Velocity tracker Demo
package app.test; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.util.Log; import android.view.MotionEvent; import android.view.VelocityTracker; public class Test extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); } private VelocityTracker vTracker = null; public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) { int action = event.getAction(); switch(action) { case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN: if(vTracker == null) { vTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain(); } else { vTracker.clear(); } vTracker.addMovement(event); break; case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE: vTracker.addMovement(event); vTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000); Log.v("", "X velocity is " + vTracker.getXVelocity() +" pixels per second"); Log.v("", "Y velocity is " + vTracker.getYVelocity() +" pixels per second"); break; case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP: case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL: vTracker.recycle(); break; } return true; } }