Android Basics: Getting Around Your Device
Move Around Your Device’s Menus
and Screens Using Gestures
Your device’s touchscreen lets you control | Tap | |
everything through various types of touches, or | ||
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gestures. |
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Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger. A light touch works best.
Press and hold: To display the available options for an item simply touch and hold the item.
Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes | Flick |
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than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in |
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a vertical motion, such as when flicking through |
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contacts or a message list. |
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Press and hold
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