New features are released with each Android update. And among the latter has recently arrived navigation by gestures, a new solution for moving around the menus that is more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are a fan of the old buttons, don't forget that it is nevertheless still possible to choose your navigation system and consequently to turn off your nan's screen gesture navigation as we will see today in this guide. First of all we will see what is the interest of gestural navigation on your nan. After that we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your nan.
What's the point of gesture navigation on your nan?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your nan. It will allow you to move through the menus of your smartphone 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 directly installed. In that case, how to use gesture navigation on your nan?
There are basic gestures such as:
- 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 also a lot of other gestures more or less technical to quickly reach the features of your phone. To find out about all the navigation gestures that you can use, there are tutorials on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a nan " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the feature.
How to disable gesture navigation on your nan's screen?
If you can't use gesture navigation on your phone, that's not a problem. Android devices give you the option to disable the feature. Below are the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your nan.
Remove gesture navigation on your nan's screen with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons you're used to navigating with, then you'll need to remove gesture navigation from your nan. Depending on the version of your Android phone, it is possible that this gesture navigation option is installed under the name of TalkBack .
If so, to disable TalkBack, you will need to perform the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through your phone's settings
If your nan has an operating system under Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated by default. However, in the event that this is a problem for you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your nan through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most common 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 manipulation to deactivate gesture navigation on your nan mainly concerns devices under the latest version of Android. Here it is below:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
- 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 manipulation to disable gesture navigation on your nan's screen. Check it out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of nan, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: nan.
