility. A few apps (like Shazam) can also
be hooked to it.

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In article <1u3t9oa3qlfp$.dlg@news.solani.org>, RonTheGuy
<ron@null.invalid> wrote:

Having Back Tap is one thing and saying it's on both Android & on iOS is another but doesn't the iOS Back Tap do more things than the Android ones?

much more, and it's also available on iphones as far back as 2017.

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On Mar 07, 2023, sms wrote
(in article<news:tu7o54$fg4k$1@dont-email.me>):

BTW, you can also use Back Tap to open apps, but it's a little more
work. You have to create a shortcut for the App first.

I use two taps to open WhatsApp. Three taps is for the camera (no
shortcut needed).

Having Back Tap is one thing and saying it's on both Android & on iOS is another but doesn't the iOS Back Tap do more things than the Android ones?

Ron, the humblest guy in town.

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On 3/7/2023 11:17 AM, RonTheGuy wrote:

On Mar 07, 2023, sms wrote
(in article<news:tu7o54$fg4k$1@dont-email.me>):

BTW, you can also use Back Tap to open apps, but it's a little more
work. You have to create a shortcut for the App first.

I use two taps to open WhatsApp. Three taps is for the camera (no
shortcut needed).

Having Back Tap is one thing and saying it's on both Android & on iOS is another but doesn't the iOS Back Tap do more things than the Android ones?

Yes and No. "Good Lock" has more capabilities than Back Tap but is only available on flagship Samsung devices. Quick Tap on Pixel has fewer capabilities than Back Tap.

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