In fact, the options for these gestures are largely the same as for app and
folder swipe actions, but the list of gestures is much broader: swipe up, swipe down, double tap, swipe up with two fingers, swipe down with two fingers, pinch in or out, and rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
Not exact matches
You can set the tap
action on your
swipe folder to any app, shortcut, or activity Nova allows for its gestures, which is a lot.
You'll need to update to the premium features for more options, though, including
Action Launcher's Covers and Shutters (think widgets that launch from
folders and individual apps with a simple
swipe).
You can also add a
swipe action to any app icon on your home screen in Nova Launcher, not just
folders.
Covers make the first app in the
folder both the
folder icon and the tap
action for the
folder, hiding the
folder until you
swipe on that app icon.
Swipe actions have made
folders a convenient place to hide some of my Tasker shortcuts over the years, but you can also use
Swipe actions to direct - dial a contact, open a favorite playlist, navigate to a frequent destination, and much more.
In addition to the
swipe actions for
folders and icons, there are some gesture options that Nova Launcher brings to Android on a more system - wide scale.
In
Action Launcher, Covers let these
folders look like a simple app shortcut and act like one in a tap, but you can
swipe it open to reveal a
folder of useful apps inside.
When setting up a Cover on Nova, you long - press a
folder, Edit it, then activate
Swipe to open
folder and set the tap
action to the first app in your
folder... or any other app or Nova shortcut you want.
One of
Action Launcher's most well - known features are their Covers, which allow you to replace a
folder icon with the first icon in your
folder, and allows you to quickly open that first app with a tap, while opening the
folder with a
swipe.