New features come out with each Android update. And among the latter recently appeared gesture navigation, a new method of moving through menus that is intended to be more fluid and more functional. However, if you are a fan of old buttons, do not forget that it is nevertheless still possible to choose your navigation system and therefore disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 1 as we will see now in this guide. First of all we will see what the gesture navigation is for on your Sony Xperia 1. And then we will see what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Sony Xperia 1. It gives you the opportunity to move around the menus of your device 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 installed. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1?
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 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 technical to quickly access the functions of your phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can type on Google » Navigation gestures on a Sony Xperia 1 " or " Talk Back navigation gestures ". On some versions of Android, a tutorial may also be offered when activating the feature.
How to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 1?
In the event that you cannot use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to turn off the feature. Here are the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 1 with TalkBack
It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our phone. If you prefer to use the three navigation buttons to which you are used, you will then have to remove the gesture navigation from your Sony Xperia 1. Depending on the version of your Android smartphone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is integrated 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 via your Sony Xperia 1 settings
In the event that your Sony Xperia 1 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very possible that gesture navigation is integrated as standard. However, in the event that this is a problem for you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 1 via your settings.
Depending on your Android version, there are three different ways to remove gesture navigation . You will 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 options: » 2 navigation buttons "-" 3 navigation buttons " or " Gesture navigation ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.
The second solution to disable gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 1 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it 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 do a somewhat different procedure to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 1. Find out here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Click on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Sony Xperia 1, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 1.
