TalkBack Gestures
The following list contains all Gestures that can be used with talkback. Gestures are listed as they are available on a device that runs TalkBack 13 and Android 12.
Gestures with One Finger
| Swipe up with one finger |
Set the navigation focus back or set the reading control up |
| Swipe Down |
Set the navigation focus forward or set the reading control down |
| Swipe left |
Previous item |
| Swipe right |
Next item |
Forward and Backward Gestures with One Finger
| Up then down |
Move to the previous reading control |
| Down and up |
Move to the next reading control |
| Left then right |
Scroll backward |
| Right then left |
Scroll forward |
Angle Gestures with One Finger
| Up then left |
Go to home screen |
| Up then right |
Open TalkBack menu |
| Down then left |
Go back |
| Down then right |
Open TalkBack menu |
| Left then up |
Overview or recent apps |
| Left then down |
Search on the screen |
| Right then up |
Start Voice Command |
| Right then down |
Notifications |
Gestures with Two Fingers
| Tap once with two fingers |
Pause or resume speech |
| Tap twice with two fingers |
Play or pause the media |
| Tap twice and hold with two fingers |
Start or end the selection mode |
| Tap three times with two fingers |
Start reading from the focused item |
| Tap three times and hold with two fingers |
Enable or disable speech |
| Swipe up with two fingers |
Scroll up, can’t be customized (by default, this gesture allows to scroll the screen on the lists) |
| Swipe down with two fingers |
Scroll down, can’t be customized (by default, this gesture allows to scroll the screen on the lists) |
| Swipe left with two fingers |
Scroll left, can’t be customized (By default, this gesture allows to change pages on multi-page views) |
| Swipe right with two fingers |
Scroll right, can’t be customized (By default, this gesture allows to change pages on multi-page views) |
Gestures with Three Fingers
| Tap once with three fingers |
Open TalkBack menu |
| Tap once and hold with three fingers |
Search on the screen |
| Tap twice with three fingers |
Copy |
| Tap twice and hold with three fingers |
Cut |
| Tap three times with three fingers |
Paste |
| Tap three times and hold with three fingers |
Not assigned |
| Swipe up with three fingers |
Previous reading control |
| Swipe down with three fingers |
Next reading control |
| Swipe left with three fingers |
Previous reading control |
| Swipe right with three fingers |
Next reading control |
Gestures with Four Fingers
| Tap once with four fingers |
Practice TalkBack gestures |
| Tap twice with four fingers |
Open TalkBack tutorial |
| Tap twice and hold with four fingers |
Pass through next TalkBack gesture to apply a system gesture |
| Tap three times with four fingers |
Not assigned |
| Swipe up with four fingers |
Previous window |
| Swipe down with four fingers |
Next window |
| Swipe left with four fingers |
Previous container |
| Swipe right with four fingers |
Next container |
You can personalize the TalkBack gestures listed above according to your preference in Talkback settings, and define new functions for unassigned gestures.
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