New features are implemented with each update of Android. And among these last arrived the navigation by gestures, a new technique of movement in the menus which wants to be more fluid and more functional. However, in the event that you are used to the old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your OnePlus 6 as we will see now in this article. First of all we will see what the gesture navigation is for on your OnePlus 6. Then we will see what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6?
Gesture navigation allows you to navigate more simply and faster on your OnePlus 6. It will allow you 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 installed. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6?
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 technical to quickly access the functions of your smartphone. To learn about all the navigation gestures you can do, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a OnePlus 6 " 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 OnePlus 6?
In the event that you cannot use the gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option of deactivating the feature. We will discover the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your OnePlus 6 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 which you are used to, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your OnePlus 6. Depending on the version of your Android phone, it sometimes happens that this gesture navigation option is installed under the name of TalkBack .
In this situation, to deactivate TalkBack, you will need to do the following:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Click on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your OnePlus 6
If your OnePlus 6 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, in the event that this is a problem for you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your OnePlus 6 through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most classic first option to do this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- Go to " System »
- Click on " Gestures »
- Select » System navigation "
- You have the choice between 3 alternatives: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second technique to remove gesture navigation on your OnePlus 6 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. We present it to you here:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
- 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 take a slightly different approach to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your OnePlus 6. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the OnePlus 6, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 6.
