New features come out with each Android update. And among them recently appeared the navigation by gestures, a new technique of movement in the menus which wants to be more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are a fan of old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung XCover 4 as we will find out now today. First we will find out what is the point of gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4. Then we will find out what is the technique to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Samsung XCover 4. It allows you to move around the menus of your smartphone 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 directly integrated. In that case, how to use gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4?
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 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 large number of other gestures more or less methods to quickly get to the functions of your phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can do, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Samsung XCover 4 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the option.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung XCover 4?
In the event that you are unable to use the gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to deactivate the option. Below you will find the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung XCover 4 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. In the event that you prefer to use the three navigation buttons that you are used to, you will then have to remove gesture navigation from your Samsung XCover 4. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, 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 »
- Press on " TalkBack "
- Disable TalkBack .
Disable gesture navigation through the settings of your Samsung XCover 4
If your Samsung XCover 4 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. 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 XCover 4 through your settings.
Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . Discover them here.
The most common first solution to do this is:
- Open the " Settings »
- Go to " 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 to remove gesture navigation on your Samsung XCover 4 concerns in particular 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 have to do a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Samsung XCover 4. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you are ever looking for a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung XCover 4, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung X Cover 4.
