public class MainActivity extends Activity {
...
// This example shows an Activity, but you would use the same approach if
// you were subclassing a View.
@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event){ 
  
 int action = MotionEventCompat.getActionMasked(event);
  
 switch(action) {
  case (MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) :
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"Action was DOWN");
   return true;
  case (MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) :
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"Action was MOVE");
   return true;
  case (MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) :
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"Action was UP");
   return true;
  case (MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) :
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"Action was CANCEL");
   return true;
  case (MotionEvent.ACTION_OUTSIDE) :
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"Movement occurred outside bounds " +
     "of current screen element");
   return true;  
  default : 
   return super.onTouchEvent(event);
 }  
}

public class GestureDetector extends Object 
java.lang.Object
android.view.GestureDetector

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements 
  GestureDetector.OnGestureListener,
  GestureDetector.OnDoubleTapListener{
 
 private static final String DEBUG_TAG = "Gestures";
 private GestureDetectorCompat mDetector; 

 // Called when the activity is first created. 
 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  // Instantiate the gesture detector with the
  // application context and an implementation of
  // GestureDetector.OnGestureListener
  mDetector = new GestureDetectorCompat(this,this);
  // Set the gesture detector as the double tap
  // listener.
  mDetector.setOnDoubleTapListener(this);
 }

 @Override 
 public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event){ 
  this.mDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
  // Be sure to call the superclass implementation
  return super.onTouchEvent(event);
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onDown(MotionEvent event) { 
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"onDown: " + event.toString()); 
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onFling(MotionEvent event1, MotionEvent event2, 
   float velocityX, float velocityY) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onFling: " + event1.toString()+event2.toString());
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public void onLongPress(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onLongPress: " + event.toString()); 
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX,
   float distanceY) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onScroll: " + e1.toString()+e2.toString());
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public void onShowPress(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onShowPress: " + event.toString());
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onSingleTapUp: " + event.toString());
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onDoubleTap(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onDoubleTap: " + event.toString());
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onDoubleTapEvent(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onDoubleTapEvent: " + event.toString());
  return true;
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onSingleTapConfirmed(MotionEvent event) {
  Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onSingleTapConfirmed: " + event.toString());
  return true;
 }
}

public class MainActivity extends Activity { 
 
 private GestureDetectorCompat mDetector; 

 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  mDetector = new GestureDetectorCompat(this, new MyGestureListener());
 }

 @Override 
 public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event){ 
  this.mDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
  return super.onTouchEvent(event);
 }
 
 class MyGestureListener extends GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener {
  private static final String DEBUG_TAG = "Gestures"; 
  
  @Override
  public boolean onDown(MotionEvent event) { 
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG,"onDown: " + event.toString()); 
   return true;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onFling(MotionEvent event1, MotionEvent event2, 
    float velocityX, float velocityY) {
   Log.d(DEBUG_TAG, "onFling: " + event1.toString()+event2.toString());
   return true;
  }
 }
}

View myView = findViewById(R.id.my_view); 
  myView.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {
   public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
    // ... Respond to touch events  
   this.mDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
    return super.onTouchEvent(event);
   }
  });