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Speak battery level with Back Tap

Double- or triple-tap the back of the iPhone to run a shortcut that speaks the current iPhone battery level.

Back Tap can be assigned to a shortcut; the shortcut gets the iPhone battery level and speaks the value.

When this helps

Back Tap runs the shortcut

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How to do it

  1. 1

    Create the shortcut

    Create a shortcut.

  2. 2

    Choose the input or launch path

    Get the current iPhone battery level.

  3. 3

    Add the actions

    Build a short phrase and speak it.

  4. 4

    Configure the output

    Test the shortcut directly.

  5. 5

    Save and test

    Assign it under Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Back Tap.

When you are done

Get the iPhone battery level and speak it aloud

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