New features are implemented with each Android update. And among them recently arrived navigation by gestures, a new solution for moving around the menus that is more intuitive and more functional. However, if you are used to the old buttons, don't forget that it is still possible to choose your navigation system and consequently to disable the gesture navigation of the screen of your Vivo Y21 as we will now see in this guide. To begin with, we will see what gesture navigation is for on your Vivo Y21. Then we will see how to remove gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21.

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What is the point of gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21?

Gesture navigation gives you the ability to navigate more simply and faster on your Vivo Y21. It will allow you to move through the menus of your smartphone without using the three buttons Back ,   Home   et  Multitask which are placed at the bottom of the screen. On several versions of your device, it is automatically installed. In this situation, how to use gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21?

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.

But there is still a lot of other gestures more or less technical to quickly access the features of your phone. To find out about all the navigation gestures you can perform, there are tutorials on the internet. You can google » Navigation gestures on a Vivo Y21  " 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 Vivo Y21?

If you can't use gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21, that's not a problem. Android smartphones give you the option to disable the option. Find out the different ways to remove gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21.

Remove on-screen gesture navigation from your Vivo Y21 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 you are used to, then you will need to remove gesture navigation from your Vivo Y21. Depending on the version of your Android phone, this gesture navigation option may be integrated under the name of TalkBack .

In this case, to deactivate 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 Vivo Y21

If your Vivo Y21 has an operating system under Android 10, it is quite possible that gesture navigation is integrated by default. However, if the latter ever bothers you and you prefer to use classic navigation, you will have the option to deactivate navigation by gestures on the screen of your Vivo Y21 through your settings.

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

The most classic first technique to do 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 technique to remove gesture navigation on your Vivo Y21 concerns in particular devices under the latest version of Android. We present to you here:

  • Open them " Settings " from your Android smartphone.
  • 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 perform a somewhat different manipulation to deactivate gesture navigation on the screen of your Vivo Y21. Check it out here:

  • See you in the » Settings "
  • Click on " Full screen view  »
  • And choose the system navigation by » Buttons "

In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Vivo Y21, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y21.