New features are released with each Android update. And among the latter has recently arrived navigation by gestures, a new method of moving through the menus that is more intuitive and more functional. That said, if you are ever used to the old buttons, know that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and suddenly disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S21 as we will see today in this article. First we will see what gesture navigation is for on your Samsung Galaxy S21. Then we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S21.

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What is the use of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S21?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Samsung Galaxy S21. It gives you the opportunity to move through the menus of your phone 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 Samsung Galaxy S21?

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 lot of other gestures more or less methods to quickly achieve the functionality of your mobile phone. To find out about all the navigation gestures you can use, there are tutorials on the internet. You can google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy S21  " 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 S21?

If you ever can't use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S21, that's not a problem. Android devices give you the option to disable the option. Find out the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S21.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S21 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 with which you are used to browsing, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Samsung Galaxy S21. Depending on the version of your Android phone, this gesture navigation option may be installed under the name of TalkBack .

If so, to disable 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 S21

In the event that your Samsung Galaxy S21 has an operating system under Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. That said, in the event that this is a problem for you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option of deactivating navigation by gestures on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S21 via your settings.

Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.

The first most common solution for this is:

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

The second technique for disabling gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S21 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is:

  • Open them " Settings " from your Android phone.
  • Click the option " Display " .
  • Select " 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 manipulation to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S21. Find it here:

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

If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S21, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S21.