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Setuptouchgestures

to control your device

AddiPadstyle

multitouch

gestures with

Good Mood Droid

Gesture Controls

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here are some pretty slick things that the iPad

andiPhonecandothatwouldbenicetohave

on your Android device.Oneofthemisgesture

controls which involves pinching, swiping and tapping

to navigate around your device. With Good Mood Droid

GestureControlsyoucanaddthesetoyourAndroid

deviceandyoucancreateyourowntoo.It’spretty

easytogettogripswith,andwithinafewminutes

you’llbeusingallsortsofgesturesyourownwayto

get around. You’ll need a rooted device, and you’ll

needtodownloadanappfromtheGooglePlaystore.

There’s nothing complex here, you won’t need to do

muchmorethaninstallingtheapponyourdeviceand

it shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes to

get ever ything up and running. So grab your phone or

tablet,pointittothePlayStoreandlet’sgetstarted.

Go back to the drop-down menu and

select User Gestures. This is where you can

create your own gestures to quickly access

different parts of your phone. To do this, simply

tap record and then draw out the gesture that

youwouldliketouse.

4 Draw your gesture

Next you need to choose an action for

your gesture. This can be as simple as opening

an app or as complex as taking a screenshot.

Explore the different options open to you by

tapping through the menu that pops up. When

you’re happy select the one that suits you.

5 Pick the action

First up you’ll need to search the Google

Play store for Good Mood Droid Gesture

Controls. Grab the free version first, because,

as with all root-only software, there’s a chance

that it won’t work on your device. If you like what

you see you can always upgrade.

1 Download the app

When you first start up the app, it’ll ask

you for superuser access. Grant it. If everything

goes well that’s all the tweaking you will need

to do. Your phone or tablet will take some time

to process this though, but when it stops you

will be good to go.

2 Enable access

First familiarise yourself with the long list

of gestures that are pre-installed. Try a few out

to make sure everything’s working. If anything

seems awry, check the settings in the Advanced

section of the drop-down menu. When you’re

happy, it’s time to make your own gestures.

3 Read the gesture list

Youcanevenpickwherethegesture

starts, which means you can have a much larger

number of gestures than on an iPad. It’s easy to

play around with the different features and

options on offer and create personalised

gestures that work for you.

6 Choose the position