Control & customize10
• Quick settings: To change Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and other settings,
swipe the status bar down with two fingers. For even more settings, tap .
• Can’t find a setting? Swipe up > Settings > .
Controls and gestures
Touch
Find your way around:
• Tap: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch and hold: See more options.
• Drag: Move items on the home screen.
• Swipe: Scroll through lists or between screens.
• Pinch or double-tap: Zoom in and out on websites, photos and maps.
• Twist: Twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and pull two fingers down to tilt it.
• Back: Tap Back to go to the previous screen.
• Home: Tap Home to return to the home screen.
• Recents: Tap Recents to see your recent apps (or browser tabs), and tap an app
to reopen it. Double tap to quickly switch between your recent apps.
Note: If One button nav is active, quickly swipe right twice to switch between apps.
To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it left, right or tap . To scroll the list,
swipe up or down.
Tip: You don’t need to remove apps from Overview for your phone to run eciently.
• Split screen: From the recent apps list, touch and hold an app and then drag it to the
top of the screen to view two apps at once. Not all apps will work in split screen.
• Menus: When or appears on a screen, you can tap it to open options for the
current screen.
• Close Keyboard: To close a keyboard, tap .
Press Power button
Your Power button helps in a few ways.
• Power o: Press and hold the Power button, then tap Power o.
• Sleep: To conserve battery power, prevent accidental touches, or to wipe smudges
o your touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button.
• Wake up: Press the Power button again.
• Reboot: To reboot your phone, press and hold the Power button , then tap Restart.
Tip: To add security to your phone, see “Protect”.
Press Volume buttons
Your volume buttons help in a few ways:
• Ringer volume: Press the buttons when your phone is ringing to silence it.
• Earpiece volume: Press the buttons during a call.
• Music/video volume: Press the buttons during a song or video.
Tip: For more on volume control, see “Volume & interruptions”.
Speak
Just tell your phone what you want.
Tip: Speak naturally but clearly, like using a speakerphone.
• Dialing and commands: Say “OK Google” to control your phone by voice.
To dial, say “Call” and then a contact name or phone number. Or, say a command like
“Send text,” “Go to” an app, or “Help” for voice command help.
Tip: If a contact has more than one number, you can say which number to call (for
example, “Call Joe Black Mobile” or “Call Suzi Smith Work”).
• Search: Tap on the home screen to search by voice, or say “OK Google” to speak
your search.
• To change your voice input and text-to-speech settings, swipe up > Settings >
Languages & input.
• Text entry: On a keyboard, tap , then speak your message or search text. You can
also speak punctuation.
Tip: To make your phone read out loud, see “TalkBack”.
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