New features are released with each Android update. And among them has recently arrived 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, don't forget that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and consequently to disable the gesture navigation of the screen of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 as we will see today in this article. First of all we will see what is the interest of gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5. Then we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5.

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What is gesture navigation for on your ASUS ROG Phone 5?

Gesture navigation allows you to navigate more simply and faster on your ASUS ROG Phone 5. It will allow you 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 several versions of your device, it is automatically installed. In that case, how to use gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5?

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 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 technical to quickly reach the functionalities of your mobile phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can perform, there are tutorials on the internet. You can google » Navigation gestures on an ASUS ROG Phone 5  " 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 ASUS ROG Phone 5?

If you can't use gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, that's not a problem. Android devices give you the option to disable the feature. Below are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5.

Remove on-screen gesture navigation from your ASUS ROG Phone 5 with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our mobile phone. If you ever prefer to use the three navigation buttons you are used to, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your ASUS ROG Phone 5. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it is possible that this gesture navigation option is installed under the name of TalkBack .

In this situation, to deactivate TalkBack, you will have to implement the following procedure:

  • Open the " Settings "
  • Select » Accessibility  »
  • Click on " TalkBack "
  • Disable TalkBack .

Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your ASUS ROG Phone 5

In the event that your ASUS ROG Phone 5 has an operating system under Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if the latter bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 through your settings.

Depending on your Android version, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.

The most classic 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 manipulation to remove gesture navigation on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 mainly concerns devices under the latest version of Android. There she is:

  • Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
  • 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 perform a somewhat different manipulation to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your ASUS ROG Phone 5. Find it here:

  • See you in the » Settings "
  • Click on " Full screen view  »
  • And select the system navigation by » Buttons "

In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: ASUS ROG Phone 5.