Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Adjust Press and Hold Delay in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge sets the press and hold delay to a short duration which means your phone will wait for about 0.5 seconds to recognize your long press action to open contextual menu or trigger another actions. When needed, you can adjust this delay to a shorter or longer duration, as the example, you can set it to a longer delay if it's difficult for you to differentiate between a quick and long press when using a shorter delay, you can set it to a shorter delay if you'd like your phone quickly recognizes your long press action, or you can also create your own delay if none of the provided delays fit with your need.


How to adjust the press and hold delay?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down to find Accessibility and then tap it.
   
   

   FYI, if you have enabled the direct access feature and selected the accessibility option, you can quickly access the accessibility menu from any screen by pressing the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu and then tap Accessibility.

3. Tap Dexterity and interaction.
   
   
4. Tap Press and hold delay and then select from the following options:
   
   • Short(0,5 seconds)
   • Medium(1.0 second)
   • Long(1.5 seconds)
   • Custom: select this option if you want to set your own press and hold delay. You just need to tap and hold your finger within the provided box and then release after the desired length of time. Once done, tap Save button to save and apply your customized press and hold delay.
   
5. The press and hold delay has been adjusted. As the example, if you set the delay to medium, you have to long press the screen for about 1.0 second to have your phone recognizes it and opens contextual menu or trigger another action.