Bring back the 3-position gesture navigation bar! #usability #navigation #android

[User000001]

On the S24, they've made a change to the navigation gesture bar. The old 3-position bar (swipe up for app drawer, home, back) has been replaced with a single bar in the middle that goes home. To go back, you have to swipe in from the sides, and opening the app task drawer is not as straightforward.

I believe it would be beneficial if they provided the option to have the three separate gesture navigation options back. This would allow users to choose the navigation method that they prefer and are most comfortable with. Galaxy S24 Ultra. Galaxy S24+. Galaxy S24 

[md5hash]

It's not a "3rd party app" - Good Lock and NavStar are made by Samsung. And as Jens says - this is the official fix, such as it is, because Samsung doesn't view this as a bug.

Good Lock is amazing and wonderful and the employees who make it should be given raises. I also am able to keep the clock on the right side of the status bar too, the way it should be, thanks to Good Lock. As Samsung's main developers and Google keep breaking and Android and making it worse, Good Lock returns the removed functionality back to the users where it should be.

[FishPony]

Yesss. Thank you!

[Mj20242024]

I swear I could kiss you!! Thank you! That was so irritating for them to change it! 

[Maxtougas]

Hey! I just wanted to say I'm officially switching back to iPhone. I tried for almost a year without the three bottom bars but I can't do it. I miss them so much and i think I'll have a better time on another phone.

[ZenMinion]

I know this is really old, but I don't find the navstar app.

[Jens Andersen]

It has been some time since last i did this, but last time it was this post that solved it for me:

You need to Download the new Version of Navstar from inside of Goodlock
Open Goodlock 
Scroll down to Navstar and install 
Toggle On and Enable Extra Gestures Settings 
Exit Goodlock
Open Phone Settings 
Display 
- Navigation Bar 
- Select Swipe Gestures 
- More Options- 
- and select the 3 Swipe
https://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.goodlock

[d4nr055]

Thank you very much for this instruction, I no longer want to throw my phone when I use it.

[Jens Andersen]

Good to know. I realy hate the "new" navigation solution, it is soooo bad.