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Double-Tap Your Home Button to Access Recent Contacts Faster in iOS 8

Jun 3, 2014 12:51 AM
Sep 16, 2014 10:42 PM
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Accessing your recent contacts just became a hell of a lot quicker with iOS 8. In addition to accessing recent apps, double-pressing your Home button now shows off recent contacts at the top of your screen.

Your most recent contact, whether by call or message, will be the first to show in this list, with up to eight contacts showing at a time. Tapping on a contact will provide several options for action, including mobile call, text message, and FaceTime audio and video calls.

Screenshot of a smartphone showing various apps including Instagram, Maps, and Twitter.
Double-Tap Your Home Button to Access Recent Contacts Faster in iOS 8
Screenshot of a smartphone showing various apps including Instagram, Maps, and Twitter.
Double-Tap Your Home Button to Access Recent Contacts Faster in iOS 8

With this simple shortcut, you can easily access the people that you talk to most, and save time doing it.

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To see what else you can do in Apple's latest mobile operating system, check out the Coolest Hidden Features of iOS 8, as well as the Best Hidden Safari Features, Top Hidden Features in Messages, and our other iOS 8 tips.

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The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.

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