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From: http://blog.softteco.com/2011/02/touch-hold-swipe-release-gesture.html

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package your.package.here

import android.app.Instrumentation;
import android.os.SystemClock;
import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class YourTestClass extends
ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 {

protected static String TAG = "#########" + YourTestClass.class.getName();

public YourTestClass() throws Exception{

super("com.testpackage.activities", Activity_you_want_to_test.class);

// INITIALIZATION
}

public void setUp() throws Exception {
// SETUP
}

public void testHoldSwipe() {
long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
// event time MUST be retrieved only by this way!
long eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
Instrumentation inst = getInstrumentation();

// Just init your variables, or create your own coords logic :)
float xStart = 200;
float yStart = 200;
// simulating thick finger touch
float x0 = 205;
float y0 = 205;
float x1 = 205;
float y1 = 208;
float x2 = 235;
float y2 = 215;
// move finger to bottom and right
// increment previous coords
float x3 = 245;
float y3 = 255;
float x4 = 247;
float y4 = 275;
float x5 = 252;
float y5 = 300;
// proceed one more movement to bottom and left
float x6 = 230;
float y6 = 320;
float x7 = 200;
float y7 = 357;
float x8 = 180;
float y8 = 380;
float x9 = 160;
float y9 = 400;
// release finger, logically to use coords from last movent
float x10 = 160;
float y10 = 400;

try {
// sending event - finger touched the screen
MotionEvent event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, xStart, yStart, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
// sending events - finger is moving over the screen
eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x0, y0, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x1, y1, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x2, y2, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
// simulating pause by incrementing eventTime with 1 second
// finger is still touching the screen
eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + 1000;
// moving finger across the screen
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x3, y3, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x4, y4, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x5, y5, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, x6, y6, 0);
// simulating one more pause
eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + 1000;
// moving finger again
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x7, y7, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x8, y8, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x9, y9, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);
// release finger, gesture is finished
event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, x10, y10, 0);
inst.sendPointerSync(event);

} catch (Exception ignored) {
// Handle exceptions if necessary
}
}

@Override
public void tearDown() throws Exception {

getActivity().finish();
super.tearDown();
}

}

Off course you are welcome to remove hard coded coords with you own coords logic. The main trick here is to simulate 'hold' by simple string:

eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + 1000;And pay attention that only one ACTION_DOWN is used.