Adjusting Swipe Sensitivity on Product Images for Ride Theme Mobile View

Store Design

Topic summary

A user is experiencing an issue with the Ride theme’s mobile product image gallery where a single swipe gesture causes the carousel to skip multiple images—sometimes as many as 10—instead of advancing one image at a time.

Key Details:

  • Theme: Vanilla Ride theme (no custom code modifications)
  • Platform: Shopify mobile view
  • Problem: Excessive swipe sensitivity on product images

User’s Goal:
Reduce the swipe sensitivity so that one thumb swipe advances only one image at a time, improving the browsing experience for customers.

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Summarized with AI on November 21. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi there,

I am currently using the Ride theme for my Shopify store and I am having an issue with the sensitivity of swiping through product images on the mobile view. One swipe with my thumb causes the page to skip multiple images (sometimes as many as 10), which is not ideal for my customers.

How can I reduce the sensitivity so that my thumb will only swipe 1 image at a time?

I have so far not made any adjustments to the code of this theme. It’s just the vanilla ride theme.

Thank you