Settings
Accessibility Explore by Touch Gestures
When TalkBack is enabled, you
have the option to use the Explore
by Touch feature. Explore by Touch
allows you to drag your nger slowly
over your screen and describes
each item that your nger touches.
If you slide your nger faster, the
device interprets the sliding as a
gesture.
TalkBack must be turned on for
Explore by Touch to be available.
When you turn on TalkBack for the
rst time, you receive a prompt to
turn on Explore by Touch.
If you choose not to turn on Explore
by Touch when you switch on
TalkBack, you can turn it on later: see
“Accessibility Procedures (I)” on
page 45.
Each action that you take with
your nger alerts you with spoken
feedback, as well as sound (if
enabled).
Note Interpretation of these
gestures is specic to TalkBack.
Other accessibility services may
use the same gestures for dierent
actions.
About Explore by Touch
Gesture Result
Drag one nger Explore your screen and hear audible feedback for what is being touched.
Single-tap Move the cursor to the selected element.
Double-tap anywhere on the screen Open or activate the item that you last touched.
Tap and hold Works as standard tap and hold gesture, but can also be used to unlock a device:
Tap and hold, wait, then swipe to unlock.
Swipe up or down using two ngers Scroll within lists.
Swipe left or right using two ngers Change pages and screens.
Swipe right using one nger Move to the element to the right. This is similar to using the Tab key to move
through form elements on a PC keyboard.
Swipe left using one nger Move to the element to the left. This is similar to using Shift+Tab to move to the
previous form element on a PC keyboard.
Swipe down using one nger Move to the element above.
Swipe up using one nger Move to the element below.
Swipe down then up using a single motion Transition to the next reading level when reading blocks of text, then swipe right to
read forward or left to go back.
Swipe up then down using a single motion Transition to the previous reading level when reading blocks of text, then swipe
right to read forward or left to go back.
Swipe right then left using a single motion Move to the next page.
Swipe left then right using a single motion Move to the previous page.
Swipe up then right Open the local context menu.
Swipe up then left Activate the Home button.
Swipe down then right Open the global context menu.
Swipe down then left Activate the Back button.
Swipe right then down Open notications.
Swipe left then up Activate the Recent button.
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