Screen Reader gestures

Supported keyboard shortcuts for VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android) for the connected device.

During a session, a reference modal displays the available actions. Select an action in the modal or use the corresponding key to interact with the device.

VoiceOver (iOS)

Navigation and Interaction

Action Key Description

Next

Right Arrow

Move to the next item

Previous

Left Arrow

Move to the previous item

Activate

Space

Activate the selected item

Back or Close

Esc

Go back or close the current view

Open item chooser

I

Open the item chooser

Next option

Up Arrow

Move to the next option

Previous option

Down Arrow

Move to the previous option

Home screen

H

Go to the Home screen

Status bar

M

Move focus to the status bar

Help

K

Open VoiceOver Help

Reading and Speech

Action Key Description

Read from top

B

Read from the top of the screen

Read from current item

A

Read starting from the selected item

Pause or resume speech

Control

Pause or resume speech output

Text Editing

In Windows, use the Windows key instead of Cmd.
Action Key Description

Next text field

Tab

Move to the next text field

Previous text field

Shift + Tab

Move to the previous text field

Select all

Cmd + A

Select all content

Copy

Cmd + C

Copy the selected content

Cut

Cmd + X

Cut the selected content

Paste

Cmd + V

Paste the copied or cut content

Undo

Cmd + Z

Undo the last action

Redo

Shift + Cmd + Z

Redo the last action

TalkBack (Android)

Navigation and Interaction

Action Key Description

Next

Right Arrow

Move to the next item

Previous

Left Arrow

Move to the previous item

Activate

Space

Activate the selected item

Back

Backspace

Go back

Home

H

Go to the Home screen

Recent apps

R

Open Recent apps