New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently arrived the navigation by gestures, a new technique of movement in the menus which wants to be more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are 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 Google Pixel 3a as we will find out now in this guide. First of all we will see what is the point of gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a. Then we will see what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Google Pixel 3a. It will allow you to move around the menus of your smartphone 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 automatically integrated. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a?
There are basic actions like:
- 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.
However there is still a large number of other gestures more or less technical to quickly get to the functions of your phone. To find out about all the navigation gestures that you can do, there are tutorials on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Google Pixel 3a " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the option.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 3a?
If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a, that's okay. Android smartphones give you the option to deactivate the option. We are going to see the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 3a with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. In the event that 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 Google Pixel 3a. Depending on the version of your Android phone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is integrated under the name of TalkBack .
In this situation, to disable TalkBack, you will need to perform the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Google Pixel 3a
If your Google Pixel 3a has an operating system running Android 10, it is very possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, in the event that it bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 3a through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The most common first option in order 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 solution to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 3a mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it 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 procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 3a. Find it here:
- See you in the » Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 3a, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a.
