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  • How to set up the back tap shortcuts on the iPhone?

    How to set up the back tap shortcuts on the iPhone?

    Introduction

    Do you also use an iPhone?

    There are a lot of unique features that the iPhone offers us, and we are quite attracted to it.

    But in this post, you will learn about a new feature that comes with iOS 14, and I am sure you will feel great.

    That feature is back tap but if you haven’t heard about it, stay tuned with me.

    You will soon find an extraordinary feature which will make your daily activities simpler.

    Are you excited to unfold this new feature and really can’t wait to use it?

    Well, your wait has come to an end. Let’s see more about this back tapping feature.

    Don’t worry about the procedure to unlock this feature, as you will get everything here.

    You just need to have some patience to read carefully without distraction, and you are all set to go.

    Setting Up Of Back Tap Feature In Your iPhone Is Easy Now

    Following the given steps without making any changes will help you to access this back tap feature easily.

    This new feature is added to iOS 14, so make sure your phone is compatible.

    With the help of the back tap shortcut feature, you can efficiently perform your most important task without moving your thumb.

    • Go to the ‘settings’ from your home screen.
    • From ‘settings’, go to ‘accessibility’.
    • In ‘accessibility’, you will see the ‘touch accommodation’ option, just tap on that.
    • Inside this, scroll down at the bottom, and you come across the back tap option.
    • Now, double-tap and triple-tap options are easily visible right before you.
    • When you tap on the double-tap or triple-tap options, you will see many functions as your next shortcut.
    • Set those functions on double-tap or triple-tap, which you continuously use.
    • In this way, you can execute many actions like screenshots and unlock the device by just simply tapping two to three times on the back of your mobile.

    Final thoughts

    You have many options to set for double and triple-tap, like launching the camera, turning on the flashlight, screenshot, etc.

    If you are an iPhone user, you must know about this fantastic feature.

    Share it with your fellow iPhone users, friends, family and relatives, so they can also benefit from this feature.

  • Android Q Beta 4: All you need to know

    Android Q Beta 4: All you need to know

    Google released the latest Android Q Beta 4 build during its I/O 2019 Developers conference. The latest beta seems rather close to the final build with standard API level (29) as well as official SDK for developers. Now, this essentially allows app developers to start final compatibility testing and add new features.

    After this build, Google plans to release two more builds before Android Q’s public launch in Q3 2019. System images for Android Q Beta 4 are available for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, and Pixel 3 XL. Besides, the latest beta is also available for the new Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Users can also install the build as an OTA by manual download or via the Android Beta program.

    Here’s everything new in Android Q beta 4:

    Dark theme changes in Pixel launcher notifications

    In Android Q beta 4, some minor tweaks arrive in the Pixel launcher that makes notifications shades more legible. Notifications also get more colors in the dark mode in the latest beta. Besides, the device search bar at the bottom of the screen turns gray when the dark theme is activated. All in all, they are minor chnages but greatly enhnace overall legibility by visually separating stream of alerts while using dark mode in Andoird Q.

    Notification tweaks

    Unlike ealier Android Q betas, the latest build brings the ability to swipe notifications away in any direction by default. Put simply, users can swipe notifications either way to dismiss, just like they would in Android Pie. Elsewhere, notification types have changed from ‘Interruptive and Gentle’ to ‘Prioritized and Gentle’ in the latest beta. Besides, the layout and icons of the notifications controls also get minor tweaks, with new subtle icons.

    4 new accent colors

    Google has also added 4 new colors to choose from in Android Q Beta 4. To begin with, we have Cinnamon which appers to be a mix brown and red. Next, we have Ocean which appears to be a mix of blue and green shades. Then, we have the Space color theme which happens to be a dark, subtler shade of blue. Finally, there’s Orchid which which is lighter shade if purple.

    Relocated lock icon and a tweaked lock screen

    Another minor change in Android Q Beta 4 is a tweak on the lock screen. Google has relocated the lock icon on the lock screen from the bottm to the top, above the time and weather. It’s interesting to note that this new lock screen layout looks rather similar to the latest iOS home screen layout, especially when gesture navigations are activated.

    Gesture navigation improvements

    Full gesture navigation controls now gets a black arrow which makes it much easier to see. It appears when you swipe in from the left or the right. The arrow now turns black in a light background and changes to white in darker backgrounds.