Mistakes happen. They can be easily undone with the iPhone. To undo, just shake the phone.The Mac has Command-Z but the iPhone has Shake to Undo. Since 2009, the ability to shake your iPhone to undo or go back to a previous mistake is possible. This feature was introduced with iOS 3 (now called iPhone OS). It's also one of the most overlooked iOS features. There are many other shortcuts available on the iPhone, which you might be missing.Instead of a system-wide symbol or button for undo in iOS, you can simply shake your iPhone or iPad. It's an overlooked feature for most iPhone users, but John Gruber recently brought it to our attention with a thoughtful analysis. Gruber also revealed that the original concept of it was a joke.It's just a reminder that this feature exists. Just shake your iPhone to undo an action.iOS users can fix errors quickly with Shake to Undo enabled.Although Shake to Undo is something I use quite a lot, I still have the question of whether or not to. It's as simple as hitting the backspace key. Sometimes, the Undo pop-up can happen by accident.I use Shake to Undo a lot on my iPhone. It is useful for sending texts, moving photos to the wrong place, and accidentally deleting emails.By default, shake to undo is on. It's easy to turn it off if shake to undo is not your thing.These steps will allow you to turn off shake to undo.1. Navigate to the Settings page of your iPhone2. 2. Tap "Accessibility".3. 3. Tap "Touch"4. To turn off Shake to Undo, tap the bubbleTap the bubble to activate Shake to Undo Credit: MASHABLEIf you don't like Shake to Undo, you can always slide your fingers from right to left across the screen.Apple has added an additional way to undo typing or undo something that you have deleted without shaking iOS 13. Although it can seem awkward, you can slide three fingers from left to right to undo or redo the last action.You're now able to use Shake to Undo to quickly type.This article was originally published August 2018 and has been updated August 2021.
