Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation , and select Gestures.

You can then:

• Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.

• Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

• Access the recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.

• Close an app: From the recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview. Swipe down on an app preview to lock an app. A locked app will not be cleared when you touch on the recent tasks screen.

• Switch apps: Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc. Or when Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled, swipe across the bottom edge of the screen.

You can also turn on the Show navigation bar switch in Settings to display the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, indicating the start position for your upward swipes.

This feature may vary by device.

Use Three-Key Navigation

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation , and select Three-key navigation.

You can then:

• Touch to return to the previous menu or exit the current app.

• Touch to return to the home screen.

• Touch to access the recent tasks screen.

You can touch Settings to configure more settings.

• Select a navigation key combination.

• Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.

• Touch (if available in the selected navigation key combination) to open the notification panel.