Move between apps and screens

Choose how to get around

If you see the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, or you see no icons at all, you are using Gesture navigation.

If you see at the bottom of the screen, you are using 3-button navigation.

You can change how you move between apps and screens: Settings > Gestures > Navigation mode.

Use these gestures to move between screens and apps if you chose Gesture navigation and you don't see the icons at the bottom of your 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.

TipFor even more gestures, turn on One-handed mode.

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.

TipFor visual assistance, you can add