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How to increase the touch and hold delay in Android 13

How to increase the touch and hold delay in Android 13

Short guide:

  1. Open the Settings  and select Accessibility.
  2. Scroll down to the Interaction controls and tap Timing controls.
  3. Tap Touch and hold delay and select either Medium or Long.

Before and after

The Touch and hold settings before and after adjustment

This section explains how to increase the Touch and hold delay in Android 13. This is a step-by-step guide with pictures of the screens to help.

Open the Accessibility settings

1. Open the Settings . Scroll down and select Accessibility from the list.

Open Settings and tap Accessibility

Find the Timing controls

2. In the Accessibility settings, scroll down to the Interaction controls section and select Timing controls.

Tap Timing controls

Select the Touch and hold delay

3. Tap Touch and hold delay.

Tap Touch and hold delay

Increase the delay

4. Choose either Medium or Long to increase the delay from the default setting, Short

Tap either Medium or Long

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