Reviews of Simple Gesture for Android

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List of user reviews and ratings for Simple Gesture for Android

Total ratings

4.66 (Rating count: 160)

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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.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.50

All time rating average: 4.66

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2% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-11	Ni*****	Отличное расширение на телефон, буду рад если переведёте его на русский
Отличное расширение на телефон, буду рад если переведёте его на русский
2026-06-30	cn*****	'Enable experimental features' 기능 중 'Close Tab - And Show' 기능이 제대로 작동하지 않습니다...😂😂 탭을 닫았을 때 오른쪽, 왼쪽 탭 중 선택해서 열 수 있게 기능 추가 부탁합니다.
'Enable experimental features' 기능 중 'Close Tab - And Show' 기능이 제대로 작동하지 않습니다...😂😂 탭을 닫았을 때 오른쪽, 왼쪽 탭 중 선택해서 열 수 있게 기능 추가 부탁합니다.
2026-04-13	Su*****

2026-01-14	ji*****

2025-12-20	Cy*****	I use this extension for one feature, and one feature only — pull to refresh. The built-in Firefox Android pull to refresh option is straight up broken, and has been broken for years now. After trying many pull to refresh extensions, it's clear to me this one gets the job done best. No more random unintended refreshes. Some small annoyances preventing five stars though. "Simple gestures for Android" is full of other options that you need to disable one by one, then enable only pull to refresh, it's a pretty tedious process. Selecting a good gesture window/delay time is tricky, too long and you'll trigger some accidental refreshes, too short and you won't be fast enough to trigger a refresh when you want one. Ideally I should be using a longer delay window and have the ability to swipe up to cancel it. But, clearly the gesture engine here doesn't support something like that. That said, the 750ms time I've settled on works well enough, and still far better than the built in Firefox pull to refresh. One bug I've encountered is, if a page fails to load, pull to refresh (and probably the entire extension) doesn't function at all. You essentially need a fully loaded html website to do your refresh. It's not a common issue, but every now and then you'll run into a bad spot for internet, or a link will be temporarily broken, forcing you to use the traditional refresh button. This may not actually be a bug though — I'm not sure that extensions can interact with an empty web page.
I use this extension for one feature, and one feature only — pull to refresh. The built-in Firefox Android pull to refresh option is straight up broken, and has been broken for years now. After trying many pull to refresh extensions, it's clear to me this one gets the job done best. No more random unintended refreshes. Some small annoyances preventing five stars though. "Simple gestures for Android" is full of other options that you need to disable one by one, then enable only pull to refresh, it's a pretty tedious process. Selecting a good gesture window/delay time is tricky, too long and you'll trigger some accidental refreshes, too short and you won't be fast enough to trigger a refresh when you want one. Ideally I should be using a longer delay window and have the ability to swipe up to cancel it. But, clearly the gesture engine here doesn't support something like that. That said, the 750ms time I've settled on works well enough, and still far better than the built in Firefox pull to refresh. One bug I've encountered is, if a page fails to load, pull to refresh (and probably the entire extension) doesn't function at all. You essentially need a fully loaded html website to do your refresh. It's not a common issue, but every now and then you'll run into a bad spot for internet, or a link will be temporarily broken, forcing you to use the traditional refresh button. This may not actually be a bug though — I'm not sure that extensions can interact with an empty web page.
2025-12-11	Fi*****

2025-11-25	Ye*****	I picked this up a while ago and forgot about it. I just rediscovered it by accidentally entering the gesture to open its settings, and GOTTDANG I'M SO GLAD I DID. This is my new favorite mobile extension!! It wouldn't be if Mobile had a good tab manager, or tree-style-tabs... but it doesn't, so Simple Gesture is the GOAT! I'm making most of my programmed gestures vaguely reminiscent of Latin capital letters, so they're easier to remember. The programming and understanding is so beautifully easy to understand, and the settings menu covers everything it needs to and not an inch more. It's good UX design at it's purest. Also I'm rubbing my hands together and giggling as I consider getting back into JavaScript to take advantage of the Custom Commands feature hidden at the bottom~ >:)
I picked this up a while ago and forgot about it. I just rediscovered it by accidentally entering the gesture to open its settings, and GOTTDANG I'M SO GLAD I DID. This is my new favorite mobile extension!! It wouldn't be if Mobile had a good tab manager, or tree-style-tabs... but it doesn't, so Simple Gesture is the GOAT! I'm making most of my programmed gestures vaguely reminiscent of Latin capital letters, so they're easier to remember. The programming and understanding is so beautifully easy to understand, and the settings menu covers everything it needs to and not an inch more. It's good UX design at it's purest. Also I'm rubbing my hands together and giggling as I consider getting back into JavaScript to take advantage of the Custom Commands feature hidden at the bottom~ >:)
2025-10-13	Mo*****	Is there a way to require the gesture to be from the edge of the screen? It pops up when I use a gesture, but I can't find a way to require it. Edit: thank you for the quick response!
Is there a way to require the gesture to be from the edge of the screen? It pops up when I use a gesture, but I can't find a way to require it. Edit: thank you for the quick response!
2025-09-24	Fi*****

2025-09-14	阳熙*****	太好用了！让移动端的标签页管理大大增强，非常感谢作者！
太好用了！让移动端的标签页管理大大增强，非常感谢作者！