# Simple Gesture for Android

> Adds touch gestures for Android. (P.S. "Quick Gestures" is great addon. I hope it be updated.)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-gesture](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-gesture)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-gesture`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** utubo
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 2,680
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (162 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2017-05-14
- **Size:** 66 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-gesture/)

## Description

**✨ Feature** Adds touch gestures for Android to navigate and control apps using simple swipes and taps. The default gestures map to Forward, Back, Refresh, and Scroll, with options for custom gestures.

**💡 Tips & notes** This extension is designed for Android. Some Firefox API limitations may affect cross‑platform behavior. For testing, join the beta via the link below and review tips and known issues.

## Rankings

- #1,819 — Overall
- #17 — Other extensions
- #1 — android
- #4 — simple
- #5 — drop
- #6 — touch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `activeTab`
- `sessions`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Simple Gesture for Android for reliable pull-to-refresh, smoother mobile navigation, and a clean, intuitive UI, often calling it a top mobile extension. However, reviews commonly request two-finger gesture support, report occasional update-related glitches, and note that hiding notifications/timeouts or clipboard-access permissions would improve privacy and UX.

### Pros

- Delivers reliable pull-to-refresh and reduces unintended refreshes, outperforming Firefox's built-in option.
- Intuitive, clean UI with easy-to-understand gesture configuration and good overall UX.
- Significantly improves mobile navigation and tab/page management on Android Firefox, enhancing daily browsing.
- High user satisfaction and strong positive sentiment, with reviewers calling it a favorite/GOAT mobile extension.

### Cons

- Two-finger (or multi-finger) gesture support is missing and frequently requested by users.
- Some users report update-related issues (e.g., scrolling glitches) affecting usability.
- Notifications/timeouts are not easily hidable, and clipboard-access permissions raise privacy concerns for some users.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Simple Gesture Beta](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-gesture-beta) — 8 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Mobile Gestures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mobile-gestures) — 1 users, 2.33 / 5
- [smartUp Gestures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smartup) — 2,865 users, 4.44 / 5
- [Scroll to the top or bottom](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scroll-to-the-top-or-bottom) — 47 users, 3.20 / 5
- [microGesture Tab Edition](https://chrome-stats.com/d/microgesture-tab-edition) — 19 users, 5.00 / 5
- [JulaingMouseGestures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/julaingmousegestures)
- [Tablet Gestures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tablet-gestures) — 132 users, 3.12 / 5
- [microGesture](https://chrome-stats.com/d/microgesture) — 63 users, 3.89 / 5
- [Touchscreen Swipe Navigation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/touchscreen-swipe-navigation) — 147 users, 4.50 / 5
- [Gesture-Based Navigation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gesture-based-navigation) — 1 users
- [freheSwipe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/freheswipe) — 1 users
- [Gesturefy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gesturefy) — 83,249 users, 4.51 / 5

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-gesture)