Use TalkBack gestures

TalkBack gestures help you lot navigate and perform frequent actions on your Android device.

Single-finger & multi-finger gestures

  • Single-finger gestures are available on all devices.
  • Single-finger and multi-finger gestures are available on updated Android R, Pixel three, and other OEM devices like Samsung Galaxy.

To cheque if your device supports multi-finger gestures, while TalkBack is on, 3-finger tap.

  • If y'all get the TalkBack card: Your device supports both multi-finger gestures and one-finger gestures.
  • If you don't get the TalkBack carte: Your device but supports 1-finger gestures. To open the TalkBack menu, swipe downward then right, or swipe up and right.

Navigate your screen

Version 9.1 & up

Action Ane-finger gesture Multi-finger gesture
Move to the next particular on the screen Correct --
Movement to the previous item on the screen Left

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Explore by impact: Speaks the item beneath your finger Elevate a finger on the screen --
Select an item Tap --
Move to the next reading control Up so down 3-finger swipe downward
Move to the previous reading control Downwards so up 3-finger swipe up
Change the value for an item selected in reading control Up or down --

Jump to the side by side detail

  • Follows reading controls setting
 Downwardly --

Jump to the previous detail

  • Follows reading controls setting
 Up --
Read from next -- 2-finger triple tap
Activate screen search Left then downwards --
Magnification settings Triple-tap --

Version 8.2 & lower

Action Gesture
Motion to the side by side item on the screen Right
Move to the previous particular on the screen Left
Explore by bear on: Speaks the particular below your finger Drag a finger on the screen
Select an particular Tap
Movement to the next reading controls Up then downwardly
Movement to the previous reading controls Down then upwardly
Change the value for an detail selected in reading control Upward or down

Jump to the next item

  • Follows reading controls setting
 Downwardly

Jump to the previous item

  • Follows reading controls setting
 Up
Read from next --
Activate screen search Left then down
Magnification settings Triple-tap

Scroll the screen

Version 9.1 & up

Activeness Gesture Multi-finger gesture
Scroll up or down ii-finger swipe upwards or downwardly --
Whorl left or right 2-finger swipe left or correct --

Version 8.2 & lower

Action Gesture
Roll up or down 2-finger swipe upwardly or downwards
Scroll left or correct 2-finger swipe left or correct

Take action on a focused particular

Version ix.1 & up

Activeness Gesture
Activate Double-tap
Long press the focused detail Double-tap and agree

Movement up the slider

  • Like volume
 Up, or right then left

Move down the slider

  • Like volume
 Downwards, or left and so right

Version 8.two & lower

Action Gesture
Activate Double-tap
Long printing the focused particular Double-tap and hold

Move up the slider

  • Like volume
 Up, or correct and so left

Move down the slider

  • Like book
 Down, or left and so correct

Android organisation gestures

Version ix.1 & up

Action Gesture Multi-finger gesture
Dwelling Up then left When Gesture navigation is on, 2-finger swipe up from the lesser
Back Down then left When Gesture navigation is on, 2-finger swipe from the left or right edge of screen
Recents (app switcher) Left and then up When Gesture navigation is on, 2-finger swipe up from the bottom and agree
Show notifications

Right then down

  • Or, from the top of the screen, 2-finger swipe down.
 ii-finger swipe down from the top
Show quick settings While a notification is open up, two-finger swipe down --
Dismiss notifications Downwardly then left 2-finger swipe up from the bottom
Open the app department In the Habitation screen, 2-finger swipe upwardly --

Version eight.two & lower

Activity Gesture
Home Up so left
Back Downward and so left
Recents (app switcher) Left then upwards
Show notifications

Right so down
Show quick settings While a notification is open, 2-finger swipe downwards
Dismiss notifications Down then left
Open the app section In the Abode screen, 2-finger swipe up

Control TalkBack

Version nine.1 & upwardly

Action Gesture Multi-finger gesture
Intermission or resume speech -- ii-finger tap
Start or stop media -- 2-finger double tap
Answer or hang upward a call -- 2-finger double tap
TalkBack menu Down and so right iii-finger tap
Exercise gestures -- 4-finger tap
TalkBack assist -- 4-finger double tap
Evidence or hide the Accessibility menu, if you've turned it on When Gesture navigation is on, 2-finger swipe up from the bottom When Gesture navigation is on, 3-finger swipe up from lesser

Laissez passer-through

  • When you use the pass-through gesture, the system interprets the side by side gesture similar TalkBack is off. For example, if y'all single-finger swipe from the top of the screen, you get the notification shade.
 -- 4-finger double tap and hold
Copy text in focused item -- three-finger double tap

Version 8.2 & lower

Activity Gesture
Pause or resume speech --
Beginning or stop media --
Answer or hang upwardly a call --
TalkBack menu Down so correct
Do gestures --
TalkBack help --

Show or hide the Accessibility card

  • If you've turned it on
 When Gesture navigation is on, 2-finger swipe up from the bottom

Pass-through

  • When you utilise the pass-through gesture, the system interprets the next gesture like TalkBack is off. For case, if you unmarried-finger swipe from the top of the screen, you get the notification shade.
 --
Copy text in focused item --

Edit & select text

Version 9.1 & upward

Action Gesture Multi-finger gesture
Start or end choice mode -- ii-finger double tap and hold
Copy selected text -- 3-finger double tap
Cut, while in selection fashion -- three-finger double tap and agree
Paste -- 3-finger triple tap

Version 8.2 & lower

Action Gesture
Start or end pick mode --
Copy selected text --
Cutting, while in choice mode --
Paste --

Tip: When you apply TalkBack on your Android, most i-finger gestures become ii-finger gestures. For case, with TalkBack on, you tin can two-finger whorl, merely with TalkBack off, you tin can one-finger roll.

Customize TalkBack gestures

You can assign most TalkBack gestures to most actions. For example, assign the "Side by side" reading command to swipe down. You can also reset assignments to their default settings.

Important: 2-finger swipe gestures tin can't be reassigned.

To customize gestures:

  1. Open up the TalkBack menu.
    • On devices with multi-finger gestures: Three-finger tap. Or, in one motion, swipe downwardly so right.
    • On devices without multi-finger gestures (prior to updated Android R with TalkBack nine.1): In one motion, swipe downwardly then right.

Tip: If your Android device has a fingerprint sensor, you can utilize fingerprint gestures with TalkBack. Select TalkBack settings and then Customize gestures. Cull the gesture that y'all want to assign to a dissimilar action. Choose the activity y'all desire to assign to the gesture.

Actions yous tin choose

Basic navigation

  • Tap
  • Touch on and hold
  • Previous item
  • Next item
  • Focus on first detail on the screen
  • Focus on last item on the screen
  • Scroll back
  • Ringlet frontward
  • Whorl up
  • Scroll down
  • Gyre left
  • Scroll right

Organization actions

  • Dwelling
  • Dorsum
  • Recents (app switcher)
  • Notifications
  • Quick settings
  • All apps
  • Accessibility shortcut
  • Agree accessibility shortcut

Reading

  • Read from the top
  • Read from the next particular
  • Pause or resume speech
  • Turn TalkBack sound on or off
  • Change oral communication

Menu & controls

  • Open up TalkBack menu
  • Previous reading control
  • Next reading menu
  • Motility navigation focus backward or adjust reading control upward
  • Move navigation focus frontwards or adjust reading control down

Text editing

  • Starting time or cease selection mode
  • Copy
  • Cutting
  • Paste
  • Bear witness edit options
  • Switch to braille keyboard

Other

  • Play or pause media
  • Offset vox control
  • Screen search
  • Laissez passer through side by side gesture
  • Show custom actions
  • Open tutorial
  • Practice gestures

Go help

For more help with Android Accessibility, contact the Google Inability Back up team.