Navigation Bar on S21 won't disappear

[Members_msxJOyr]

Hi

My child was touching and swiping at my screen and he's now somehow managed to pin the navigation button bar so it stays there constantly. I know it isn't normally like this and its driving me crazy. Can anyone advise me on what's happened and what to do please.

[HM9K]

sup, im no expert but have you tried rebooting your device?

[Members_msxJOyr]

Reboot as in restart? If so yes nothing. If I do a reset will I lose everything on my phone?

[xSteveuk]

Open navigation bar settings. Open Settings, tap Display, and then tap Navigation bar.

Turn on Swipe gestures.

Or Tap Buttons to disable gestures and restore the navigation buttons.

[HM9K]

factory resetting does infact erase all data but it can be recovered via google account connected

[Members_msxJOyr]

Just tried no luck 😞

[xSteveuk]

Touch “Settings” -> “Display” -> “Navigation bar” -> “Buttons” -> “Button layout”. Choose the pattern in “Hide navigation bar” -> When the app opens, the navigation bar will be automatically hidden and you can swipe up from the bottom corner of the screen to show it.

[AndrewL]

@Members_msxJOyr: I'm a little confused, as it isn't possible to hide the Navigation Bar unless you have Swipe Gestures activated in Settings > Display > Navigation Bar. Do you have GoodLock installed on your S21? If so, have you tried checking in there for the relevant option? 

[GoanGeek]

Check Accessibility button.