Shortcuts User Guide
- Welcome
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- Intro to Shortcuts
- Discover shortcuts in the Gallery
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- Run a shortcut from the app
- Run shortcuts with Siri
- Run suggested shortcuts
- Run app shortcuts
- Run shortcuts from the Home Screen widget
- Run shortcuts from the Search screen
- Add a shortcut to the Home Screen
- Launch a shortcut from another app
- Run shortcuts from Apple Watch
- Run shortcuts by tapping the back of your iPhone
- Adjust privacy settings
- Copyright
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Run shortcuts by tapping the back of your iPhone
The Back Tap Accessibility action lets you run a shortcut when you double-tap or triple-tap the back of your phone. See Adjust touch settings on iPhone. If you need to pass items on your device’s screen to your shortcut, see Receive onscreen items from other apps.
On your iPhone, go to Settings
> Accessibility > Touch.
Scroll down, then select Back Tap.
Select either Double Tap or Triple Tap.
Scroll down to the Shortcuts area, then choose a shortcut.
Tap Back Tap to apply the setting.
Double-tap or triple-tap the back of your phone to run the shortcut.
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