Swipe up and hold

Recent Apps on Android

Android · Navigation & Gestures
ActionRecent Apps
ShortcutSwipe up and hold
AlternativeRecents button
PlatformAndroid
CategoryNavigation & Gestures

About this shortcut

On Android, you can recent apps with Swipe up and hold. Opens the list of recently used apps. You can also use Recents button. It sits in the Navigation & Gestures 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.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to recent apps.

2

Press the keys

Press Swipe up and hold (or Recents button).

3

Done

Opens the list of recently used apps.

More Navigation & Gestures shortcuts

Go Home
Swipe up from bottom
or  Home button
Go Back
Swipe in from left/right edge
or  Back button
Switch to Last App
Swipe left along the bottom bar
Open App Drawer
Swipe up on home screen
Split Screen
Recents → tap app icon → Split screen
One-Handed Mode
Swipe down on the navigation bar
Close an App
Recents → swipe app up
Close All Apps
Recents → Close all