Move between apps and screens

Choose how to get around

You can change how you move between apps and screens: Settings > System > Gestures > System navigation.

Use gesture navigation

Use these gestures to move between screens and apps if you chose Gesture navigation and see at the bottom of your home screen.

Action Gesture to use
Switch between apps At the very bottom of the screen, swipe left or right.
See all recent apps Drag up from the bottom, hold, then let go.
See all apps Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen.
Go back Swipe towards the middle from the left or right edge of any screen.
Go home Swipe up from the bottom of any screen.
Open Google Assistant Swipe diagonally from either lower corner of the screen.

Use 3-button navigation   

Use these icons to move between screens and apps if you chose 3-button navigation.

takes you back one screen.

returns you to the home screen from any app.

lets you switch between recent apps.

TipFor visual assistance, you can add to open the Accessibility Menu.

Use One Button Nav

Use these gestures to move between screens and apps if you chose One Button Nav and see at the bottom of your home screen.

Gesture Navigation
Quick touch (tap) Go home
Touch Lock or turn off the screen
Swipe left (from right to left) Go back one screen
Swipe right (from left to right) See list of recent apps