How to Launch Apps by Back Tapping Your Android Phone
What’s Tap, Tap?

Tap, Tap APK grants you access to Android 11s Double Tap Gesture on the back of any device running Android 7.0 or above.

Tap, Tap is a port of the double tap on back of device gesture from Android 11 to any Android 7.0+ device. It allows you to use the gesture to launch apps, control the device (including pressing the home, back and recents buttons), take a screenshot, toggle the flashlight, open your assistant and more. Tap, Tap uses the same machine learning code and TensorFlow models from the Android 11 builds with the gesture, with code directly lifted from SystemUIGoogle where needed.

Tap, Tap is currently in beta and was released by the developers due to the public interest in the feature. Hence, for now, you cannot download it from the Google Play Store. However, you can download the app and install it on your device.

How to sideload Tap, Tap

While on your Android device, please follow this link to the XDA forum thread.

Afterward, download the most recent APK file. In case you haven’t allowed installation from unknown sources, you’ll get a pop-up taking you to the browser setting: slide to Allow From This Source. Then, you can go back and proceed with the installation.

How to launch any app with Tap, Tap

Now that you installed Tap, Tap, the real fun begins.

First, enable the Accessibility Service. This allows the app to perform actions based on your taps.

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Then under Accessibility, enable Tap, Tap.

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Afterward, let's enable and configure the Gesture settings. You have to first enable Gesture; then, you can either select Double Tap Actions or Triple Tap Actions. I have only used Double Tap so far.

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Click on Double Tap Actions; then Add Action; Launch; Launch App; press the + sign; and select the app you would like to launch by back-tapping.

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The latest version of Tap, Tap will also allow you to launch Google Assistant, take screenshots, or use utilities like, for instance, the flashlight just by tapping the back of your phone.

There’s a lot more, but I will let you further explore all the cool actions available.

However, in this case, we want to launch our favorite app quickly. Thus, you have to drag the launch app feature to the top of the menu (click and hold to drag).

Voilá, you are all set to start tapping! I hope you enjoy Tap, Tap, and this friendly way to interact with apps and gain precious time.

Feel free to use the response box to share your further insights. Your feedback is highly appreciated.
['Rui Alves']
['Tap Tap', 'Digital Life', 'Apps', 'Android', 'Technology']