Some legacy apps without active development of their UI still haven't addressed this despite gestures being the default for several years on Google Android. Apps are supposed to avoid implementing conflicting gestures, but have the option to override this gesture if they truly need to get rid of it. Swiping from either the left or the right of the screen within the app (not the navigation bar) is the Back gesture. This is usually the best way to navigate through recent apps. This will not change the recent apps order. Rather than opening the recent apps activity, you can swipe left on the navigation bar for the Previous app and swipe right for the Next app. The recent apps activity has a screenshot button as an alternative to holding power and volume down while using an app. Opening an app with the recent apps activity will place it on the furthest right in the recent apps order just like a new app being opened. Each step left goes one step back through the history of recently opened apps. The most recently opened activity is always on the furthest right. Swiping up from the navigation bar while holding your finger on the screen before releasing is the Recent Apps gesture. Swiping up from the navigation bar while removing your finger from the screen is the Home gesture. Modern apps are able to tell the OS that they can handle not having the padding to display app content there while still not being able to receive touches from it. In most apps, this area will display padding.

A line is displayed in the center to show that the navigation bar is present across the entire bottom of the screen. The bottom of the screen is a reserved touch zone for system navigation.

The same menu is also available in Settings ➔ Accessibility ➔ System controls ➔ System navigation. The system navigation mode can be configured in Settings ➔ System ➔ Gestures ➔ System navigation.

Our experience is that when armed with the appropriate knowledge, the vast majority of users prefer the newer gesture navigation approach. We recommend reading our guide on gesture navigation and giving it a chance even if you think you won't like it. Table of contentsīy default, GrapheneOS uses gesture-based navigation. See the features page for a list of GrapheneOS features. This is a guide covering some aspects of using GrapheneOS.

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