How to Get Navigational Gestures on Samsung Galaxy Note 9 2019

Ever since navigation gestures were introduced with the iPhone X, this nifty method of interacting with the phone has been adopted by almost all popular phone manufacturers. It is available on budget devices like the Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro or a premium device like the OnePlus 6T, except Samsung. Samsung has steadily held on to the seemingly outdated design of having a navigation bar on board.






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You can tweak this navigation bar or even hide it temporarily (remember that tiny black button?), but you can't disable it all together in favor of navigation gestures, even in flagships like the Galaxy Note 9 or the Galaxy S9/S9+. If you were to ask me, it's a big roadblock for someone like me who was really looking forward to getting the most out of that excellent screen.

Well, as luck would have it, there is a way to get navigation gestures on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9. Excited? Let's see how to get this done.

However, before we proceed further, let us clarify a few points.


The workaround involves the use of a third-party app by the name of Fluid Navigation Gestures.


Secondly, this app needs ADB to enable the option to show or hide the nav bar.

Download Fluid Navigation Gestures

Now that we have established the facts, let's begin.
HOW TO GET NAVIGATIONAL GESTURES ON SAMSUNG GALAXY S9/NOTE 9

Step 1: Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot on your PC. The good folks at XDA have eased up the process of installing ADB. It doesn't need the Android SDK to run.

All you need to do is download the following EXE file and run it.

Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot

Step 2: Open Settings on your Galaxy S9/Note 9 and enable the Developer Option. To do so, go to About Phone > Software Information and tap on the Build number seven times.



Once done, open Developer Options and enable USB Debugging.

Step 3: Having done that, install Fluid Navigation Gestures on your phone. A warning will be displayed on the home page to enable the Hide option using ADB.



Now, go to Program Files (x86) > Minimal ADB and Fastboot, and run the file named CMD-here. This will open Command Prompt in ADB mode.



Step 4: Connect your phone to your PC. If you see a confirmation pop-up, press Allow. Once done, run the following command,

adb shell pm grant com.fb.fluid android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that the above command should be in one line and not separated.

Step 5: Open the Fluid Navigation Gestures app again, and you'll see the warning message gone. Now all you need to do is tap on Enabled, and the app will guide you through the rest.



Fluid Navigation Gestures require Accessibility permission to display over other apps. Once all the permissions are in place, you can happily bid the nav bar goodbye.

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The best thing about this app is that if you're not comfortable with it, you can switch it off by toggling the Hide navigation bar option and it will be gone. As simple as that!



Furthermore, the graphics are gorgeous, so that you know where you are going.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend you disable the Hide navigation gesture button before you uninstall this app. Neither us nor the app makers will be responsible for any software malfunctions should you forget to do so.