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[Q] Is there a way to "TRULY" disable the "Navigation Bar"?

Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D

This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).

xeathpk said:
This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).
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Yeah, or for example, when the keyboard pops out, the NavBar appears. D=
I'm pretty sure that there should be a way to do it!!!

Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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What line did you added to build.prop???
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 ????

Lilolilo27, if you could elaborate on which parameter(s) you had to change in the build prop I would be forever thankful! I didn't think there would be an easy fix for this so soon!

Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)

Thanks lilolilo27. I'll have to give this a go when I have a few minutes and see how I come up. Thanks for the heads up btw.

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)
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WOW, that worked now!!!
I tried this on the S7 Edge and Google Pixel (with android 7+) and I had a bunch of FC's.
I just applied this tweak to my S8+, and it worked smootly!!!
Thank you for the heads up!!! =D

enjoy!
I personally love it, don't see myself using a navigation bar ever again

shame we dont have the same option as windows phone , the swipe up to hide the nav bar , simple but perfect

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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Techvir said:
Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)

lilolilo27 said:
It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)
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Thanks. That is the one that I am using in my non-rooted devices

Thanks lilolilo! I've been searching this feature for hours!

Any idea of how to do it on Snapdragon version? Its killing me

Kimbaroth said:
Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D
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Check out this thread, disable nav bar with a layer.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/mods-small-collection-tweaks-t3657119

Thanks a lot!!! I'm currently using that mod. '3

anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting

MoBluey said:
anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting
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Added it to my build.prop on Oreo b2, and had the same issue. Have you tried the layers solution? I would, but I haven't purchased the Samsung extension and don't really want to until I know it works (my hunch is that it only works on Nougat)

gestures like iPhone x or one plus 5t

Hi I would like to know if there is a app or other thing to have full screen and use gestures to navigate , I have iPhone x to and it's so soft with those gestures.
Thanks

lima002 said:
Hi I would like to know if there is a app or other thing to have full screen and use gestures to navigate , I have iPhone x to and it's so soft with those gestures.
Thanks
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Use substratum mods to put navbar DPI on 0, and install Home bar gestures from play strore.

wesanin said:
Use substratum mods to put navbar DPI on 0, and install Home bar gestures from play strore.
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Hi I tried that's not a bad idea thanks, but I would like to have the multitasking from iPhone gestures it's more naturally

I'm too disappointed where the fingerprint scanner is seated on the Galaxy S8+, it could be placed somewhere else but not adjacent to the rear camera. Hopefully, Now galaxy S9 is not repeating this trend.

Here you go still in beta and not available for "everyone" but works great and with more fonction
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/beta-testers-plasmalite-to-navbar-t3666960
Sent from my Galaxy S8+ using XDA Labs

all in one gestures:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures&hl=en

I use Edge Gestures from the play store (not free) since it has more independent control over what I can do with the gestures. It does require a bit of time to get the right settings and gesture control, but once you get past that, it becomes way better than having the navigation bar.

Try "X Home Bar" from playstore .. use 0pt.navbar.apk to hide navbar ..
Use 1. Swipe up for Home 2. Swipe left, right for back
3. Double tap on home screen (nova launcher) for recent apps

sivaf5 said:
Try "X Home Bar" from playstore .. use 0pt.navbar.apk to hide navbar ..
Use 1. Swipe up for Home 2. Swipe left, right for back
3. Double tap on home screen (nova launcher) for recent apps
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But works on oreo?

I havent tried this on Oreo .. still waiting for S8+ oreo update here in Australia ..

this one is best.remove navbar and happy with Swipe navigation
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suphi.swipenavigation

I am on S8+ Oreo unrooted. The 0dp Nav does not work on Oreo. I have the immersive mode via adb and a Substratum Samsung System Mod app to completely remove the nav bars, they will not show with swipe up - gone. I use Edge Gestures for full control of swipe actions. Works great on Oreo. Try it out. All on Google Play.

(GUIDE) ENABLE GESTURES OP 6T ( Gestures of OP 6T on mi a2 lite )

This is a guide to enable gestures of one plus 6t in our a2 lite
1 download the one plus gestures app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivianuu.oneplusgestures
2 download the app hide nav bar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivianuu.hidenavbar to completely disable the nav[ bar with root
3 you configure gestures to your liking and you will already have gestures in our a2 lite
( method tested in android Oreo and PIE).
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I´m tested is ok

Hello, another good solution:
Hide Navigation Bar — Rootless playstore
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.fluid&hl=en_US
I use it and it works without any problems.

hanuki said:
Hello, another good solution:
Hide Navigation Bar — Rootless playstore
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.fluid&hl=en_US
I use it and it works without any problems.
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Can you write the name of the app?

Brugos27 said:
Can you write the name of the app?
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Yes :
Fluid Navigation Gestures (Beta) in playstore

rikarddamian7 said:
This is a guide to enable gestures of one plus 6t in our a2 lite
1 download the one plus gestures app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivianuu.oneplusgestures
2 download the app hide nav bar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivianuu.hidenavbar to completely disable the nav[ bar with root
3 you configure gestures to your liking and you will already have gestures in our a2 lite
( method tested in android Oreo and PIE).
:bueno:
if it served you do not forget to hit thanks:RE
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So there won't be any problem if I want to bring back the navbar?

Actually, I liked the navigation bar because of Accessibility Menu button.
However, Back button is too far.
When I want to press the Back button in the navigation bar, my thumb cannot reached it.
So, I decided to use Fluid Navigation Gestures, with only Right edge action enabled.

coolwei1 said:
Actually, I liked the navigation bar because of Accessibility Menu button.
However, Back button is too far.
When I want to press the Back button in the navigation bar, my thumb cannot reached it.
So, I decided to use Fluid Navigation Gestures, with only Right edge action enabled.
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Do you experiencing any bugs with Fluid? When I enabled Fluid and hide the nav bar, my notifications seems buggy. For example my incoming whatsapp notification still there even I already read it

ghanipradita said:
Do you experiencing any bugs with Fluid? When I enabled Fluid and hide the nav bar, my notifications seems buggy. For example my incoming whatsapp notification still there even I already read it
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I did not hide the navigation bar, so I can't answer your question. Sorry. :fingers-crossed:

ghanipradita said:
Do you experiencing any bugs with Fluid? When I enabled Fluid and hide the nav bar, my notifications seems buggy. For example my incoming whatsapp notification still there even I already read it
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This happens to me too. Also when I open chrome or YouTube I get a glitchy black screen for a fraction of a second.

worked perfectly on Mi A2 Lite Pie, thanks man.

Why would you want to install those two apps mentioned? Vivid NG app alone has the option to hide nav bar completely just with ADB permissions.

er15all said:
This happens to me too. Also when I open chrome or YouTube I get a glitchy black screen for a fraction of a second.
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Yep, I've been experiencing the same glitch for a couple of months. You can fix this by ticking the "disable hw overlays" in developer options, but this weakens your battery life a little bit. So far I haven't found any other solutions to this but it is pissing me off. I don't like vivid ng or any other gestures app, fluid ng is by far my favourite.

novak.vujacic97 said:
Yep, I've been experiencing the same glitch for a couple of months. You can fix this by ticking the "disable hw overlays" in developer options, but this weakens your battery life a little bit. So far I haven't found any other solutions to this but it is pissing me off. I don't like vivid ng or any other gestures app, fluid ng is by far my favourite.
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Thank you

Questions about Pie on Pixel - Should I update?

Hello, I am using my Google Pixel for a few months, but did not update to Android Pie yet, as I was (and still am) not totally convinced yet. I specifically don't like the new Gesture system and the horizontal recents overview, as it is both a waste of apace. Android Oreo was the best Android in my opinion so far.
Still, I think about updating to Pie for security updates (and in the hope that it might not be as bad as expected). I know that Gesture ('swipe up on home button') can be disabled in settings on the 1st generation Pixel phones. What I want to know:
1) If I disable it, will I still have to swipe up twice on the dock to get to the app drawer?
2) If I disable it, is it still possible to go to split screen by long pressing the recents key?
3) If I disable it, can I still double tap the recents key to jump to the previously used app?
Would be glad about answers - And also interested into you opinion if I should or should not update to Android Pie! Thanks in advance.

Hello mate, can't say I've had a bad experience with Pie compared to Oreo in fact I prefer it to Oreo.
With regard to your questions
It's one swipe to app drawer
No long press for split screen
Double tap recents still takes you to last app.
I have been using the gesture mode since moving to pie and to be honest using the previous navbar layout feels almost awkward to use now.
Can't really comment on battery life between Oreo and pie as I picked my Pixel up 2nd hand and updated to pie a couple of weeks after getting it.
Hope that's of some help

Changing gestures and getting rid of corner Google Assistant

Quick question. I've had my phone since Monday. I'm fairly used to the gesture system available in OP6 for recent and back. OP8t throws that out the window with Google Assistant and makes back gesture from the side of the screen... In a lot of the apps I use, side swipe is used for a different function so I end up going back all the time.
Any way to change this without root? Waiting for that to be fully developed before I hop on it.

Setting >> gesture
Choose 3 buttons

deathmaker06 said:
Quick question. I've had my phone since Monday. I'm fairly used to the gesture system available in OP6 for recent and back. OP8t throws that out the window with Google Assistant and makes back gesture from the side of the screen... In a lot of the apps I use, side swipe is used for a different function so I end up going back all the time.
Any way to change this without root? Waiting for that to be fully developed before I hop on it.
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Change to 3 buttons navigation, and use Vivid Navigation Gestures app to emulate the OP6 style gesture. In the app you can hide the stock navigation bar.

Some users are also reporting that left and right edges are not very sensible to single touches. Probably an overprotective edge rejection. The corners are affected by this, and google assistant, so if you are using gestures it can be a pain to use any buttons in that area.
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zellleonhart said:
Change to 3 buttons navigation, and use Vivid Navigation Gestures app to emulate the OP6 style gesture. In the app you can hide the stock navigation bar.
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Vivid NG's hide navigation bar is not working on my phone even with root permissions. Help!

Can't hide the navigation bar on Android 11 yet

KrishTej said:
Vivid NG's hide navigation bar is not working on my phone even with root permissions. Help!
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DaGeekWolf said:
Some users are also reporting that left and right edges are not very sensible to single touches. Probably an overprotective edge rejection. The corners are affected by this, and google assistant, so if you are using gestures it can be a pain to use any buttons in that area.
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I noticed this too, I thought my screen is faulty. Single touch is fine, but touch and hold doesn't work all the time. It's frustrating.
KrishTej said:
Vivid NG's hide navigation bar is not working on my phone even with root permissions. Help!
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Sorry when I commented back then, I hadn't received my 8T yet. Hiding navigation bar doesn't work on Android 11 yet, so Vivid NG can't hide the nav bar now.

I used navigation gestures for awhile...many months ago. In my opinion it is like so many other "changes" on phones...zero bezels (stupid), no headphone jack (stupid), and many others...and I feel that navigation gestures are stupid also because they never seem to work the way people want them to work!!!! What is wrong with the 3 button navigation that just simply works? I went back to this method several weeks/months ago and never missed the gestures because the buttons ALWAYS work the way you expect them to work...so simple. SMH