Android Short Cut Keys



If you want to do your tasks or load applications or type fatser then get to know all the short cut keys available in android.Slide your keyboard and try the below listed shortcut keys.

To Open various Android Apps use the below Shortcuts

  • Search + B: Open Browser
  • Search + C: Open Contacts
  • Search + E: Open E-mail
  • Search + G: Open Gmail
  • Search + P: Open Music
  • Search + S: Open Text messaging
  • Search + Y: Open YouTube

You can add or change these shortcuts through  Settings > Applications > Quick launch

Typing related Shortcuts

  • Shift + Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
  • Alt + Del: Delete an entire line
  • Shift + Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
  • Alt + Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
  • Alt + Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
  • Alt + Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
  • Alt + Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
  • Shift + Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying

Browser Short cut Keys

  • Menu + J: Go back a page
  • Menu + K: Go forward a page
  • Menu + R: Refresh current page
  • Menu + F: Find on page
  • Menu + B: Open bookmarks
  • Menu+ A: Add bookmarks
  • Menu + S: Open social network sharing menu
  • Menu + H: View browsing history
  • Menu + S: Open browser settings
  • Menu + D: Downloads
  • Menu + G: Page info
  • Menu + E: Select Text

Gmail Shortcuts

  • R: Reply to current message
  • A: Reply-all to current message
  • Y: Archive message
  • Menu + U: Refresh inbox
  • Menu + C: Compose new e-mail
  • Enter: Open an e-mail
  • Alt + Trackball-Up: Jump to top of inbox
  • Alt + Trackball-Down: Jump to bottom of inbox

Certain short cut keys vary from Android device to device. The above should work on most of android devices.  Try these shortcuts and let us know how useful these are and also post us the shortcuts that you find in comments section and we will keep this list updated

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  • TG

    What if you don’t have a keyboard?

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      soft keys are the only option and these shortcut keys are phones with physical qwerty keyboards

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