Shake To Switch

Turn a simple shake of your phone into a useful shortcut with Shake To Switch.

Choose what should happen when you shake your device, customize the sensitivity, control how many shakes are required, and set a cooldown to prevent accidental repeated actions.

Key Features

• Shake to Switch Between Apps
Add your favorite apps and cycle between them with a shake.

• Open One App Quickly
Choose a specific app and launch it using a shake gesture.

• Control Music
Use shake actions to:

Play or pause music
Go to the next song
Go to the previous song

• Toggle Flashlight
Turn your flashlight on or off with a quick shake.

• Cycle Sound Mode
Quickly change your phone's sound mode using the shake gesture.

• Open Camera
Launch the camera without searching through your apps.

Customize Shake Detection

Adjust Shake To Switch to work the way you prefer.

You can customize:

Shake sensitivity
1, 2, or 3 required shakes
Action cooldown time
Selected shake action

Higher or lower sensitivity can help you find the right balance between quick activation and avoiding accidental triggers.

Cycle Between Multiple Apps

Create your own list of apps and use the Cycle between apps option to move through them using repeated shakes.

For example:

Shake → Open App 1
Shake again → Open App 2
Shake again → Continue through your selected apps

This makes it convenient to move between frequently used apps without repeatedly returning to the home screen.

Background Shake Detection

When enabled, Shake To Switch uses a foreground service so it can continue detecting shake gestures while you use your phone.

Android may display a persistent notification while shake detection is active. This helps keep the feature running reliably and lets you know that shake detection is currently enabled.

You can disable shake detection at any time from the app.

Automatic App Opening

For supported actions, you may optionally allow Display over other apps permission so Shake To Switch can open your selected app automatically while running in the background.

If you do not enable this permission, the app can instead provide a notification that you can tap to continue.

Simple Controls

The app is designed to keep setup straightforward:

Open Shake To Switch.
Choose an action.
Adjust sensitivity if needed.
Select the required number of shakes.
Set your preferred cooldown.
Enable shake detection.
Shake your phone to trigger the action.
Available Shake Actions

Depending on your device and Android version, available actions may include:

• No action
• Toggle flashlight
• Cycle sound mode
• Play or pause music
• Next song
• Previous song
• Open camera
• Open one app
• Cycle between selected apps

Why Use Shake To Switch?

Shake To Switch gives you another way to access frequently used functions without navigating through multiple screens.

It can be useful for:

• Switching between frequently used apps
• Controlling music quickly
• Opening the camera
• Activating the flashlight
• Changing sound mode
• Creating your own shake shortcut

Shake your phone. Make it happen.

Next Reel or Short — AccessibilityService API

The optional Next reel or short action uses Android’s AccessibilityService API. When shake detection is enabled, a recognized shake performs one upward swipe in the app currently on your screen, including while Shake To Switch is in the background.

The accessibility service uses gesture control only. It does not read screen text or access screen content, and does not collect, store, or share screen content or accessibility event data. Access is optional and requires your consent. Other shake actions work without it. You can disable Shake swipe control anytime in Android Accessibility settings.

Recent changes:
Added a clear accessibility disclosure with explicit consent and a decline option for shake swipe. Accessibility gestures require consent. Improved the permission setup flow.