my_activity.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <View
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="200dp"
        android:background="#FF0000"
        android:id="@+id/myView"/>

</RelativeLayout>

MyActivity.java

package com.example.SlidingGestureExample;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;

public class MyActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.my_activity);

        View myView = (View) findViewById(R.id.myView);
        myView.setOnTouchListener(new OnSlidingTouchListener(this) {
            @Override
            public boolean onSlideLeft() {
                // do something
                return true;
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onSlideRight() {
                // do something
                return true;
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onSlideUp() {
                // do something
                return true;
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onSlideDown() {
                // do something
                return true;
            }
        });
    }
}

OnSlidingTouchListener.java

package com.example.SlidingGestureExample;

import android.content.Context;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.GestureDetector;
import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;

public class OnSlidingTouchListener implements OnTouchListener {

    private final GestureDetector gestureDetector;

    public OnSlidingTouchListener(Context context){
        gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(context, new GestureListener());
    }

    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
        return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
    }

    private final class GestureListener extends SimpleOnGestureListener {

        private final String TAG = GestureListener.class.getSimpleName();

        private static final int SLIDE_THRESHOLD = 100;

        @Override
        public boolean onDown(MotionEvent e) {
            return true;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onSingleTapConfirmed(MotionEvent e) {
            return onClick();
        }

        @Override
        public void onLongPress(MotionEvent e) {
            onLongClick();
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY) {
            try {
                float deltaY = e2.getY() - e1.getY();
                float deltaX = e2.getX() - e1.getX();

                if (Math.abs(deltaX) > Math.abs(deltaY)) {
                    if (Math.abs(deltaX) > SLIDE_THRESHOLD) {
                        if (deltaX > 0) {
                            // the user made a sliding right gesture
                            return onSlideRight();
                        } else {
                            // the user made a sliding left gesture
                            return onSlideLeft();
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    if (Math.abs(deltaY) > SLIDE_THRESHOLD) {
                        if (deltaY > 0) {
                            // the user made a sliding down gesture
                            return onSlideDown();
                        } else {
                            // the user made a sliding up gesture
                            return onSlideUp();
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception exception) {
                Log.e(TAG, exception.getMessage());
            }

            return false;
        }
    }

    public boolean onClick() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean onLongClick() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean onSlideRight() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean onSlideLeft() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean onSlideUp() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean onSlideDown() {
        return false;
    }
}