AQUOS sense6

Sharp · catalog updated 2026-10-21

Brand: Sharp
Kind: Android phone · released 2021-11 · last update Android 13
Model codes: SH-54B, SHG05, SH-M19, SH-RM19

Ships with Android 11. Sharp promised OS updates for two years from release; its support pages list Android 13 as the last update. Codes: SH-54B docomo, SHG05 au and UQ mobile, SH-M19 SIM-free, SH-RM19 Rakuten Mobile.

Gestures on the AQUOS sense6

Press and hold the power key briefly

DocumentedInput: Side key

Set it up

Settings
AQUOSトリック
クイック操作
長押しでアプリ起動
Quick signal: side key

Sharp's manual: a long press of the power key opens the app chosen under 長押しでアプリ起動. On the AQUOS sense8 the key is the power key with the fingerprint sensor, and while the setting is on the power menu opens another way. The manuals do not say whether it works while the screen is off or locked.

Sources

Unlock with your fingerprint and keep the finger on the sensor (Pay Trigger)

DocumentedInput: Extra key

Set it up

Settings
AQUOSトリック
指紋センサーとPayトリガー
Payトリガー
Payトリガー起動アプリ
Quick signal: key

Sharp calls this Pay Trigger (Payトリガー): keeping the finger on the sensor after a fingerprint unlock opens the app set for it. Register only our entry, or a folder of apps (Payトリガーフォルダ) opens instead. On some models it also works on the home screen and app list. Menu names vary a little between models and OS versions (on the AQUOS R6 the menu is just 指紋センサー).

Sources

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
Power key hold ×3Sends a signal
Three short holds of the power key within a few seconds.
Side key ×3, 0.3–4 s apart · whole gesture within 15 s
Pay Trigger + shake ×2Sends a signal
One Pay Trigger (finger held on the sensor after unlocking), then two sharp shakes within 5 s; a stray touch alone never fires.
Extra key ×1 → then within 5 s: Shake ×2, 0.1–1.5 s apart · whole gesture within 10 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.