New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently 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 a fan of old buttons, do not forget that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S6 as we will see today in this article. First we will find out what gesture navigation is used for on your Samsung Galaxy S6. After that we will find out how to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Samsung Galaxy S6. It allows you to move around the menus of your smartphone without using the three buttons Back , Home et Multitask which are located at the bottom of the screen. On some versions of your device, it is directly integrated. In that case, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6?
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.
Nevertheless there is also a lot of other gestures more or less methods to quickly access the features of your smartphone. To find out about all the navigation gestures that you can use, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy S6 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several 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 S6?
If ever you are unable to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6, that's not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to deactivate the option. Below are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S6 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. If 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 S6. 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 do the following:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Click on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy S6
If your Samsung Galaxy S6 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, in the event that the latter bothers you and that you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option of deactivating navigation by gestures on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S6 through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most popular first option to do this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- Go to " 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 step to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S6 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she is:
- 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 do a somewhat different operation to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S6. Find it here:
- Go to 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 a master of the Samsung Galaxy S6, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S6.
