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Find the bottom controls
Look for either one short line or three navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.
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- Find the bottom controls. Look for either one short line or three navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen. Either one short line or three navigation buttons is visible at the bottom.
- Go Home with gestures. If your phone has one short line, swipe up from the bottom edge. Your Home screen appears.
- Go Home with buttons. If your phone has three buttons, tap the round Home button in the middle. Your Home screen appears.
- Go Back with gestures. If your phone has one short line, swipe inward from either side. You return to the previous screen.
- Go Back with buttons. If your phone has three buttons, tap the Back button. Its side can vary by phone. You return to the previous screen.
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- Step 1
Find the bottom controls
Look for either one short line or three navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.
You should now see: Either one short line or three navigation buttons is visible at the bottom.
Easy Phone Tech visual example. Personal details are fictional; exact wording can vary. Open a larger picture - Step 2
Go Home with gestures
If your phone has one short line, swipe up from the bottom edge.
You should now see: Your Home screen appears.
Easy Phone Tech visual example. Personal details are fictional; exact wording can vary. Open a larger picture - Step 3
Go Home with buttons
If your phone has three buttons, tap the round Home button in the middle.
You should now see: Your Home screen appears.
Easy Phone Tech visual example. Personal details are fictional; exact wording can vary. Open a larger picture - Step 4
Go Back with gestures
If your phone has one short line, swipe inward from either side.
You should now see: You return to the previous screen.
Easy Phone Tech visual example. Personal details are fictional; exact wording can vary. Open a larger picture - Step 5
Go Back with buttons
If your phone has three buttons, tap the Back button. Its side can vary by phone.
You should now see: You return to the previous screen.
Easy Phone Tech visual example. Personal details are fictional; exact wording can vary. Open a larger picture