TIER 2 — Large screen optimized
Apps optimized for large screen devices provide an enhanced user experience by supporting advanced keyboard, mouse, and trackpad input capabilities, including:
- Keyboard navigation using the Tab and arrow keys
- Keyboard shortcuts for actions such as select, cut, copy, paste, undo, and redo
- Keyboard control of media playback, such as using the Spacebar to play and pause media
- Keyboard send function in communication apps using the Enter key
- Options menus accessible by mouse and trackpad right‑click behavior (secondary mouse button or secondary tap)
- App content zoom (magnification) using trackpad pinch gestures and the mouse scroll wheel with the Ctrl or Control key
- Hover states for interactive UI elements
Next steps
For more information about how to optimize your app's input capabilities, see:
- Input compatibility on large screens — Compose
- Input compatibility on large screens — views
- Input compatibility on ChromeOS
- Build accessible apps