Gesture Volume: Edge Bar

Gesture Volume is a powerful, open-source Android application that brings intuitive gesture-based volume control to your device. Control your media volume effortlessly using customizable edge gestures while reducing wear on your physical volume buttons.

Whether you want to extend the lifespan of your hardware keys or need an alternative solution for devices with damaged volume buttons, Gesture Volume offers a seamless and highly customizable experience.

✨ Features

🎛️ Smart Gesture-Based Volume Control

• Control device volume using edge swipe gestures
• Smooth and responsive gesture recognition
• Works system-wide across apps

🛠️ Customization Options

• Customize the appearance of the gesture handler
• Adjust position, size, and style of the gesture area
• Personalize the experience to match your workflow

👆 Gesture Actions

• Assign click actions to the gesture handler

• Lock the screen directly from the gesture handler

• Configure separate actions for:

  • Upper-half swipe gestures
  • Lower-half swipe gestures

📱 Device Accessibility

• Reduce dependency on physical volume buttons
• Help extend the lifespan of hardware keys
• Ideal for devices with malfunctioning or broken volume buttons

🔒 Required Permissions

Gesture Volume requires the following permissions to provide its functionality:

Permission	Purpose
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE	Access required resources and files
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW	Display the gesture handler overlay
FOREGROUND_SERVICE	Keep the gesture service running reliably
WAKE_LOCK	Maintain service responsiveness
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED	Automatically restart the service after device reboot

📸 Screenshots Note

The screenshots shown in this repository display the volume panel from Samsung One UI 5.1.

The actual volume dialog displayed on your device will be the default volume panel provided by your device manufacturer and Android version. Appearance and behavior may vary across different devices.

🚀 Open Source

Gesture Volume is fully open source.

Source Code

Repository: https://github.com/imamhossain94/GestureVolume

Contributions, bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome.

🙏 Credits

Icons

• SVG icons provided by SVGrepo

Animations

• Lottie animation by S M Rony

🔗 Links

Project Repository

https://github.com/imamhossain94/GestureVolume

Icon Resources

https://www.svgrepo.com/

Lottie Animation

https://lottiefiles.com/110200-mobile-setting

❤️ Support the Project

If you find Gesture Volume useful, consider starring the repository, sharing it with others, or contributing to the project.

Enjoy effortless volume control with Gesture Volume!