diff --git a/ios/ViewController.h b/ios/ViewController.h
index d64d973c77..d17de68c1c 100644
--- a/ios/ViewController.h
+++ b/ios/ViewController.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #import "LocationHelper.h"
 
 @interface ViewController : GLKViewController <iCadeEventDelegate,
-            LocationHandlerDelegate, CameraFrameDelegate>
+            LocationHandlerDelegate, CameraFrameDelegate, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate>
 
 - (void)shareText:(NSString *)text;
 - (void)shutdown;
diff --git a/ios/ViewController.mm b/ios/ViewController.mm
index ca5148089b..fa0ce2f52b 100644
--- a/ios/ViewController.mm
+++ b/ios/ViewController.mm
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ extern float g_safeInsetBottom;
 		self.context = [[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES2];
 	}
 
+    UISwipeGestureRecognizer *mSwipeLeftRecognizer = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleSwipeFrom:)];
+
+    [mSwipeLeftRecognizer setDirection:(UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft | UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight)];
+
+    [[self view] addGestureRecognizer:mSwipeLeftRecognizer];
+    
 	GLKView* view = (GLKView *)self.view;
 	view.context = self.context;
 	view.drawableDepthFormat = GLKViewDrawableDepthFormat24;
@@ -250,6 +256,17 @@ extern float g_safeInsetBottom;
 	});
 }
 
+- (void)handleSwipeFrom:(UISwipeGestureRecognizer *)recognizer
+{
+    if (recognizer.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft) {
+        INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "LEFT");
+    } else if (recognizer.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight) {
+        INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "RIGHT");
+    } else {
+        INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "OTHER SWIPE: %d", (int)recognizer.direction);
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)appWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
 	[self shutdown];
@@ -753,7 +770,7 @@ void System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType urlType, char const* url)
 {
 	NSURL *nsUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithCString:url encoding:NSStringEncodingConversionAllowLossy]];
 	dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-		[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:nsUrl] options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
+		[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:nsUrl options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/main.mm b/ios/main.mm
index a51a65bc2e..28d1bdf6aa 100644
--- a/ios/main.mm
+++ b/ios/main.mm
@@ -560,3 +560,4 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, NSStringFromClass([PPSSPPUIApplication class]), NSStringFromClass([AppDelegate class]));
 	}
 }
+