New features are released with each Android update. And among them has recently appeared navigation by gestures, a new method of moving through the menus which is intended to be more fluid and more functional. However, in the event that you are used to the old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to deactivate the gesture navigation of the screen of your Fairphone 4 as we will find out today in this article. To begin we will see what gesture navigation is for on your Fairphone 4. After that we will see what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Fairphone 4.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Fairphone 4?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Fairphone 4. It gives you the opportunity to move through the menus of your smartphone without using the three buttons Back , Home et Multitask which are placed at the bottom of the screen. On some versions of your device, it is directly installed. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your fairphone 4?
There are basic gestures such as:
- Go to the next item on the screen: Swipe the screen to the right.
- Go to the previous item displayed on the screen: Swipe the screen to the left.
- Back: Swipe down and left on the screen.
- Home: Swipe up and left on the screen.
But there is also a large number of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the features of your smartphone. To find out about all the navigation gestures you can make, there are tutorials on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a Fairphone 4 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the feature.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Fairphone 4?
If you can't use gesture navigation on your Fairphone 4, that's not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to disable the feature. We are going to discover the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Fairphone 4.
Remove on-screen gesture navigation from your Fairphone 4 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons with which you are used to browsing, you will then need to remove gesture navigation from your Fairphone 4. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, this gesture navigation option may be integrated under the name of TalkBack .
If so, to disable TalkBack you will need to do the following:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable navigation by gestures through the settings of your Fairphone 4
If your Fairphone 4 ever has an operating system under Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, in the event that the latter bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option of deactivating navigation by gestures on the screen of your Fairphone 4 through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most common first option for doing this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- See you in " System »
- Click on " Gestures »
- Select » System navigation "
- You have the choice between 3 possibilities: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second step to remove gesture navigation on your Fairphone 4 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android device.
- Click the option " Display " .
- Select " Navigation bar "
- Tap the option "Full screen movements"
- Tap on "Additional options"
- Deactivate "Slides from the sides to the bottom".
Finally, on some Android versions, you will need to perform a somewhat different procedure to deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Fairphone 4. Find it here:
- See you in the » Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Fairphone 4, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: 4 Fairphone.
