New features are released with each Android update. And among them has recently appeared navigation by gestures, a new solution for moving in the menus which is intended to be more fluid and more functional. However, if you are a fan of the old buttons, you should know that it is nevertheless still possible to choose your navigation method and suddenly deactivate the gesture navigation of the screen of your Huawei P10 as we will now see in this guide. First we will find out what is the interest of gesture navigation on your Huawei P10. Then we will find out what is the procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei P10.

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What is the point of gesture navigation on your Huawei P10?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Huawei P10. It gives you the opportunity to move through the menus of your mobile 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 integrated. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Huawei P10?

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 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 also a lot 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 google » Navigation gestures on a Huawei P10  " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the option.

How to disable navigation by gestures on the screen of your Huawei P10?

In the event that you cannot use gesture navigation on your Huawei P10, that's not a problem. Android devices give you the option to disable the option. Below are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei P10.

Remove on-screen gesture navigation from your Huawei P10 with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. If 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 Huawei P10. 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 situation, to disable TalkBack, you will need to perform the following steps:

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

Disable navigation by gestures via the settings of your Huawei P10

If your Huawei P10 has an operating system under Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if this 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 Huawei P10 via 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 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 ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.

The second technique for deleting gesture navigation on your Huawei P10 particularly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is below:

  • 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 deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your Huawei P10. Check it out here:

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

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Huawei P10, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P10.