Basic Gestures

Applicable products: HUAWEI Mate 30(dual sim card 8gb+256gb、dual sim card 8gb+128gb)
Applicable system: EMUI 10.1
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Basic Gestures

Air Gestures

You can use gestures to take screenshots and scroll without touching the screen.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and ensure that Air scroll and Grabshot are enabled.

Air scroll

Hold the palm or back of your hand 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.) away from the screen, until or appears at the top of the screen. Then move your hand upwards or downwards to scroll up or down on the screen.

Take a screenshot

Hold the palm of your hand 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.) away from the screen, until appears at the top of the screen. Close your fist to take a screenshot.

System Navigation Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and ensure that Gestures is selected.

Back

Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the previous screen.

Back to the home screen

Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.

View recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.

Close an app

On the recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.

Switch apps

  • Swipe in a curve along the bottom edge of the screen.

  • Enable Swipe across bottom to switch apps and swipe horizontally across the bottom edge of the screen.

More Gestures

Access Home screen editing mode

Pinch two fingers together on the home screen.

Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.

Display the search bar

Swipe down on the home screen.

Open the notification panel

Swipe down from the status bar.

Button Shortcuts

Power off and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power off and Restart options appear.

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

Take a screenshot

Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.

Ultra snapshot

Double-press the Volume down button when the screen is off or locked to take a photo.

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