Using Gestures - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Accessing Recently-Used Apps
1. Press and hold
recently-used applications window.
2. Tap an icon to open the selected application.
– or –
Tap to go to the Task manager.
– or –
Tap to go to Google Search.
– or –
Tap to delete the record of all recently used
applications.
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from any screen to open the

Using Gestures

By activating the various gesture features within the Motion
menu (page 304), you can access a variety of time saving
functions.
To activate motion:
1. From the main Settings page, tap Motion.
2. Activate the feature by touching and sliding the Motion
activation slider to the right to turn it on.
3. Tap the desired on-screen motion option.
The following is a description some of the most commonly
used gestures:
•
Direct call: Once enabled, the device will dial the currently
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the
device to your ear.
•
Smart alert: Once enabled, pickup the device to be alerted and
notified of you have missed any calls or messages.
•
Double tap to top: Once enabled, double tap the top of the
device to be taken to the top of the current on-screen list.