New features come out with each Android update. And among these last arrived the navigation by gestures, a new method of moving in the menus which wants to be more intuitive 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 as we will find out now in this guide. First we will find out what is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8. Then we will find out what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Samsung Galaxy A8. It will allow you to move around the menus of your smartphone 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 automatically integrated. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8?
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 large number of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the functions of your mobile phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy A8 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the option.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8?
In the event that you are unable to use the gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8, this is not a problem. Android phones give you the option to turn off the option. Find out the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our mobile phone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons which you are used to, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Samsung Galaxy A8. Depending on the version of your Android phone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is installed under the name of TalkBack .
In this case, to deactivate TalkBack, you will need to perform the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Click on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy A8
In the event that your Samsung Galaxy A8 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, if it bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8 through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The first most common technique for 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 procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy A8 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android phone.
- 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 do a somewhat different operation to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8. Find it 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 Samsung Galaxy A8, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A8.
