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 2-button navigation

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

Action Gesture to use
Switch between recent apps Swipe right
See all recent apps Swipe up
See all apps Swipe up twice
Go back Touch
Go home Touch
Open Google Assistant Touch & hold
TipFor visual assistance, you can add to open the Accessibility Menu or magnify what's on 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.

Action Gesture to use
Switch between 2 recent apps Swipe right
See all recent apps Swipe up
See all apps Swipe up twice
Go back Swipe left
Go home Touch the bar
Open Google Assistant Touch & hold the bar