iPhoneX basic gestures

This page describes the iPhoneX common gestures with textual explanations and illustrations to easily understand the movements to be done.

Thereafter, illustrations with a home button device are also included to see possible differences.

• Go to Home Screen.

• Unlock the screen.

• Turn on the locked screen.

• Open Control Center.

• Get Multitask Pane.

• Select an opened application.

• Reachability.

• Ask Siri.

• Use Apple Pay.

• Take a screenshot.

• Power off the device.

Gesture: flick up with 1 finger from the bottom edge of the screen.

Unlock the screen #

Gesture: flick up with 1 finger from the bottom edge of the locked screen.

Result: screen automatic unlock with the activated faceID functionality.

The gesture is exactly the same as previously explained but deals with a locked screen in our case.

Gesture: simple-tap with 1 finger anywhere on the screen.

Gesture: flick down with 1 finger from the upper right corner of the screen.

Gesture: swipe up and hold with 1 finger from the bottom edge of the screen until seeing a list of opened applications.

This swipe may also end up to the right side of the screen to obtain the same result.


Result: display of all opened applications.

Gesture: swipe right or left with 1 finger in the lowest part of the screen.

Gesture: flick down with 1 finger from the lowest part of the screen.

A flick up will rise the top of the minimized page up to the top of the screen.

Gesture: press and hold the power side button until the Siri screen appears (1 or 2 seconds max).

Gesture: double-click the power side button until the Apple Pay screen appears.

Gesture: rapid click on the power side and the volume up buttons at the same time.

The screenshot is recorded in the Photos application of the device.

Gesture: press and hold the power side and the volume up buttons at the same time.

Result: updated screen display with a choice for powering off the device.