Microsoft Lumia 950 - Back, start, and search keys

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Back, start, and search keys

The back, start, and search keys help you navigate your phone.

• To see which apps you have open, tap and hold the back key . To switch to another app,

tap the app you want. To close an app, tap at the top right corner of the app.

• To go back to the previous screen you were in, tap the back key . Your phone remembers

all the apps and websites you've visited since the last time your screen was locked.

• To go to the start screen, tap the start key . The app you were in stays open in the

background.

• If your phone has a large screen, to bring the action center closer to your thumb, tap and

hold the start key . The screen goes back to the normal view automatically.

• To search the web or for items on your phone, tap the search key .
• If your phone has Cortana, to control your phone with your voice, tap and hold the search

key , and say what you want to do. Or, to change the Cortana settings or use other

Cortana functions, tap the search key .
Cortana is not available in all regions and languages. For information on the supported

regions and languages, go to www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/cortanaregions.

• To turn the vibration of these keys on or off, swipe down from the top of the screen, tap

All settings > Extras > Touch, and switch Vibrate when I tap the navigation

keys. on or off . Changing the vibration setting for incoming calls doesn’t affect the

vibration of the keys.