In this guide, we list the steps to customize the Android 10 gesture navigation pill. In Android 9.0, you had a central navigation pill to perform certain tasks like long press to launch Google Assistant, tap your finger to enter at home, etc. Since Android 10, all of that has changed, and not everyone seems to be a fan of the same. For example, to go back, you need to swipe from the edges of the screen. This most often causes a conflict when opening the hamburger menu on most apps.In addition, the usual long press to open the wizard has been replaced by on-board gestures. And if you've just upgraded to Android 10, you may find it hard to get used to these gestures. Therefore, in this guide, we will show you the steps to customize Android 10 gesture navigation to your needs. Let's see how it could be done. Also check out our guide to try a new gesture navigation on any Android launcher on Android 10.
Customizing Android 10 Gesture Navigation Pill
To perform the aforementioned task of customizing gestural navigation for Android 10, we will take the help of the Gesture Plus app. Here are all the actions provided by this application. By simply pressing the navigation bar, you can perform the Back action, launch the camera, the dialer, a third party application or a shortcut action. Apart from that, you can launch Google Assistant, Google now and other related actions of the Assistant, such as "What's on my screen". You can also display the Volume menu, activate MDN, pause / play media, or play the next / previous song.
Other customization options related to Android 10 gesture navigation include certain system actions. These include bringing up the power menu, the notification center, the settings bar or launching the flashlight. All of these are available in the free version. Buying it unlocks other features like screenshot, etc. That said, here are the instructions required.
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Application configuration
- Meeting on Play store and download it gesturePlus app (no space between the gesture and the most).
- You will then need to grant him permission to read all content on your screen in order to customize the gestures of Android 10. Continue only if you are ready to grant him these permissions.
- To grant these app permissions, press the ‘buttonLaunch actions"Option in the app. You will be redirected to the Accessibility screen select gesturePlus and press To allow in the next dialog that appears.
- Go back to the app and tap stock and tap Standard Action or Lock Screen, depending on where you want to perform these actions. Finally select the desired action and that's it. Pretty simple, isn't it?
So, with that, we conclude the guide on how to customize gesture navigation Android 10. What do you think of this app? Share your opinions in the comments section below.
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