Use and Customize the TalkBack Gestures

Learn how to use and customize the TalkBack gestures on your Android device.

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Gestures

Learn all the default TalkBack gestures.

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Basic Navigation

Action	One-Finger Gesture	Multi-Finger Gesture
Select Item	Tap to hear an item
Activate Selected Item	Double-tap
Long Press Selected Item	Double-tap and hold
Adjust Slider	Swipe up or down
Move to Next Item	Swipe left
Move to Previous Item	Swipe left
Scroll Up or Down		Swipe up or down with two fingers
Scroll Left or Right		Swipe left or right with two fingers
Move to the Next Reading Control	Swipe up then down	Swipe up with three fingers
Move to the Previous Reading Control	Swipe down then up	Swipe down with three fingers
Activate Screen Search	Swipe left then down
Read from Next (Continuous Reading)		Triple-tap with two fingers

The above table has the default gestures, which can be customized. Learn how to customize the gestures below.

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Device Gestures

Action	One-Finger Gesture	Multi-Finger Gesture
Go Home	Swipe up then left	When Gesture navigation is on, two-finger swipe up from the bottom
Go Back	Swipe down then left	When Gesture navigation is on, two-finger swipe from the left or right edge of screen
Recents (App Switcher)	Swipe left then up	When Gesture navigation is on, two-finger swipe up from the bottom and hold
Access Notification Panel	Swipe right then down	Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers
Access Quick Settings		Swipe down with two fingers twice

The above table has the default gestures, which can be customized. Learn how to customize the gestures below.

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TalkBack Gestures

Action	One-Finger Gesture	Multi-Finger Gesture
Pause and Resume Speech		Tap with two fingers
Pause or Resume Media		Double-tap with two fingers
Call Answering		Double-tap with two fingers
TalkBack Menu	Swipe down then right	Tap with three fingers
TalkBack Help		Double-tap with four fingers

The above table has the default gestures, which can be customized. Learn how to customize the gestures below.

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Text Editing Gestures

Action	Multi-Finger Gesture
Selection Mode	Double-tap and hold with two fingers
Copy	Double-tap with three fingers
Cut	Double-tap and hold with three fingers
Paste	Triple-tap with three fingers

The above table has the default gestures, which can be customized. Learn how to customize the gestures below.

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Braille Keyboard Gestures

Learn how to setup and use the TalkBack Braille Keyboard >

Action	Gesture
Space	Swipe right with one finger
Delete Letter	Swipe left with one finger
Delete Word	Swipe left with two fingers
Return	Swipe right with two fingers
Submit	Swipe up with two fingers
Exit	Swipe down with two fingers
Switch to Next Keyboard	Swipe down with three fingers

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Customize Gestures

You can access to the TalkBack settings through the TalkBack Menu or follow the steps below:

Important: Two-finger swipe gestures cannot be customized.

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