If you have a Samsung phone, you may notice three buttons at the bottom of the screen.

These are called navigation buttons.

They help you move around your phone and switch between apps.

The three buttons are:

• Back
• Home
• Recent Apps

Once you understand them, using your phone becomes much easier.

The Three Samsung Navigation Buttons

At the bottom of your screen you will see three symbols.

Each button does something different.

The Back Button

The Back button takes you to the previous screen.

For example:

• If you open a message
• If you open a website
• If you open settings

Pressing Back will return you to where you were before.

This button usually looks like:

⬅️ an arrow

The Home button returns you to the main screen of your phone.

This is called the Home Screen.

You can press Home anytime if you want to start again.

The Home button usually looks like:

⬤ a circle

The Recent Apps button shows apps you recently opened.

This makes it easy to switch between apps without closing them.

For example you can quickly switch between:

• Messages
• Internet
• Photos
• Email

The button usually looks like:

☰ three lines or a square

These buttons help you:

• move around your phone
• switch between apps
• return to your main screen
• avoid getting lost in menus

After a little practice, using them becomes very natural.

Some newer phones use gesture navigation instead of buttons.

But many Samsung phones still use the three navigation buttons, especially in beginner mode.

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