Xperia 5 V
Sony · catalog updated 2026-10-21
- Brand
- Sony
- Kind
- Android phone · released 2023-09 · last update Android 15
- Model codes
- XQ-DE44, XQ-DE54, XQ-DE72, SO-53D, SOG12
Ships with Android 13, last update Android 15. No built-in gesture or key opens a chosen app. Side sense opens a menu of apps, not one chosen app. The shutter key opens only the camera. A double press of the power key opens only the camera. Codes: SO-53D docomo, SOG12 au.
Gestures on the Xperia 5 V
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.