# Navigation & Controls

![Controls reference inside the app](/files/Ki2PLGnK9z0FVqZO4Wie)

## D-Pad

Four directional arrows + center **OK** button.

| Use            | What it does                                         |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| In Snake game  | Turn the snake (up/down/left/right)                  |
| In other apps  | Scroll content (up/down), navigate tabs (left/right) |
| Center OK      | Confirm / select / pause                             |
| On home screen | Move focus between app icons                         |

## Softkeys

| Button     | What                                                                        |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **↩ BACK** | Return to home screen from any app                                          |
| **⏻ END**  | Power off the phone (returns to boot screen — useful for switching wallets) |

## Quick Tips

* **Reaching for BACK doesn't accidentally hit the left arrow** — we added a 6px gap between the BACK softkey and the d-pad to prevent thumb-clip misfires.
* **Mobile fallback** — A floating ▤ HOME button appears top-left when not on home, in case the keypad is partially clipped on tight viewports.
* **Desktop keyboard** — Arrow keys, number keys 1-9, and Enter all work natively. Arrow keys are `preventDefault`'d so they don't scroll the page.

## Anti-Glitch Touch Handling

The keypad area uses `touch-action: none` across the entire subtree (container + gaps + buttons). This prevents iOS / Chrome from interpreting an imprecise rapid d-pad tap as a page-pan gesture, which would otherwise rubber-band the phone shell out of the screen frame. If you're on iOS and notice the page feels "locked" while tapping the keypad — that's intentional, in-app scrolling still works in any list / chat / market.


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