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Navigation, Motions, and Gestures
Know Your Device
Touchscreen Navigation
Tap
Lightly tap items to select or launch them.
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Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters
or text.
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Tap an item to select it.
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Tap an app icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate onscreen items by a touch and hold
gesture. For example:
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Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen to
move it.
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Touch and hold a field to display a pop-up menu
of options.
Swipe or Slide
To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
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Unlock the screen.
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Scroll through the Home screen or a menu.
Drag
To drag, touch and hold on an item, and then move
it to a new location.
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Add a shortcut to the Home screen.
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Move a widget on the Home screen.
Pinch and Spread
Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger, or
spread by moving your fingers apart.
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Zoom in or out while viewing a picture or a
web page.
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Zoom in or out while taking a picture.
Motions and Gestures
Control your device by making specific gestures
with your hand above the device’s screen.
Enable Motions and Gestures
►
From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Motions and gestures
.
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Direct call
: Call the contact whose call log,
message, or contact details are currently on
the screen by bringing the device close to your
ear.
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Smart alert
: Your device will vibrate when you
pick it up to notify you about missed calls and
messages.
•
Mute/pause
: Mute incoming calls and pause
playback by turning the device screen-side
down, or by covering the screen with your
hand. You can also use Smart pause, which
pauses video playback when you look away
from the screen.
•
Palm swipe to capture screen
: Create a copy
of the current screen by swiping the side of
your hand across the screen, from left to right
or right to left. The screenshot is saved to the
clipboard and to the Screenshots folder in
the Gallery app.
Navigation, Motions, and Gestures
