New features are implemented with each update of Android. And among them recently arrived the navigation by gestures, a new method of moving in the menus which is intended to be more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are ever used to old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and suddenly disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A40s as we will find out now in this article. To start, we'll find out what gesture navigation is for on your Samsung Galaxy A40s. After that we will find out what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Samsung Galaxy A40s. It allows you to move through the menus of your mobile phone without using the three buttons Back , Home et Multitask which are located at the bottom of the screen. On some versions of your device, it is automatically integrated. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s?
There are basic gestures such as:
- Go to the next item displayed 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.
However there is also a lot of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the features of your mobile phone. To find out about all the navigation gestures you can do, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy A40s " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the option.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A40s?
If you ever cannot use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s, that's not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to disable the option. We are going to see the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A40s with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our mobile phone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons with which you are used to surfing, you will have to remove the gesture navigation from your Samsung Galaxy A40s. Depending on the version of your Android phone, 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 gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy A40s
If your Samsung Galaxy A40s has an operating system running Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if this is a problem for you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A40s through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The first most common solution for this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- Go to " System »
- Click on " Gestures »
- Select » System navigation "
- You have the choice between 3 alternatives: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Choose the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second method to disable gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A40s mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she is:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android phone.
- 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 have to take a slightly different approach to deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A40s. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A40s, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A40s.
