New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently appeared gesture navigation, a new solution for moving through menus that is intended 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 J1 as we will see today today. First we will see what is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1. After that we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1.

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What is the use of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Samsung Galaxy J1. It allows you to move around the menus of your device without using the three buttons Back ,   Home   et  Multitask which are located at the bottom of the screen. On several versions of your device, it is automatically installed. Then, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1?

There are basic gestures like:

  • 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.

However there is still a large number 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 type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy J1  " 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 Samsung Galaxy J1?

In the event that you cannot use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1, this is not a problem. Android devices give you the option to turn off the feature. We are going to discover the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1 with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons with which you are used to browsing, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Samsung Galaxy J1. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it sometimes happens that this gesture navigation option is integrated under the name of TalkBack .

If so, to disable 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 Samsung Galaxy J1

If your Samsung Galaxy J1 has an operating system running Android 10, it is quite possible 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 Samsung Galaxy J1 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 popular first option for this is:

  • Open the " Settings  »
  • See you in " System  »
  • Click on " Gestures  »
  • Select » System navigation "
  • You have the choice between 3 options: » 2 navigation buttons  "-" 3 navigation buttons  " or " Gesture navigation ". Choose the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.

The second procedure to disable gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy J1 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Discover it:

  • 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 need to perform a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1. Find it here:

  • See you in the » Settings "
  • Press on " Full screen view  »
  • And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy J1, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J1.