Tap below to scramble the cube for real. This time it walks you through the actual method from the book — finding and placing each white corner one at a time, then finishing the top — all the way to a fully solved cube.
Colors come in pairs
Every side of the cube has exactly one opposite. Knowing these pairs is how you check a corner is truly home — not just "showing white."
White ↔ Yellow
Always opposite each other.
Green ↔ Blue
Always opposite each other.
Red ↔ Orange
Always opposite each other.
So once white is solved: Front is one fixed color, and Back is always its opposite — never a different color from the other two pairs.
Three buttons, six moves
A 2×2 cube only needs three sides to solve: Right, Top and Front. The little ' mark means "turn that same side backward." A little 2 (like U2) means "turn that side twice" — a half turn instead of a quarter turn.
Right side
Turns the side facing your right hand.
Top side
Turns the side facing the sky.
Front side
Turns the side facing you.
Build the white face
Every little corner piece on the cube has 3 colors on it. We're going to gather the 4 corners that have white and build them into a matching white face — like a tiny puzzle.
Look at the cube. Find any corner piece that has a white sticker on it. It will also have 2 other colors, like white-green-red.
Those 2 other colors tell you exactly where the piece belongs — right where the green side and the red side meet. That's its "home."
Turn R, U, or F — just one turn — and look at your white corner. Did it get closer to its spot? Great, keep going. Didn't help? Turn that same side back (that's the ' move) and try a different side instead. There's no trick to memorize here — just turn, look, and adjust. Every white corner can be walked into place this way.
Here's the honest truth: U turns the entire top layer at once — so once you have a white corner placed, any U turn will carry it to a different spot (it'll still show white, just not lined up with its neighbors anymore). There's no trick that fully protects already-placed corners while you work on the rest — that's just how this stage is.
What actually helps: don't panic if a placed corner gets bumped — just re-place it again. Focus on getting 2-3 corners "roughly right" before worrying about perfection, then use careful single turns (checking after each one) for the last couple. It's normal for this part to take real trial and error, even for experienced cubers.
Once a white corner is sitting in the top layer, this move can help walk it down faster. It won't always be the right move to use, so don't worry if it doesn't help right away — the one-turn-at-a-time method above always works too.
Find the next white corner and do the same thing — turn one side at a time and watch it get closer. Keep going until all 4 white corners sit together, with matching colors on the sides. There's no fixed number of turns here — just try, watch, and adjust. That's normal, even for grown-up cubers!
👉 Want the cube to walk you through a full solve, step by step? Head to the Practice tab above.
Make the top one color
Flip the cube so your finished white face is on the bottom. Look at the top face. Not all one color yet? Tap the magic move below — you may need to tap it 2 or 3 times before the top matches.
Line up the top
The top is one color, but the corners might be sitting in the wrong spots. Tap this move to swap them into place. Still not lined up? Give it another tap.
Patterns
Quiz yourself on recognizing white, or browse every verified pattern for finishing the whole cube.
Where's White?
This little piece is tucked under the empty spot. Two of its colors are showing — but where's the white one hiding?
Every possible pattern for finishing a 2×2 — verified with a solver, not guesswork. Tap "Try it" to set up that exact pattern on the cube above, then step through solving it one move at a time.
Step 1 · Last White Corner 3 patterns
Already covered in the Solve Guide — recognize which way white is facing (down, front, or right).
Step 2 · Orient the Top 7 patterns
This is the layer opposite white — once you've flipped your solved white face to the bottom, this is what you're looking at on top. Yellow squares are already facing up; colored wedges mean that corner is still twisted.
Step 3 · Line Up the Top 5 patterns
Each color dot is one corner. Matching colored dots to the gray guide dots means that corner is home.
📷 Scan your cube
Take or upload one face at a time. I'll guide you through all 6 faces and let you correct any colour before moving on.
You can take a fresh photo or choose one from your gallery. Keep the cube orientation consistent while scanning.