New features are implemented with each Android update. And among the latter has recently arrived navigation by gestures, a new technique for moving through menus that is more intuitive and more functional. Nevertheless, in the event that you are a fan of the old buttons, don't forget that it is nevertheless still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to disable the gesture navigation of the screen of your Google Pixel 7 Pro as we will now see today. To begin we will see what is the interest of gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro. Then we will see what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro.

remove-screen-gesture-navigation-google-pixel-7-pro

What's the point of gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Google Pixel 7 Pro. It will allow you to move through the menus of your mobile phone 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 Google Pixel 7 Pro?

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.

However there is also a multitude of other gestures more or less technical to quickly access the features of your smartphone. To find out about 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 7 Pro  " 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 7 Pro?

If you can't use gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro, that's not a problem. Android devices give you the option to disable the option. We are going to discover the different ways to deactivate gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro.

Remove on-screen gesture navigation from your Google Pixel 7 Pro with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons you are used to, you will then need to remove gesture navigation from your Google Pixel 7 Pro. Depending on the version of your Android phone, this gesture navigation option may be installed as TalkBack .

If this is the case, to deactivate TalkBack, you will need to implement the following procedure:

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

Disable gesture navigation via the settings of your Google Pixel 7 Pro

If your Google Pixel 7 Pro has an operating system under Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if the latter is a problem for 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 7 Pro via your settings.

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

The first most common technique 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 solution to disable gesture navigation on your Google Pixel 7 Pro mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she 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 need to do a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Google Pixel 7 Pro. Find it here:

  • Go to the " Settings "
  • Press on " Full screen view  »
  • And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 7 Pro.