New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently appeared gesture navigation, a new technique for moving through menus that is intended to be more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are a fan of old buttons, know that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Honor 9X as we will see now in this article. To begin with, we'll find out what is the point of gestural navigation on your Honor 9X. Then we will find out how to remove gesture navigation on your Honor 9X.

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What is the use of gesture navigation on your Honor 9X?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Honor 9X. It will allow you to move around the menus of your device 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. Then, how to use gesture navigation on your Honor 9X?

There are basic gestures such as:

  • Go 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.

However, there is also a lot of other gestures more or less technical to quickly access the functionalities of your smartphone. To learn about all the navigation gestures that you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on an Honor 9X  " 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 Honor 9X?

If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Honor 9X, this is not a problem. Android devices give you the option to turn off the option. We are going to see the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Honor 9X.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Honor 9X with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. If you ever prefer to use the three navigation buttons with which you are used to browsing, you will have to remove the gesture navigation from your Honor 9X. 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 the settings of your Honor 9X

In the event that your Honor 9X has an operating system running Android 10, it is very possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if this bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Honor 9X through your settings.

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

The most popular first option 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 ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.

The second method to disable gesture navigation on your Honor 9X concerns in particular devices running the latest version of Android. We present it to you here:

  • 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 take a slightly different approach to deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Honor 9X. Find out here:

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

If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Honor 9X, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 9X.