Fingerprint gestures have been around for a while. Most devices like the Google Pixel have a single swipe down on their fingerprint scanner to reveal the notification shade. Other manufacturers like Motorola have gone even further with the idea of completely replacing the navigation bar. For example, on the Moto G5, you can swipe left to go back, swipe to go back to home, and right for your recent apps. Therefore, when Android Oreo hit the scene, many users expected the ability to customize fingerprint gestures to come as a native feature in the operating system. While Android Oreo comes with a lot of new features, customizing fingerprint gestures wasn’t one of them. Worry not, because if you have an Android Oreo device and want to make more fingerprint sensors on your device, read on as we bring it to you. How to customize fingerprint gestures on your Android Oreo device:
Customize Fingerprint Gestures on Android Oreo
note: The method below requires devices to run on Android Oreo 8.0. I tried it on my Nexus 5X and Pixel, both running stock Android Oreo 8.0 and it worked fine.
- To get started, download: Fingerprint Gestures-Selfies and Hidden Pictures (Free) from the app here to your device.
- After downloading the app, go to: Settings -> Accessibility. Under the “Downloaded services” heading, tap on it. “Fingerprint Gestures: Service”. In the new page that opens, enable toggle To turn on Fingerprint Gesture Service
- Now that you have enabled the service, Open Fingerprint Gestures app. give you a menu to customize various actions. Included gestures are swiping up, down, left or right on the fingerprint sensor.
- To assign a specific action to a swipe gesture, tap the entry of that gesture. Now you have a List to choose from all the various actions available. Using the app, you can choose a single swipe to go back, go to the home screen, switch to the last app, swipe up and down the screen, and much more. Additionally, the app has Tasker support, which you can use to create automated actions. Select your preferred action from the list.
- Similarly, you can assign various actions to each swipe type on the fingerprint sensor. For example, in my case, I set up swipe up and down gestures to swipe the screen, while left swipe is used to go to home screen and right swipe is used to switch to last app.
- In addition to these, tapping the gear icon In the upper right corner it will take you to the settings menu of the application. Here you can enable the app’s constant notification, which will help keep it in the system’s memory. In addition, you can choose: enable vibration feedback on the use of adjusted movements.
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Do More With Fingerprint Gestures on Your Android Oreo Device
Fingerprint gestures definitely prove to be an easier way to do normal tasks. Instead of using the navigation bar or navigating through various menus, you can use just one fingerprint sensor on your device to perform all these tasks. But that’s how I feel about fingerprint gestures. How do you evaluate fingerprint movements? Have you customized fingerprint gestures on your Android Oreo device? Let us know in the comments section below.
