Touchscreen

Your touchscreen provides an excellent way to interact with and use your phone. With the touch of your finger, you can download and use 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:

Touch or tap A single finger touch selects items. For example, tap an icon (e.g., an application, widget, or folder), tap words (e.g., menu selection or to answer an on-screen question), or touch letters and numbers to type.

Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a Context menu for editing a contact, touch and hold a contact entry until the menu pops up.

Drag Touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your finger across the screen until you reach the target position. For example, you can drag items on the Home screen to reposition them.

Swipe, slide, or flick Move your finger quickly across the surface of the screen, 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, browse through the different Home screens by swiping from left to right (and vice versa), or remove an application from the Recent apps screen by flicking its graphic off the screen.

Double-tap Double-tap to zoom in or out on a screen. For example, quickly double-tap a section of a web page to zoom that section to fit the width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the zoom in Maps and in other applications.

Pinch-to-Zoom Use your index finger and thumb in a pinch motion (to zoom out) or spread motion (to zoom in) when using Chrome, a map, photos, etc. Spread your fingers apart to make screen information larger (easier to see and read), or pinch together to view more area and information. The pinch in gesture also changes the Home screen to mini canvas view and the spread apart gesture returns to the normal Home screen view.

Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from portrait to landscape and back again.

Rotate the phone sideways for landscape orientation.

Rotate the phone upright for portrait orientation.

Capturing the screen Press and hold the down Volume Key and the Power/Lock Key at the same time to capture the current image on the screen. You can find the captured image in the Gallery application.