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 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 these gestures to move between screens and apps if you chose 2-button navigation.

TipFor visual assistance, you can add

to open the Accessibility Menu or magnify what's on the screen.

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

Use these gestures with the navigation bar to move between screens.