Get to know the touch gestures on your Galaxy Watch
Your Galaxy Watch touchscreen lets you quickly navigate menus, open apps, view notifications, and access other features using simple touch gestures. Get familiar with gestures such as tapping, swiping, dragging, and spreading your fingers apart, and learn what you can do if the touchscreen does not respond as expected.
Note: Available features, menu options, interface, and settings may vary depending on your specific watch model and software version.
Your Galaxy Watch supports various touch and tap gestures alongside its physical buttons and rotating bezel. Review these gestures to ensure you are interacting with the screen correctly.
Note: Models equipped with a physical rotating bezel do not feature a digital Touch Bezel.
Tap: Lightly tap the screen to launch an application or select a menu item.
Touch and hold: Touch and hold the screen for more than 2 seconds to enter edit mode or view additional options on specific screens.
Drag: Touch and hold an icon or item, then slide your finger to move it to a new location.
Double-tap: Double-tap the screen while viewing an image to zoom in or zoom out.
Swipe: Swipe your finger up, down, left, or right to scroll through pages or move to different screens.
Pinch to zoom: Spread two fingers apart or pinch them together on the camera preview screen to zoom in or out.
Swipe the Touch Bezel: Swipe along the outer edge of the digital screen (the Touch Bezel) to move through items, adjust settings values, or control phone/alarm functions.
If you notice that your Galaxy Watch touchscreen is not responding as expected, try the following steps to help improve its responsiveness.
Step 1. Swipe up from the watch Home screen to open the Apps screen.
Step 2. Tap the Recent apps icon.
Step 3. Swipe up on an individual app card to close it, or tap Close all to terminate all background apps.
If the touchscreen remains unresponsive after closing background apps, force restart the watch.
Press and hold the Home key (Power button) and Back key simultaneously for more than 7 seconds until the watch restarts.
If the issue persists after restart, perform a factory reset.
Important: All stored data will be permanently deleted once the device is reset. If you wish to keep your information, please back up your data before resetting.
Step 1. Tap Settings.
Step 2. Tap General.
Step 3. Tap Reset.
Step 4. Tap Reset once more to confirm.
Note: If you continue to experience issues with your Galaxy Watch touchscreen after trying the recommendations above, visit a Samsung Service Centre for further assistance.
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