Here’s a list of common gestures you might use to interact with your Android phone.
These gestures are available on most Android devices, regardless of manufacturer and software version.
However, not every phone, version, and app uses every bang out of touch.
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Use this for pressing buttons, selecting things, and tapping keyboard keys.
Double Touch or Double Tap
This gesture is also calleddouble click.
This is similar to the double click of a computer mouse.
Rapidly touch the screen, lift your finger, and touch again.
Double-taps are often used to zoom in on maps or to select items.
Long presses on software icons in the system tray allow you to move them to the desktop.
Long presses on widgets allow you to move or adjust the size.
Long touches on the old desktop clockallowed you to remove it.
Generally, the long press is used to display a contextual menu when the app supports it.
The difference between adragand aflingis in style.
Drags are controlled, slow motions with which you do something on the screen.
Scrollsare swipes or flings with an up and down motion rather than side to side.
Twirl and Tilt
Twirl two fingers to spin selected objects in some programs.
A two-fingered drag often tilts 3D objects within apps such as Google Maps.
A common arrangement is aHomebutton in the center with anOverviewandBackbutton on either side.
