Android Touchscreen Operations

By Dan Gookin

Part of the Android Phones For Dummies

You can perform several basic actions on your Android phone’s touchscreen. It’s just a matter of teaching your fingers to do what you want them to. Here are the basic things you do to control your Android phone from the touchscreen:

Action	How to Do It
Touch	Touch the screen.
Double-tap	Touch the screen twice in the same location.
Long Press	Touch a spot on the screen and keep your finger down.
Swipe	Touch a spot on the screen and drag your finger left, right, up, or down.
Pinch	Use two fingers to touch the screen and bring both fingers together as you continue to touch the screen.
Spread	Use two fingers close together and then spread them apart, touching the screen as you spread them.
Rotate	Twist two fingers around a central point to rotate an image, map, or other object on the screen.