New features are released with each Android update. And among these recently appeared navigation by gestures, a new method of moving in the menus which is intended to be more fluid and more functional. Nevertheless, if ever you are a fan of the old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 6 as we will find out now in this article. First of all we will see what gesture navigation is for on your Google Pixel 6. After that we will see what is the procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 6.
What's the point of gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 6?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Google Pixel 6. It will allow you to move through the menus of your device 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 that case, how to use gesture navigation on your google pixel 6?
There are basic gestures such as:
- Go to the next item 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.
But there is still a large number of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the functions of your phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can perform, there are tutorials on the internet. You can type in Google » Navigation gestures on a Google Pixel 6 " 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 Google Pixel 6?
If you ever can't use gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 6, that's not a problem. Android phones give you the option to disable the option. Below are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 6.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 6 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. If you ever prefer to use the three navigation buttons you are used to, you will then have to remove gesture navigation from your Google Pixel 6. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is integrated under the name of TalkBack .
In this case, to deactivate TalkBack, you will have to implement the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Click on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation via your Google Pixel 6 settings
If your Google Pixel 6 has an operating system under Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if this ever bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option of deactivating navigation by gestures on the screen of your Google Pixel 6 via your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The most common first solution to do this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- Go to " System »
- Click on " Gestures »
- Select » System navigation "
- You have the choice between 3 possibilities: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Choose the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second technique for deleting gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 6 mainly concerns devices under the latest version of Android. Here it is:
- 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 have to do a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 6. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you want a lot of tutorials to become a master of Google Pixel 6, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 6.
