Controls - Flipper Zero - Documentation (2024)

You can control your Flipper Zero using a directional pad consisting of four buttons (%up%UP, %down%DOWN, %left%LEFT, and %right%RIGHT), the %ok%OK button located in the center of the pad, and the %back%BACK button positioned beside the pad.

On this page, you'll learn about Flipper Zero controls, hotkeys, quick-access applications, and setting and resetting your PIN code.

The Main Menu provides access to various features, settings, and apps. To access the Main Menu, press the %ok%OK button while on the Desktop.

The following apps are available in the Main Menu:

The Desktop is your digital pet's home. It's the place to see what your dolphin pet is doing and how it's feeling.

You can view different indicators at the top of the desktop, including battery level, charging status, Bluetooth connectivity, microSD card status, and others.

From the Desktop, you can access various apps with a press of a button:

In the Lock Menu, you can lock your Flipper Zero with and without a PIN code, activate Dummy Mode, and mute the device. To enter the Lock Menu, press %up%UP while on the Desktop.

By default, this option locks the controls of your Flipper Zero. To unlock the controls, press the %back%BACK button three times.

To protect your device against unauthorized access, you can set a PIN code before using the Lock feature.

You can set a PIN code by doing the following:



After setting the PIN code, you can lock the device by doing the following:

If you want to change or disable your PIN code, go to Main Menu -> Settings -> Desktop -> PIN Setup.

If you forgot your PIN and can't access your Flipper Zero, you can easily reset the PIN by holding the %up%UP and %back%BACK buttons for 30 seconds. After that, confirm the reset procedure by holding the %right%RIGHT button—your device will be reset to the factory settings.

This function disables sound and vibro notifications on your Flipper Zero.

In this mode, Flipper Zero disables most of its functions. You can customize the controls by assigning quick-access apps of your choice to the %left%LEFT, %right%RIGHT, %down%DOWN, and %ok%OK buttons.

To set apps to be accessible in Dummy mode, do the following:

To leave Dummy mode, press %up%UP while on the Desktop and select Default Mode.

Here, you can view your digital pet's profile for details such as the unique name, appearance, mood, level, and progress.

Please note that this shortcut may be assigned to a different application. To learn more, visit the Favorite App section.

You can also access your digital pet's passport by going to Main Menu -> Settings -> Passport.

The Archive app lets you quickly access and manage saved tags, keys, remotes, payloads, and other apps.

The Archive app consists of several tabs. You can navigate among them by pressing the %left%LEFT and %right%RIGHT buttons:

By selecting a tag, key, or remote and pressing the %ok%OK button, you access the contextual menu, which allows you to emulate, add to the Favorites tab, rename, or delete the data.

To access the contextual menu in the Favorites tab, press and hold the %ok%OK button.

You can easily access information about your Flipper Zero firmware and hardware by pressing and holding the %down%DOWN button while on the Desktop.

The Favorite App feature allows you to set up to 4 apps for quick access directly from the Desktop. After that, you will not need to look for them in the Main Menu whenever you want to run them.

Before using this feature, you need to set apps as favorites by doing the following:

To run the selected Favorite App while on the Desktop, use the assigned shortcut.

You can activate left-handed mode on your Flipper Zero by doing the following:



After switching to left-handed mode, the controls change as follows: