New features are implemented with each update of Android. And among these last arrived recently the navigation by gestures, a new technique of movement in the menus which wants to be more fluid and more functional. However, in the event that you are a fan of old buttons, note that it is still possible to choose your navigation method and suddenly disable gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia L3 as we will find out now in this guide. To start, we'll find out what gesture navigation is used for on your Sony Xperia L3. Then we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3.

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What is the point of gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more easily and faster on your Sony Xperia L3. It gives you the opportunity to move through 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 integrated. Since then, how to use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3?

There are basic gestures like:

  • Move 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 methods to quickly access the features of your smartphone. To find out all the navigation gestures you can perform, tutorials exist on the internet. You can search on Google » Navigation gestures on a Sony Xperia L3  " 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 L3?

If you cannot use gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3, this is not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option of deactivating the feature. Here are the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3.

Remove gesture navigation on the screen of your Sony Xperia L3 with TalkBack

It is sometimes not easy to navigate between all the navigation gestures integrated on our smartphone. 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 L3. Depending on the version of your Android phone, this gesture navigation option may be installed under the name of TalkBack .

In this situation, 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 L3

In the event that your Sony Xperia L3 has an operating system running Android 10, it is very possible 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 Sony Xperia L3 through your settings.

Depending on the version of your Android, there are three different solutions to remove gesture navigation . You will discover them here.

The first most common technique for this is:

  • Open the " Settings  »
  • See you in " System  »
  • Click on " Gestures  »
  • Select » System navigation "
  • You have the choice between 3 possibilities: » 2 navigation buttons  "-" 3 navigation buttons  " or " Gesture navigation ". Select the 2 or 3 button option depending on your preference.

The second procedure to remove gesture navigation on your Sony Xperia L3 mainly concerns devices running the latest version of Android. There she is:

  • Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
  • Click the option " Display " .
  • Choose " 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 L3. Find it here:

  • See you in 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 L3, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia L3.