New features come out with each update of Android. And among them recently appeared the navigation by gestures, a new method of moving in the menus which wants to be more fluid and more functional. However, if you are ever a fan of old buttons, remember that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and suddenly disable gesture navigation on the screen of your LG K40S as we will see today in this guide. First we will find out what the gesture navigation is for on your LG K40S. After that we will find out how to remove gesture navigation on your LG K40S.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your LG K40S?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your LG K40S. It allows you to move through the menus of your device without using the three buttons Back , Home et Multitask which are located at the bottom of the screen. On some versions of your device, it is automatically integrated. Then, how to use gesture navigation on your LG K40S?
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 multitude of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the functions of your smartphone. To know all the navigation gestures that you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on an LG K40S " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the feature.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your LG K40S?
If you cannot use the gesture navigation on your LG K40S, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to turn off the feature. Here are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your LG K40S.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your LG K40S 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 to which you are used, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your LG K40S. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, this gesture navigation option may be integrated under the name of TalkBack .
In this case, to deactivate TalkBack, you will have to perform the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Click on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your LG K40S
If your LG K40S 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 LG K40S through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The most classic first solution 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 procedure to remove gesture navigation on your LG K40S mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Discover it:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android phone.
- Click the option " Display " .
- Choose " 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 LG K40S. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the LG K40S, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: LG K40S.
