New features are implemented with each update of Android. 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, in the event that you are a supporter of 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 Y5 as we will find out today in this guide. At first we will find out what gesture navigation is used for on your Huawei Y5. And then we will find out what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5.

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What is the point of gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Huawei Y5. It gives you the opportunity to move around the menus of your phone without using the three buttons Back ,   Home   et  Multitask which are placed at the bottom of the screen. On some versions of your device, it is directly integrated. Then, how to use gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5?

There are basic actions like:

  • Move to the next item displayed 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 still a multitude of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the features 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 Y5  " 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 Y5?

If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5, this is not a problem. Android devices give you the option to turn off the option. Discover the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei Y5 with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. If you prefer to use the three navigation buttons you are used to browsing with, you will have to remove the gesture navigation from your Huawei Y5. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, this gesture navigation option may be integrated under the name of TalkBack .

In this case, to disable TalkBack, you will need to do the following:

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

Disable gesture navigation via the settings of your Huawei Y5

If your Huawei Y5 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if the latter bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei Y5 via your settings.

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

The most classic first technique for this is:

  • Open the " Settings  »
  • Go to " 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 procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Huawei Y5 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 have to perform a somewhat different operation to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Huawei Y5. Find it here:

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

In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Huawei Y5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Y5.