How to Take a Screenshot by Tapping Back of Your iPhone

If you own an iPhone 8 or later running iOS 14 or later, you can now take a screenshot just by tapping its back thanks to a new accessibility feature called Back Tap, which you’ll have to configure for the task. Here’s how to set it up.

To enable the Back Tap feature, you need to open the Settings menu on your iPhone (provided you’ve updated to iOS 14) and scroll down to Accessibility.

From there, you need to tap Touch and scroll down until you see the option for Back Tap.

How to find the Back Tap option on iPhone

Open “Settings” by tapping its gray “Gear” icon. You can usually find it on the first page of your Home screen. If not, try Spotlight Search or Ask Siri.

In Settings, tap “Accessibility.”

On the next screen, tap “Touch.”

On the “Touch Settings” screen, scroll down until you see the “Back Tap” option, then tap it.

In “Back Tap” settings, you have a choice of assigning the screenshot action to either two taps (“Double Tap”) or three taps (“Triple Tap”) on the back of the case. Select the option you’d like.

In the menu that pops up, scroll down the list until you locate “Screenshot,” then select it.

Now, anytime you need a screenshot, just tap the back of your phone. One thing to bear in mind is that you may struggle if you’ve got a thick iPhone case shielding the device.