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How to Disable Shake to Undo on an iPhone

This How.com.vn teaches you how to prevent your phone from deleting your last-written word or phrase when you shake your phone.

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open your iPhone's settings.
    Do so by tapping the grey gear icon on one of your Home screens (it might also be in a folder named "Utilities").
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap General.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap Accessibility.
    This is below the "Home Button" option.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Scroll to the fourth group of options and select Shake to Undo.
  5. Step 5 Slide the Shake to Undo button left to the "Off" position.
    It should turn grey. Your Shake to Undo feature should now be disabled--shaking your phone will no longer undo text.
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      • The Accessibility menu also houses options for things like 3-D touch and on-screen buttons.
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      How.com.vn English: Jack Lloyd
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      How.com.vn Technology Writer
      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 2,189 times.
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      Article SummaryX

      1. Open your iPhone's Settings.
      2. Tap General.
      3. Tap Accessibility.
      4. Scroll to the fourth group of options and select Shake to Undo.
      5. Slide the Shake to Undo button left to the Off position.

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