RIM has included pinch to zoom - remember it's a capacitive touchscreen on top - and
double tapping on the screen zooms in forcing the text to auto - fit the page.
Once the dash meter is full, do
a double tap on the screen to do a full - on dash for a few seconds.
And to quickly switch between front and rear facing cameras,
double tap on the screen.
The user just needs to
double tap on the screen while the phone is locked without having to press the lock key every time.
For example, you can set it so that
a double tap on the screen will wake it while it's asleep.
To wake up your device, you can again
double tap on the screen.
Thankfully
a double tap on the screen will turn it on or off, saving you from the awkward reach to the top.
A double tap on the screen turns it on, it's way too sensitive, and though there's an option to turn it off, it doesn't work.
Users can launch the camera by pressing the volume up button, see their feed even when the device is sleeping,
double tap on the screen to wake up the phone, put their phone to the ear to automatically answer it and more.
Not exact matches
You can swipe up
on the
screen when the phone is off to launch right into it, or
double tap it to get the lock
screen, for example.
If that wasn't enough to sell you
on this device, it features an amazing 16 - megapixel rear facing camera and 5 - megapixel front facing camera that you can quickly launch from any
screen just by
double tapping the Home button.
Aside from the color inversion, Meaghan utilizes the VoiceOver feature that will read any selected text
on the
screen, and the Zoom feature that requires a
double -
tap of three fingers.
It took me a few moments of experimenting with
tapping on things
on the
screen before I finally figured out how to get at the queue of running tasks — i.e., by
tapping on the
double - square icon down in the right - hand corner.
Swiping and selecting aside, holding the button located
on the side of the S - Pen also adds extra functionality such as the ability to open S - Note with a
double tap and take a screengrab just by pressing
on the
screen.
If you compare too an iPad, all you need to do is
double tap the
screen and it will resize calculating
on the white space, turning pages is then as simple as a finger flick
on the
screen.
Whip out the stylus from the right edge of the device,
double tap on a word and its dictionary entry will pop up at the bottom of the
screen.
There are no physical buttons, and instead you have to gesture
on the bezel upwards or
double tap in an indeterminate area to access the home
screen.
However, if I continue holding it in portrait mode, I can
double tap on the desired column and it immediately zooms in
on that text and fills the entire
screen.
The Daily Edition has all the same touchscreen functions and features as the PRS - 650 and PRS - 350: you can add freehand notes and scribbles, type memos and notes with the
on -
screen keyboard, add highlights and bookmarks,
double tap a word to bring up the dictionary, manually adjust the
screen contrast, create, manage, and delete collections, run searches, activate hyperlinks, and so
on.
Other than that all the touchscreen functions and features are the same: you can add freehand notes and scribbles, type memos and notes with the
on -
screen keyboard, add highlights and bookmarks,
double tap a word to bring up the dictionary, manually adjust the
screen contrast, create, manage, and delete collections, run searches, activate hyperlinks, and so
on.
Although Dell does not offer
double -
tap to wake, the device does have a feature that turns
on the
screen when you pick it up.
You CAN use a two - finger
double -
tap gesture to zoom in
on the text — but then, the text is too big for the page to fit
on the
screen at once, and you have to drag the page around to see everything.
The phone is almost buttonless so to turn
on the
screen you
double -
tap it.
A Smart Stay feature keeps the
screen awake while you're looking at it and there's also a handy shortcut in which you can turn the camera
on by
double tapping the home button.
Little touches such as the
double -
tap Memo feature, which overlays a Memo
on your current
screen and allows hold press and release to switch between, really make the whole setup shine.
By
double soft
tapping on the TouchID sensor iOS 8 drops whatever is
on the
screen half way down so you can reach it.
Strangely, while there's a separate icon (that comes up when you choose Notes from the Options menu) for adding a note by drawing with the stylus, you have to
double -
tap on the highlighted part of the
screen to get the keypad to appear, which didn't always work for me.
On -
screen widgets are accessed by
double -
tapping the relevant app.
You can turn it
on in display settings (Aa) and then
double tap the
screen to turn it
on and off.
A small feature I noticed yesterday
on the BlackBerry PlayBook was that if you're viewing an email message, you can
double tap the message to have it fill the
screen and eliminate the side bar where all your email messages are listed.
QSlide lets you open up little mini apps
on top of your desktop and manipulate how transparent they appear; QuickMemo lets you draw
on the
screen with your finger; and LG's cool new KnockOn feature lets you turn the
screen on and off with a
double tap of your finger.
The new gestures / features include the Stop Speech command (two - finger single -
tap), Turn
Screen Curtain
On / Off (three - finger triple -
tap) and the new Learn Mode for gesture practice (four - finger
double -
tap).
Amber has a couple of tricks up its sleeve - flipping the phone face down will put it
on silent, while a quick
double tap of the
screen will wake it from standby.
KF8 offers a feature called region magnification for devices that do not support touch
screen zooming, and this allows the reader to
double -
tap on specific areas of the
screen to enlarge a region of content.
If you
double tap on a word with your finger or the stylus it cues the Oxford American (or English) eDictionary to quickly pop up at the bottom of the
screen.
Tap anywhere
on the
screen to jump and
Tap again for
double jump to higher.
→
Tap on the screen to jump → Press longer to jump higher → Do not run into enemies or red objects like spikes → Jump on enemies to destroy them → After destroying them, tap to double - jump → Destroy special blocks by jumping against them from
Tap on the
screen to jump → Press longer to jump higher → Do not run into enemies or red objects like spikes → Jump
on enemies to destroy them → After destroying them,
tap to double - jump → Destroy special blocks by jumping against them from
tap to
double - jump → Destroy special blocks by jumping against them from...
You can also
double -
tap on the
screen to make your character run to a certain spot.
Tapping on the lock button just wakes or turns off your
screen, but you can
double tap it to activate Apple Pay, or press and hold it to launch Siri.
From the lock
screen,
double tapping the home button introduces a camera shortcut for opening the app more quickly, and the camera itself seems to become usable about a second quicker than the camera
on the iPhone 4 does.
Push
on it to unlock your phone, and
double -
tap it to trigger Apple Pay when the
screen is off.
When you pair a Bluetooth keyboard with your iOS device, the Bluetooth keyboard, by default, inherits all the features of the
on -
screen keyboard, including the language, automatic text correction, automatic capitalization of the first word of a sentence, and
double tapping the space bar will insert a period.
You can
double -
tap on a specific notification to open the app (you'll have to unlock your device first), or swipe them away from the lock
screen just like you would in the old pull - down drawer.
There are custom accent colors, support for third party icon packs, and the
screen off gestures like
double tap to wake, or the ability to launch the camera or flashlight by drawing
on O or a V
on the
screen.
No KnockOn: LG introduced the KnockOn feature that lets you
double tap the
screen to turn it
on.
Home button
double tap tu run apps (Camera, SVoice...) Quick settings theming (icon color, background color, flat background) Remove Brightness bar Fixed volume up / down
on screen off while skip media enabled Quick PIN unlock (4 digits) Notifications background Display 4G for LTE
on status bar Hide Alarm clock
on status bar
Customize your Stock Rom with a lot useful features: - Enable Numeric battery - Clock position (Right, Center, Left, Hide)- Change Color and Typeface of the Battery text - Disable Scrolling cache - Skip Music with Volume buttons - Disable
screen turn ON while plunging or unplugging AC / USB cable - Disable loud volume sound warning - Advanced Power menu: (Thanks to CM / C3C076 / Kennethso168 @xda)------ Reboot ------ Recovery ------ HotBoot ------ Download ------ Screen capture ------ Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------ On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that suppo
screen turn
ON while plunging or unplugging AC / USB cable - Disable loud volume sound warning - Advanced Power menu: (Thanks to CM / C3C076 / Kennethso168 @xda)------ Reboot ------ Recovery ------ HotBoot ------ Download ------ Screen capture ------ Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------ On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
ON while plunging or unplugging AC / USB cable - Disable loud volume sound warning - Advanced Power menu: (Thanks to CM / C3C076 / Kennethso168 @xda)------ Reboot ------ Recovery ------ HotBoot ------ Download ------ Screen capture ------ Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------ On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
ON while plunging or unplugging AC / USB cable - Disable loud volume sound warning - Advanced Power menu: (Thanks to CM / C3C076 / Kennethso168 @xda)------ Reboot ------ Recovery ------ HotBoot ------ Download ------
Screen capture ------ Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------ On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that suppo
Screen capture ------
Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------ On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that suppo
Screen recording (Busybox required)------ Quick Dial number (+ Display number)------
On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
On / Off Data - Enable Data Roaming
on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep double tap) for the devices that support i
on home network only (Thanks to Oma @xda)- Torch (Flashlight) Through Volume UP button - Long back kill App - CM Circle Battery - Hide / Set Color of Battery Text - Expand all notifications - Add and option to kill all app activities (requires granting Root access to System user)- Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization)- Disable Swipe gestures (keep
double tap) for the devices that support it.
The
double -
tap option will light up the
screen when you
double -
tap on the ambient display (or illuminates the ambient display if it's not set to always be
on).
There are 11 gesture controls you can set for your home
screen on Nova Launcher, but the three set most frequently by far are Swipe up, Swipe down, and
Double tap.
If the
screen does not wake up for some reason, you can
double tap on the display to wake it up.