REF: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9650265/how-do-disable-paging-by-swiping-with-finger-in-viewpager-but-still-be-able-to-s package com.m27lab.messmanagerpro.app.classes; import android.content.Context; import android.util.AttributeSet; import android.view.MotionEvent; import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator; import android.widget.Scroller; import androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager; import java.lang.reflect.Field; public class NonSwipeableViewPager extends ViewPager { public NonSwipeableViewPager(Context context) { super(context); setMyScroller(); } public NonSwipeableViewPager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) { super(context, attrs); setMyScroller(); } @Override public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) { // Never allow swiping to switch between pages return false; } @Override public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) { // Never allow swiping to switch between pages return false; } //down one is added for smooth scrolling private void setMyScroller() { try { Class<?> viewpager = ViewPager.class; Field scroller = viewpager.getDeclaredField("mScroller"); scroller.setAccessible(true); scroller.set(this, new MyScroller(getContext())); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public class MyScroller extends Scroller { public MyScroller(Context context) { super(context, new DecelerateInterpolator()); } @Override public void startScroll(int startX, int startY, int dx, int dy, int duration) { super.startScroll(startX, startY, dx, dy, 350 /*1 secs*/); } } }