Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with touch screen apparatuses. A method may include detecting a touch interaction with a touch screen display. The method may further include identifying the touch interaction as comprising a trigger touch interaction. The trigger touch interaction may include sliding an input object along a path from a point of origin outside of an active region of the touch screen display to a point within the active region. The method may further include determining, based at least in part upon the trigger touch interaction, a function associated with the trigger touch interaction. The method may additionally include executing the determined function. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.