--- title: Edge education description: Last year we were working on OOBE redesign with the aim to improve first user experience with Ubuntu phone. Now the Design Team is working on the second part of this project which we call Edge Education. The purpose of Edge Education is to aid discoverability and to educate users into using them naturally. For […] url: https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/edge_education?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog) 2. Article --- [Grazina Borosko](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/grazina-borosko "More about Grazina Borosko") 24 May 2016 # Edge education [Design](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/design) [edge](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/edge) [Education](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/education) [Ubuntu Phone](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/tag/ubuntu-phone) --- Share the article Last year we were working on OOBE redesign with the aim to improve first user experience with Ubuntu phone. Now the Design Team is working on the second part of this project which we call Edge Education. The purpose of Edge Education is to aid discoverability and to educate users into using them naturally. For example, did you know what you can access the whole system by swiping from the edges of the screen. **How many edges Ubuntu phone has?** At the moment, the Ubuntu phone has four edges that can be interacted with in six ways. **Left short swipe** If you short swipe across the left edge you will open the launcher. **Left long swipe** You can quickly come back from any app to the Dash by a long left swipe. **Top swipe** Swiping from the top edge will give you access to indicator menus. **Right long swipe** Long swipe from the right edge will open the switcher to let you move between open apps. **Right short swipe** Swiping from the right edge you will switch between your current and previous app (ALT-TAB interaction). **Bottom swipe (app specific)** Swiping from the bottom edge brings you different functionality depending if you are in app or scope. Not all apps has a bottom edge. If an app has a bottom edge you will know this by seeing a bottom edge hint. For example, you can add a new contact by swiping from the bottom edge in the Contacts app. By doing bottom edge swipe in the scopes you can quickly favourite and unfavorite your scopes. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source benefits everyone, from the... [Nina Rojc](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 [### Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/decoding-design-how-design-and-engineering-thrive-together-in-open-source) Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for... [Miguel Divo](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/mdivo) 22 May 2026 [### Why web engineering is great](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/why-web-engineering-is-great) Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in web development.... [Johann Wolf](https://canonical-com-2950.demos.haus/blog/author/johannwolf) 27 April 2026