New features are implemented with each update of Android. And among the latter recently appeared gesture navigation, a new method of moving through menus that is intended to be more intuitive and more functional. That said, in the event that you are used to old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to turn off gesture navigation on your Echo's screen as we will see now in this guide. First of all we will see what is the point of gestural navigation on your Echo. Then we will see what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Echo.
What is the point of gestural navigation on your Echo?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Echo. It will allow you to move around 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 automatically integrated. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Echo?
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.
Nevertheless there is also a large number of other gestures more or less methods to quickly get to the functions of your mobile phone. To know all the navigation gestures that you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on an Echo " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the feature.
How to turn off gesture navigation on your Echo screen?
If you ever can't use gesture navigation on your Echo, that's okay. Android smartphones give you the option of deactivating the feature. Below are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Echo.
Remove gesture navigation from your Echo's screen 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 that you are used to, you will then need to remove the gesture navigation from your Echo. 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 your Echo's settings
If your Echo ever has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. That said, if it bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on your Echo screen through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most common first solution for 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 solution to remove gesture navigation on your Echo concerns in particular devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is below:
- 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 need to perform a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on your Echo screen. Find it here:
- See you in the » Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Echo, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Echo.
