If you’re not plugged into all the details about your iPhone, you may not be aware of one, very cool feature. Thanks to the good nerds of TikTok, many are discovering there’s a button hidden in plain sight: the Apple logo on the back of the phone. Yep, it’s a button.
This ‘tok, from Brit Brown, was posted back in October of 2020 and shows users how to program their “Apple” to perform functions like taking a screenshot, opening a particular app, or locking your screen. It makes sense that the spot would be touch-sensitive (Apple products are increasingly glassy and touch-based) but seriously, how did we not notice this before? We’re on our phones quite literally all the live long day.
Watch the TikTok in full, below. Did y’all already know about this?
Remember, it’s a double tap, so if your tech-averse parent is having trouble making this hack work, that might be why.
Brown seems to be demonstrating her tutorial on the iPhone 11, so it’s safe to say this function will work if you have that version of an iPhone or higher. Back when Apple launched the iPhone 7, we revealed nine hidden features in the device, so hopefully, everyone can learn something new today. And if you have the latest iOS, why not personalize your home screen? (Remember when everyone was doing that a few months ago? Time doesn’t exist in pandemic times.)
Unfortunately, none of the hacks on here or on TikTok address the glaringly obvious issue with adding a function to the Apple logo: Most people keep their phones in a case. And usually, that case covers the logo. Now, if the company could make a product that didn’t shatter into a million pieces when dropped, that would truly be a feature we could use.
Originally Appeared on Glamour
