home button
Screen's escape hatch
A home button is a physical or on-screen control that returns a device to its main screen or starting point.
On smartphones, pressing the home button exits any app and displays the home screen.
On web browsers and remote controls, it navigates to a default starting page or menu: Hit the home button to get back to the main screen.
- clickBrief sharp noise
- pressApply force downward
- long pressProlonged screen touch
- double tapTwo rapid successive touches
- press and holdSustained input gesture
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