New features are implemented with each update of Android. And among them recently appeared gesture navigation, a new method of 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, do not forget that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 as we will see today today. First of all we will find out what is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9. Then we will find out what is the procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9.
What is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Samsung Galaxy S9. It gives you the opportunity to move around the menus of your mobile phone 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 installed. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9?
There are basic actions such as:
- Move to the next item displayed 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 technical to quickly get to the functionality of your phone. To learn about all the navigation gestures you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung Galaxy S9 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the option.
How to turn off gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9?
In the event that you are unable to use gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9, this is not a problem. Android phones give you the option to turn off the option. We are going to see the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung Galaxy S9.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate among all the navigation gestures integrated on our 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 S9. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, this gesture navigation option may be integrated under the name of TalkBack .
In this situation, to disable TalkBack, you will need to do the following:
- Open the " Settings "
- Select » Accessibility »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy S9
In the event that your Samsung Galaxy S9 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 S9 via your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The most classic 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 S9 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she is:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android device.
- 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 perform a somewhat different operation to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S9, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S9.
