List of Default Jieshuo gestures

Last updated on 28 November 2024

This list contains the default functions assigned to gestures in Jieshuo screen reader. Those gestures can be modified according to the user’s liking.

One finger swipes:

• Swipe down: move to next focusable item.
• Swipe up: move to previous focusable item.
• Swipe right: right shortcut.
• Swipe left: left shortcut.

Notes:
The above-mentioned functions are only applicable when using the default navigation gesture style. Changing the navigation style means that the swipes’ behavior will be altered.

To read more about navigation styles, you may refer to this
post.

For additional details about left and right shortcuts, check out:
Exploring the Multifunctional Jieshuo’s Shortcut Gestures.

One finger back and forth swipes:

• Swipe up then down: move to top.
• Swipe down then up: move to end.
• Swipe right then left: go back.
• Swipe left then right: switch to recent apps.

Note:
The “up down” and “down up” swipes are used to switch between navigation types or granularities if one of the “alternative” navigation styles is used as the default navigation style.

One finger angular gestures:

• Swipe right then up: automatic browsing similar to “read from next item” in TalkBack.
• Swipe right then down: list browsing.
• Swipe left then up: notification bar.
• Swipe left then down: toggle between character-by-character browsing mode and normal focus mode.
• Swipe up then right: functions menu.
• Swipe up then left: extensions.
• Swipe down then right: main menu.
• Swipe down then left: the Jieshuo voice assistant.

Two finger gestures:

• Tap with two fingers: direct click.
• Double tap with two fingers: play/pause gesture (used to pause media and answer calls).
• Triple tap with two fingers: speak time and battery level.

Three-finger gestures:

• Double tap with three fingers: automatic browsing.
• Swipe right with three fingers: quick settings.
• Swipe left with three fingers: recent apps.
• Swipe down with three fingers: notification bar.
• Swipe up with three fingers: home.

Four-finger gestures:

• Double tap with four fingers: reading mode.
• Swipe right with four fingers: double tap.
• Swipe left with four fingers: toggle the state of multi-finger gestures.
• Swipe down with four fingers: move to end.
• Swipe up with four fingers: move to top.

Note: Multi-finger gestures are available on Android 11 and above and must be enabled in operation settings> Gestures default settings.

Fingerprint reader gestures:

• Swipe right: click.
• Swipe left: go back.
• Swipe down: move to next focusable item.
• Swipe up: move to previous focusable item.

Edge gestures:

• Swipe right from the left edge of the screen: go back.
• Swipe right from the left edge of the screen and hold: home screen.

– Swipe left from the right edge of the screen: recent applications.

• Swipe left from the right edge of the screen and hold: notification bar.

Volume keys:

• Volume down: decrease media volume.
• Volume up: increase media volume.

Note: To change accessibility volume, press the volume keys while touching the screen.

• Long press of the volume down key: the Jieshuo voice assistant.
• Long press of the volume up key: Toggle lift to activate.
• Long press of the volume up key on the lock screen: toggle timer.
• simultaneous press of the volume keys: toggle the state of browse by touch.