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display with your fingertip.
Your touchscreen provides an excellent way to interact with and use your Android phone. With the
touch of your finger, you can access available applications, make menu selections, and access data
saved to your phone. The following terms are used for describing the different available actions
using the touchscreen:
Tap: A single finger tap selects items, links, shortcuts and letters on the on-screen keyboard.
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Touch and hold: T ouch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger
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until an action occurs. For example, to open a contact's available options, touch and hold the
contact in the Contacts list until the context menu opens.
Drag: T ouch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your
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finger on the screen until you reach the target position. You can drag items on the Home screen
to reposition them, as described in Change the Phone's Wallpaper, or drag the Notifications
Panel open, as described in Notifications Panel.
Swipe or slide: T o swipe or slide, quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen,
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without pausing when you first touch it (so you don't drag an item instead). For example, you can
slide the screen up or down to scroll through a list, or browse through the different Home screens
by swiping from left to right (and vice versa).
Double-tap: D ouble-tap to zoom on a web page or a map. For example, quickly double-tap a
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section of a web page to adjust that section to fit the width of the screen. You can also double-tap
to zoom in and out when taking a picture (using the Camera), and when using Maps.
Pinch-to-Zoom: U se your index finger and thumb in a pinch or spread motion to zoom in or out
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when using the Browser, Maps, or browsing pictures.
Rotate the screen: F rom many applications and menus, the orientation of the screen adjusts to
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the phone's physical orientation. (See Change the Screen Orientation.)
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