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. Despite everything, if you are ever a fan of old buttons, know that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and suddenly disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7 as we will find out now in this guide. First, we will find out what gesture navigation is used for on your Samsung Galaxy S7. And then we will find out what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S7.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S7?
Gesture navigation allows you to navigate more simply and faster on your Samsung Galaxy S7. 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 several versions of your device, it is automatically integrated. Then, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S7?
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 also a multitude of other gestures more or less technical to quickly reach the functionalities of your mobile phone. To find out all the navigation gestures you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy S7 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On several versions of Android, a tutorial can also be offered when activating the option.
How to turn off gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7?
In the event that you are unable to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S7, this is not a problem. Android devices give you the option to turn off the option. We are going to discover the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S7.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among 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 S7. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is integrated under the name of TalkBack .
If this is the case, to deactivate TalkBack, you will need to perform the following procedure:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy S7
If your Samsung Galaxy S7 has an operating system running Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated by default. However, if this 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 S7 via your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.
The most common first option in order 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 S7 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is below:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
- 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 take a slightly different approach to deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7. Find it here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy S7, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S7.
