TalkBack Gestures

Question 1

Turn on or off

Answer 1

Hold volume keys for a few seconds

Question 2

Open TalkBack menu (TBM)

Answer 2

• swipe up then right
• swipe down then right
• three-finger tap

Question 3

Cycle through reading controls (RC)

Answer 3

• Swipe up then down
• Swipe down then up
• three-finger swipe- up, down, right, or left

Question 4

Pause or resume reading

Answer 4

two-finger tap

Question 5

*Start reading continuously from the top

Answer 5

TBM: read from the top

Question 6

*Start reading continuously from this point on

Answer 6

• TBM: Read from next item
• two-finger triple tap

Question 7

Read next item

Answer 7

swipe right

Question 8

Read previous item

Answer 8

swipe left

Question 9

*Repeat last spoken phrase

Answer 9

TBM: Repeat last spoken phrase

Question 10

Activate element

Answer 10

Double tap

Question 11

Go to next heading

Answer 11

1. RC: headings
2. Swipe down

Question 12

Go to next landmark/region

Answer 12

1. RC: Landmarks
2. Swipe down

Question 13

Go to main content region

Answer 13

• use page’s skip to main link
• explore by touch
• TBM: Search screen

Question 14

Navigate table cells

Answer 14

• Swipe right or left
• explore by touch

Question 15

Go to next link

Answer 15

1. RC: Links
2. swipe down

Question 16

Scroll a page, menu, etc

Answer 16

Two-finger swipe up, down, left or right

Question 17

Go to home screen

Answer 17

Swipe up then left

Question 18

Go back

Answer 18

Swipe down then left

Question 19

Recent apps

Answer 19

Swipe left then up

Question 20

Notifications

Answer 20

• Swipe right then down
• Two-finger swipe down from the top

Question 21

Go to previous link, heading, form control, etc

Answer 21

1. RC: Select desired control
2. Swipe up