Replace iPhone’s ‘shake to undo’ with 3-finger swipe

If you want to undo a mistake on the iPhone you have to give the phone a physical shake, literally like you’re shaking a martini. Shaken, not stirred. Shaking your phone is akin to the CTRL+Z command on the computer, which also undoes a mistake.

But there’s something else you can do instead. If you’re tired of shaking your phone, you can also undo something on your phone with a three-finger swipe.

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It’s super simple and it works in both directions, to undo and redo something.

Here’s an example:

I had written a sentence and used three fingers on the screen to swipe left to undo it in the image above. And then I wanted to redo it, so I used three fingers on the screen again to swipe right:

You can use the undo and redo three-finger swipe for a number of options, including accidentally erasing an email and wanting to get it back.

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You can also turn off the “Shake to Undo” feature.

To make this happen, first, navigate to your phone’s settings and tap ‘Accessibility:’

Then select ‘Touch:’

Next, turn off ‘Shake to Undo:’

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So that’s your other option when it comes to the undo feature on your iPhone!