New features are released with each Android update. And among them recently appeared navigation by gestures, a new solution for moving around the menus that is more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are a fan of the old buttons, don't forget that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and consequently to deactivate the gesture navigation of the screen of your Alcatel 1b as we will find out now in this guide. First we will see what gestural navigation is for on your Alcatel 1b. And then we will see what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Alcatel 1b.
What is gesture navigation for on your Alcatel 1b?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Alcatel 1b. It gives you the opportunity 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 several versions of your device, it is directly installed. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Alcatel 1b?
There are basic gestures such as:
- Move to the next item displayed on the screen: Swipe the screen to the right.
- Go to the previous item that appears 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 still a large number of other gestures more or less technical to quickly reach the functions of your mobile phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can make, there are tutorials on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on an Alcatel 1b " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the option.
How to disable navigation by gestures on the screen of your Alcatel 1b?
In the event that you are unable to use gesture navigation on your Alcatel 1b, that's not a problem. Android phones give you the option to disable the option. We will see the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Alcatel 1b.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Alcatel 1b with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our mobile phone. If you prefer to use the three navigation buttons with which you are used to browsing, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Alcatel 1b. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is installed under the name of TalkBack .
In this situation, 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 Alcatel 1b
If your Alcatel 1b ever has an operating system under Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated by default. However, in the event that the latter bothers you and that you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option of deactivating navigation by gestures on the screen of your Alcatel 1b through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most common first solution to do this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- See you in " System »
- Click on " Gestures »
- Select » System navigation "
- You have the choice between 3 options: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Choose the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second technique for deactivating gesture navigation on your Alcatel 1b mainly concerns devices under the latest version of Android. We present to you here:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android device.
- Click the option " Display " .
- Click on " 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 disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Alcatel 1b. Check it out here:
- See you in the » Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Alcatel 1b, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1b.