Published 18:15 IST, September 22nd 2020

Back tap not working in iOS 14? Here are some general fixes for back tap bug on iOS 14

Back tap not working in iOS 14 is amongst the few bugs that have been discovered in iOS 14. Find a list of general fixes for the back tap issue in ios 14.

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Sometimes, upgres to a new iOS can be a little buggy, as Apple hasn’t worked out all problems for every iPhone model yet. As it is a new feature update, it can cause some crashes and bugs in previous iPhones and sometimes newer models too. This is a common issue with new feature updates and is also faced by Android updates too.

iOS 14 has been live now for a few days. A vast majority of iPhone users have upgred to this version of iOS. iOS 14 brings a lot of changes to design and user experience of iPhone. After update has gone live, some users have faced issues wherein back tap feature is not working properly on iOS 14.

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Back tap not working on iOS 14

Back tap is most interesting new feature ded to iOS 14. This feature allows you to d quite a few different actions as shortcuts that are easily accessible for user just by tapping twice or thrice on back of ir iPhone. People are facing an issue wherein eir re is no response to back tapping or back tapping is too sensitive and it starts performing actions when not desired to do so.

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General Fixes for back tap not working in iOS 14

  • Restart iPhone: Most issues can be resolved by restarting your iPhone. users need to hold side power button and volume down button simultaneously until y see just an Apple logo on screen to restart ir iPhones.
  • Emptying Excess Storage: Sometimes when iPhone’s storage is about to finish, re can be issues. Users can offlo this data on iCloud and free up some space on ir iPhone to try and fix issue.
  • Downgre from iOS 14: If problem continuously persists and re aren’t any fixes, users can opt to downgre ir iOS version. This is only a possibility if Apple is still digitally signing earlier versions of iOS.
  • Allocating shortcuts again: Users can he over to back tap and remove shortcuts y have alrey and restart phone. After restarting y can allocate shortcuts again and this should clear cache created earlier by actions and fix issue.
  • Factory Data reset: last and final option for any user would be to completely erase all files and factory reset ir iPhone. y can back up ir phones before doing this and restore ir iPhone with that back up after resetting it.

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iOS 14 Features

iOS 14 has provided users with an array of new features that are extremely handy and have changed user interface and experience of iOS quite significantly. se new features were necessary for Apple to stay ahe in competition. Here are new features for iOS 14:

  • use of widgets on home screen
  • Removal of Applications from home screen
  • Removal of Pages from Home Screen
  • Application Gallery
  • Siri gets a much-required update
  • Picture-in-Picture
  • No more full-screen calls
  • Translate Application
  • Pinning Conversation in Messages
  • Memoji Tweaks
  • Users can change ir car-play wallpaper now
  • Users can plan cycling trips on maps application
  • Users can create a hidden folder in photos application

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18:15 IST, September 22nd 2020