How to Customize Fingerprint Gestures in Android Oreo

Sep. 2, 2017

Fingerprint gestures have been around for quite a while now. Most devices, like the Google Pixel, feature a single swipe down gesture on their fingerprint scanner to reveal the notification shade. Other manufacturers like Motorola have gone further ahead, with the idea to completely replace the navigation bar. For example, on the Moto G5, you can swipe left to go back, tap to return home and swipe right for your recent apps. So, when Android Oreo came to the scene, many users expected the ability to customize fingerprint gestures to come as a native feature in the OS. While Android Oreo did come with a plethora ofnew features, customizing fingerprint gestures wasn’t one of them. Well, fret not, for if you own an Android Oreo device and wish to make more of the fingerprint sensor on your device, read on as we bring to youhow to customize fingerprint gestures on your Android Oreo device:

Customize Fingerprint Gestures on Android Oreo

Note: The following method requires devices to be running on Android Oreo 8.0. I tried it on my Nexus 5X and Pixel, both running stock Android Oreo 8.0, and it worked well.

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Fingerprint gestures certainly prove to be an easier way to go about carrying normal tasks. As opposed to using the navigation bar or going through various menus, you can use just a single fingerprint sensor on your device to carry out all these tasks. But that is what I feel about fingerprint gestures. What’s your take on fingerprint gestures? Did you customize fingerprint gestures on your Android Oreo device? Let us know in the comments section below.

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