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● Length of swiping was too short. Swipe a longer distance across your screen.
● When swiping up to unlock the screen, you didn't swipe from the bottom half of the
screen.
● You may have covered the proximity sensor while holding the phone.
● The duration of swiping may be too long. Release your finger when the phone vibrates.
Touchscreen Navigation
Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more.
Important: When the TalkBack option in the Accessibility settings is turned on and the Explore
by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures.
For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack.
Touch
Touch the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application
and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.
After you’ve scrolled down a long list or screen (in Settings and apps such as Mail and People),
touch the status bar to jump straight to the top of your screen.
Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch
and hold the item.
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