Moto Actions and Gestures

Moto Actions, the gesture shortcuts on Moto phones such as chop for the flashlight and twist for the camera. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.

What it does

Moto Actions powers Motorola's gesture shortcuts: chop twice to toggle the flashlight, twist your wrist twice to open the camera, flip the phone over for Do Not Disturb, pick it up to silence a call, double-tap the back for a shortcut and a three-finger screenshot. You turn each gesture on or off in the Moto app. It listens to the motion sensors in the background while gestures are on.

Also shown as Moto Actions.

If you disable it

All Moto gestures stop working, including the chop flashlight and twist camera shortcuts. The phone's standard buttons and Android gestures keep working.

How to disable it

On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.motorola.actions

adb shell pm enable com.motorola.actions

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.motorola.actions

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.motorola.actions

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Reads motion sensors on the phone to detect gestures; nothing is sent for this.

Watching for gestures costs a little power; turning off gestures you never use in the Moto app reduces it.

Where it appears

• Made by Motorola Mobility.
• Android versions: 14 to 16.
• Seen on: moto g85 5G, moto g34 5G, moto g - 2025, motorola edge 50 fusion, ThinkPhone by motorola.
• Listed on Google Play: Moto Actions and Gestures on Google Play.