Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips
Do you want to hide navigation bar buttons on your OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8? This tutorial explains to you how to enable and use navigation gestures in your OnePlus 8 Pro. You can choose a navigation bar from Back, Home, Recents, or Navigation gestures (Fully gesture navigation) under buttons & gestures settings. Also, use quick gestures to quickly access app/camera/flashlight/record a video from the lock screen.
You can customize the navigation bar when using 3 button navigation systems. Set the long-press & double press action for back, home, and recent button you want. Also, change the navigation bar button order of recants and back buttons. Follow the below-given step by step process to activate navigation gestures in OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro.
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How to Use Navigation Gestures in OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro
Step 1: Scroll down from the top of the screen and tap the Settings gear icon.
Step 2: Tap Buttons & gestures.
Here, you can see Alert slider, Navigation bar & gestures, Quick gestures, double click the power button and press & hold the power button.
Step 3: Tap Navigation bar & gestures.
Step 4: Make sure to select “Navigation gestures” under choose navigation bar section.
You can see a horizontal line (_) on the bottom middle of the screen.
Step 5: Toggle on “Hide the navigation bar”.
Step 6: Choose Back, Home, Recents to use the 3-button navigation bar in your OnePlus 8 Pro & 8.
Customize Navigation Bar in OnePlus 8 Pro
To customize the OnePlus 8 Pro navigation bar, make sure to select a 3-button navigation gesture (Back, Home, Recents).
Step 1: Go to Settings.
Step 2: Tap Buttons & gestures.
Step 3: Tap Navigation bar & gestures.
Step 4: Choose Back, Home, Recents under choose navigation bar section.
Step 5: Tap Navigation bar customization under the custom settings section.
You can see the Home button, Recent buttons, and back button sections. Choose the action you want to long-press or double press any button (Home, Back, Recents) you want such as quickly open camera, search assistant, and more.
Change the Navigation Bar Button Order on OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8
Settings > Buttons & gestures > Navigation bar & gestures > Choose Back, Home, Recents > Navigation bar customization > Toggle on Swap buttons (Recents and Back buttons)
Use Quick Gestures in OnePlus 8 Pro
Settings > Buttons & gestures > Quick gestures
Here system gestures and screen of gestures sections available that includes three fingers screenshot, raise to answer/switch, flip to mute and just draw O/V/S/M/W on the lock screen to quickly access the camera, record a video, turn the flashlight on/off, open app, and other you selected.
And that’s all. We hope this makes it clear how to enable navigation gestures in your OnePlus 8 Pro. If you have any questions, tell us in below comment box. Stay and connect with us for the latest updates.
