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Galaxy S9

Samsung · catalog updated 2026-10-21

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Brand
Samsung
Kind
Android phone · released 2018-03 · last update Android 10
Model codes
SM-G960…, SC-02K, SCV38

Launched with Android 8.0 (Samsung Experience 9.0); install the Android 10 update first. Final update One UI 2.5 (Android 10). Has a dedicated Bixby key instead of a configurable side key, so the side-key shortcut is not listed.

Gestures on the Galaxy S9

No gesture specific to this model is known. We only list what the manufacturer or reliable sources document.

Plus what the app offers on every Android phone: In-app button, Widget, Quick Settings tile, Shake, Volume keys, Voice phrase. How to set those up

Recommended presets

  • Shake ×3Sends a signal

    Three sharp shakes within 2.5 s: hard to do by accident, easy to do without looking.

    Shake ×3, 0.15–1 s apart · whole gesture within 2.5 s

  • Widget ×2Sends a signal

    Two taps on the home-screen widget within 3 s; a single accidental tap does nothing.

    Widget ×2, 0.1–3 s apart · whole gesture within 3 s

Gestures are set up in the phone settings as shown, then combined into a trigger recipe in the app, where practice mode shows step by step whether a gesture would trigger.