Its a fantastic feature, but theres a downside: It doesnt alway work.

“Am I tapping it wrong?”

This works from anywhere: the home screen, inside another app, and even on the lock screen.

Front and back of a red iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini

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This makes Halide almost as convenient to use as the built-in camera app.

Tapping doesnt have to be hard, but it should be positive.

It also works best on a naked iPhone.

Depending on the case youre using, the material might absorb some of your tapping energy.

“This is amazing.”

What Can a Back Tap Trigger?

There are plenty of built in options for the back tap.

you might even create your own.

Those are some pretty boring examples, so here are some better ones.

Shortcuts can be as simple or as complicated as you want.

Thats how the screenshot in the previous section was generated.

This is where limited mouse support first appeared on the iPad, for example.

You might find something in there that changes the way you use your iPhone.