Customize Edge touch

Turn action bar on/off

Edge touch adds an action bar to your screen, which you can use to access shortcuts and to move between screens.

To remove or restore the action bar:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

    Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Display.

  2. Touch Edge touch and turn it off or on .

Change action bar's look and feel

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

    Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Display.

  2. Touch Edge touch > Settings.

  3. Adjust settings for the action bar:

    • To move it, touch Position, then drag it higher or lower on the edge of the phone or drag it to the opposite edge.
    • To change it to light or dark, touch Theme.
    • To adjust how solid it appears, move the Opacity slider.
    • To add or remove vibration when you touch it, turn Vibration feedback on or off .

Set double tap action

You can customize what happens when you touch the action bar twice, quickly.

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

    Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Display.

  2. Touch Edge touch > Settings.

  3. Touch Double tap action and select the action you want:

Set up shortcuts

You can customize the shortcuts that appear when you swipe in from the action bar.

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

    Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Display.

  2. Touch Edge touch > Settings.
  3. Touch Swipe in action.
  4. To add shortcuts, on the Apps & shortcuts tab or Contacts tab, check items to add.

  5. Adjust the shortcuts:

    • To remove one, touch the icon on the top row.
    • To rearrange them, touch & hold an icon until you feel a vibration, then drag to a new position.