iPhone owners are only just finding hidden camera app – it’s got amazing perks but millions never see it

YOUR iPhone’s main camera app isn’t the only way to make use of your lenses.

Apple has built a hidden “camera” feature that you’re probably missing.

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The app is very handy – and you can find it in several different ways.

It’s called Magnifier, and it provides a significant zoom so that you can read small text.

You can also examine tiny objects using the clever iPhone hack.

And it even has special colour filters to make certain things easier to see.

One way to find it is to simply search for it.

Drag down from the top of the iPhone Home Screen and then type Magnifier.

It may be worth placing the app somewhere obvious on your Home Screen for future use.

You can also use the Side Button to open Magnifier.

Go to Settings and then enter Accessibility and look for Accessibility Shortcuts.

Then enable Magnifier for the “Triple Click The Side Button” setting.

Now when you triple click the Side Button, the Magnifier app will open.

But potentially even better is using the Back Tap feature.

To turn on the feature make sure you’ve updated to iOS 14 or later. To do that, go to Settings > General > Software update.

Then go to your Settings.

Scroll down and tap “Accessibility” and then click “Touch”.

Then scroll down to “Back Tap”.

You’ll have the choice to turn on “Double Tap” or “Triple Tap”.

Whichever you select gives you the same options.

Click to see which features you can now control with either a double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone.

They include taking screenshots, turning the volume up or down, magnifying, scrolling and more.

Choose Magnifier for one of them, and then you’ll be able to launch the app by tapping the back of your iPhone.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk