New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently arrived the navigation by gestures, a new method of moving in the menus which is intended to be more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are a fan of the old buttons, remember that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei P Smart as we will see today in this guide. First we will find out what is the point of gestural navigation on your Huawei P Smart. Then we will find out what the procedure is to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart.

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What is the point of gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Huawei P Smart. It will allow you to move around the menus of your phone 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 installed. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart?

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.

But there is also a multitude of other gestures more or less methods to quickly get to the functions of your smartphone. To learn about all the navigation gestures that you can use, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Huawei P Smart  " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the option.

How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei P Smart?

If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to deactivate the option. Below you will find the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei P Smart 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 to which you are used, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Huawei P Smart. Depending on the version of your Android phone, this gesture navigation option may be 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  »
  • Click on " TalkBack "
  • Disable TalkBack .

Disable gesture navigation via the settings of your Huawei P Smart

In the event that your Huawei P Smart has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely 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 deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei P Smart via your settings.

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

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

The second technique to disable gesture navigation on your Huawei P Smart mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she is:

  • 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 take a slightly different approach to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei P Smart. Find it here:

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

If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Huawei P Smart, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P Smart.