--- title: Controls slug: one/general/tech-specs/controls docTags: createdAt: 2026-06-10T18:09:43.572Z --- This page describes the controls of Flipper One — the buttons, touchpad, and D-pad used to navigate the interface, switch apps, and trigger device-level actions like power and recovery. Most buttons are adaptive and context-dependent: their current action is shown on the screen above the button. ![Flipper One controls](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/gpBOaFHMQVHz9QsxPVUsv_controls-explainer.png) *** ## Controls description | **Control** | **Description** | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **PTT Button**
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This button may be used as an adaptive App-Defined Button. In this case, the current action is context-dependent and displayed on the screen.
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Most likely will be always duplicate D-pad navigation and will be used for quick move in long lists.
‎ | | **ESC button**
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**Recommended UI actions:** cancel, stop, pause, breake, abort, back, discard.
‎ | | **Edit button**
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**Recommended UI actions:** more, edit, extra, config, rename.
‎ | | **Power button**
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`Short press on Linux level:` Action is context dependent and displayed on screen above the button.
‎ | | **View button**
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**Recommended UI actions:** help, search, view.
‎ | | **Run button**
:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/ZLamBM-8maMJqtjgiVW8p_run-button.svg" alt caption} | Adaptive App-Defined Button. Current action is context dependent and displayed on screen above the button.
**Recommended UI actions:** start, run, enter, save.
‎ | | **App Switcher**
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ALT+TAB like button, list all opened apps windows.
‎ | | **Back button**
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:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/SWC006XboDg5fx-yFEepk_dpad.svg" alt caption} | Main navigation D-pad with 5-buttons: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and OK in center. | *** ## Buttons shortcuts Some buttons and their combinations have hardware-defined behavior that does not depend on software. These combinations can hardware-reset, power off, or put the device into full recovery mode. | **Action** | **Description** | | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Hardware Restart** | `Back + Left` — hold for 3 seconds. This will send an uninterceptable hardware reset to the CPU and MCU chips.
‎ | | **Power ON** | Hold `Power` button for 1 sec to turn ON device from Power OFF.
First turn ON from transport mode is the same Power ON. Connecting USB to charging port also Power ON the device.
‎ | | **Full Power Cycle (Hardware Reboot)** | Hold `Power` button for 10 seconds to completely power cycle device. It will quickly turn off and on battery.
What will happen when USB charger connected?
‎ | | **Firmware Recovery** | Hold `ESC + Run + Back + Left` for 3 seconds.
Think of this as a normal Hardware Restart made by `Back + Left`, but Firmware Recovery is triggered if `ESC + Run` are pressed while the MCU is starting. This puts the RP2350 MCU into the UF2 bootloader ([BOOTSEL mode](https://docs.flipper.net/one/mcu-firmware/firmware-update)).
If Firmware Recovery is successful, you will see a USB Mass Storage Device named `FlipOneMCU`.
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