| Action | Move the Cursor |
| Shortcut | Hold Space → drag |
| Platform | Android |
| Category | Text & Typing |
On Android, you can move the cursor with Hold Space → drag. On Gboard, hold the space bar and slide to move the cursor. It sits in the Text & Typing group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to move the cursor.
Press Hold Space → drag.
On Gboard, hold the space bar and slide to move the cursor.