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AQUOS R8

Sharp · catalog updated 2026-10-21

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Brand
Sharp
Kind
Android phone · released 2023-08 · last update Android 16
Model codes
SH-52D, SH-R80

Ships with Android 13. Sharp promised up to three OS updates; its support page lists the Android 14, 15 and 16 updates. Codes: SH-52D docomo, SH-R80 SIM-free. Rakuten Mobile also sold it (June 2024). No built-in key or gesture that opens a chosen app was found in the documentation checked; use the common inputs.

Gestures on the AQUOS R8

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.