How to use gesture shortcuts on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › General › Gesture shortcuts

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Gesture shortcuts

   Open Settings, tap Accessibility and stay on the General tab. Gesture shortcuts is the first row under Assistive features.

   Done

2. 

   See the list

   Ours had six: Launch digital assistant (hold Power for 0.5s, On), Take a screenshot (On), Partial screenshot (hold with 3 fingers, On), Launch camera (Off), Turn on torch (Off) and Power off (Power and Volume up together).

   Done

3. 

   Screenshot gestures

   Tap Take a screenshot. Slide 3 fingers down and Volume down + Power were both on on ours. For taking and editing screenshots, see how to take a screenshot on a Xiaomi phone.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Launch camera

   Back in the list, tap Launch camera. It was Off on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Turn on the camera shortcut

   Two switches: Double press the Power button, and Double press Volume down when the screen is locked. Both were off on ours. We did not turn them on.

   Done

6. 

   Torch and power off

   Turn on torch uses a double press of the Power button too. Power off says Press the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Not in Additional settings? Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide and its REDMI 13C page put it under Additional settings. Searching Settings on our phone found it under Accessibility, General. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0 · Source: How to use the gesture shortcuts on the REDMI 13C?

  

• A different list of shortcuts? It varies by model. Xiaomi's REDMI 13C page lists Launch Google Assistant and Double tap fingerprint sensor. Ours said Launch digital assistant and had no fingerprint row. Source: How to use the gesture shortcuts on the REDMI 13C?
• Camera shortcut under Lock screen? For the Xiaomi 14T, Xiaomi also gives Settings, Lock screen, Launch Camera, then press Volume down twice on the locked screen. Source: How to set up the shortcut for the camera if the Xiaomi 14T's screen is locked?

If this does not work

• Double press of Power does the wrong thing? Launch camera and Turn on torch can both use a double press of the Power button. Xiaomi warns not to set the same gesture for different functions, so turn on only one. Source: How to use the gesture shortcuts on the REDMI 13C?
• Volume down twice does not open the camera? That switch only works when the screen is locked, as its label says.
• Screenshots by accident? Turn off Slide 3 fingers down on the Take a screenshot page. More in how to take a screenshot.

About this guide

Gesture shortcuts start things with a button press or a swipe, without opening an app.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We only opened these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

Set the torch brightness: how to change the torch brightness.

Shortcuts on the lock screen: how to change the lock screen shortcuts.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, General, Gesture shortcuts. Tap a shortcut, turn on its switch.