The Zerry button

One red knob does everything. Every rotate, click, and hold gesture in one place.

The entire device is driven by a single control: the red Zerry button, a rotary knob (18 clicks per turn) that you can also press. Everything you do is some combination of rotate, click, double-click, and hold.

On the widget overview

GestureWhat it does
PressWake the device and refresh the widgets
RotateMove the focus corners from widget to widget
Click (with a widget focused)Open that widget's full-screen view
Double-clickOpen Settings
Hold ~2 sForce a fresh update right now

In a full-screen widget

GestureWhat it does
Hold + rotateSwitch directly to the next or previous full-screen widget
Double-clickBack to the widget overview

Everywhere

GestureWhat it does
RotateMove between options, rows, or keys
ClickSelect
Double-clickUsually "back" or a shortcut; each screen shows its own hints

The rescue reset

If the device ever seems completely stuck, there is a reset that always works, because it is wired into the circuit board itself rather than handled by software:

Hold the Zerry button for about 15 seconds, then release. The device performs a hardware reset and starts fresh. Your settings, Wi-Fi networks, and widgets are untouched. This is a reboot, not a factory reset.

So that you never trigger this by accident, the device shows a warning on screen once a continuous hold passes 8 seconds. Release the button and nothing happens.

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