Your touch screen provides an excellent way to interact with and use your Android™ phone. With the touch of your finger, you can download and use available apps, make menu selections, and access data saved to your phone.
Touch or tap A single finger touch selects items. For example, tap an icon (e.g., an app, widget, or folder), tap words (e.g., menu selection or to answer an on-screen question), or touch letters and numbers to type.
Don't press too hard on the screen. It's sensitive enough to detect a light, firm tap.
Touch and hold Touch an item on the screen and don't lift your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a context menu for a contact, touch and hold the 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 on 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 browse through the Home screens by swiping left and right, slide the screen up or down to scroll through a list, or remove an app from the Recent apps screen by flicking its graphic off the screen.
Double-tap Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom, highlight text, or turn the screen on/off. For example, quickly double-tap a section of a web page to zoom that section to fit the width of the screen and control the zoom in Maps and in other apps. Double-tap a word to highlight it. Double-tap can also activate the KnockON feature to turn the screen on or off. Double-tap also activates a new event in the Calendar app.
The Accessibility settings shortcuts and Touch zoom accessibility features use a triple-tap.
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, the rear camera lens, the Contacts list, the Favorites list, the Groups list, the Messaging list, and a music list. Spread apart to make screen information larger (easier to see and read), or pinch together to view more area and information. The pinch gesture also changes the Home screen. Pinch in on the Home screen to change to mini panel view, then spread apart to return to the full screen view. Spread apart on the Home screen to hide all of your Home screen items, then pinch in to redisplay them.
Rotate the screen From many apps and menus, the orientation of the screen adjusts to the phone’s physical orientation by rotating the screen. You can deactivate this function in the Display settings menu.