recyclerView.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
                directionDetector.onTouchEvent(event);

                //passing UP action to widgets and reseting the direction
                if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
                    direction = null;
                    motionLayout.onTouchEvent(event);
                }

                //passing initial action to widgets
                if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
                    motionLayout.onTouchEvent(event);
                }

                if (direction != null) {
                    switch (direction) {
                        case UP:
                        case DOWN:
                            return motionLayout.onTouchEvent(event);
                        case LEFT:
                        case RIGHT:
                            return false;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        });