Opening and switching between apps

You interact with iPhone using your fingers to tap, double-tap, swipe, and pinch objects on the touchscreen. To go to the Home screen, press the Home button .

Open an app: Tap it.

A hand with the forefinger tapping an app.

To return to the Home screen, press the Home button again.

See another Home screen: Swipe left or right.

A hand with the forefinger flicking right to left across the screen.

Go to the first Home screen: Press the Home button .

View recently used apps: Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking bar.
Tap an app to use it again. Swipe left to see more apps.

Screen showing the multitasking bar with four recently used apps along the bottom.

If you have a lot of apps, you might want to use Spotlight to locate and open them. See Searching.