Shortcut for "back" button?

[Abbyying]

I just got my S5, great phone. I am used to a smaller phone. I use the back button (bottom right, looping arrow) often and it can be a bit cumbersome; a bit of thumb gymnastics. Is there a shortcut for "back"?

 

[Golfdriver97]

Not that I am aware of. Sorry.

 

[Abbyying]

Hummm, bummer. Be nice, eh? Like a diagonal swipe or something..

 

[cydewaze]

I use solo launcher, and there are gestures you can set up. Unfortunately there is currently no back shortcut, but other launchers might have something like it.

 

[Abbyying]

ok, thanks. kinda odd. Seems like a no brainer to take the button that I probably use most and make it a bit more accessible. I hold phone in my right hand, so i have to slant phone just to get my thumb down there. I am getting a cramp! I know, first world problems right?

 

[Javier P]

There's nothing like that in Nova as well. I think the reason must be that "back" is an action inside the app you're in and not a general one. To do this every app had its own back button, usually top left.

There are different ways to have a shortcut for the home button or for recent apps but none for back.

Tricky for a big phone. Top left or bottom right, in your case.

 

[HypoDest]

You can have a movable onscreen back button using button savior non-root or back button no root apps from the play store.
Also there should be an option for touchwiz onscreen buttons in the accessibility section in settings.