One-Handed Shortcuts - Amazon Fire User Manual

One-Handed Shortcuts

One-Handed Shortcuts
In addition to tapping and swiping the touchscreen to get around your phone, you can use one-handed
shortcuts to access settings and additional information while holding your phone with one hand. You can
also quickly go back to the previous screen and automatically scroll up and down on a web page.
Tip: To launch an interactive tutorial about using one-handed shortcuts, tap the Quick Start app icon in the carousel
or app grid on the Home screen of your Fire phone.
One-handed Shortcut
Peek
Tilt
Swivel
Go Back
Auto-Scroll
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Description
Peek, or hold your phone at a very slight angle left or
right to quickly reveal additional helpful bits of information
related to the content currently on your screen.
For example:
While shopping the Kindle Store, peek to see the star
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ratings of Kindle books.
While viewing the Quick Actions panel, peek to see
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the name of each icon.
Tilt to access the left and right panels on your phone.
To open the left panel, tilt the left edge of the phone
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toward you and then back to the start position in one
continuous motion. To close the left panel, tilt the left
edge of the phone away from you and then back to
the start position.
To open the right panel, tilt the right edge of the
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phone toward you and then back to the start position
in one continuous motion. To close the right panel, tilt
the right edge of the phone away from you and then
back to the start position.
To learn more, go to Left and Right Panels on page
While holding the phone in portrait mode, Swivel your
wrist down left or right to open the Quick Actions panel
from any screen on your phone, including the lock screen
(if enabled).
To learn more, go to Access the Quick Actions Panel on
page 11.
From anywhere on your phone, swipe up from the bottom
of the screen to go back to the previous screen.
Make sure you place your finger below the screen on the
left or right side of the Home button and swipe up toward
the top of the phone.
While browsing in Silk, your Kindle library, or other
supported apps, angle the device toward you or away
from you to scroll down or up. Increasing the angle of the
pitch accelerates scrolling in either direction.
To learn more, go to Browser Settings on page
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