New features come out with each Android update. And among these last arrived recently the navigation by gestures, a new solution of movement in the menus which wants to be more intuitive and more functional. However, in the event that you are used to old buttons, you should know that it is nevertheless still possible to choose your navigation method and therefore to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 5 as we will see today today. First of all we will find out what gesture navigation is used for on your Sony Xperia 5. After that we will find out what is the method to remove gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5.
What is the use of gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5?
Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Sony Xperia 5. It gives you the opportunity to move around the menus of your phone 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. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5?
There are basic gestures such as:
- 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 still a large number of other gestures more or less technical to quickly reach the functionalities of your mobile phone. To discover all the navigation gestures that you can do, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a Sony Xperia 5 " 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 Sony Xperia 5?
If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5, this is not a problem. Android devices give you the option to turn off the option. We are going to see the different ways to disable gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5.
Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 5 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 Sony Xperia 5. Depending on the version of your Android phone, it may happen that this gesture navigation option is 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 Sony Xperia 5
If your Sony Xperia 5 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very likely 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 5 through your settings.
Depending on your Android version, 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 solution to disable gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia 5 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. Here it is below:
- Open them " Settings " from your Android phone.
- 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 need to take a slightly different approach to disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia 5. Find it here:
- Go to the " Settings "
- Press on " Full screen view »
- And select the system navigation by » Buttons "
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Sony Xperia 5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 5.
