Your iPhone comes with a variety of touch and gesture capabilities to improve the way you interact with apps. While some, like pinch-to-zoom, are commonly known, others are a bit more hidden — like the Two-Finger Drag feature for selecting multiple items.
Two-Finger Drag to Select Items
If you find yourself tapping on each individual item in an app — such as emails in Mail or contacts in Contacts — there’s a quicker way to select multiple items at once. This gesture works in apps that support multiple-item selection, including Mail, Contacts, Messages, Voice Memos, Notes, and other Apple apps.
Here’s how to use the two-finger drag:
- Open an app that supports multiple-item selection.
- Touch and hold the screen with two fingers simultaneously.
- Drag both fingers up or down to select multiple items. As you drag, you’ll see the items become highlighted, indicating that they’re selected.
- Once you’ve selected the items, you can move, delete, or organize them, depending on the app.
This simple yet effective feature helps streamline your workflow, allowing you to select multiple items at once, saving you time and effort when managing lists.