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Friday, August 25, 2017

How To Hide The Navigation Bar On The Galaxy S8

Like with all other android devices with onscreen navigation buttons, the galaxy s8's navigation buttons auto hide in certain scenarios like when you are watching a movie. (show a short clip) However, in other apps like your browser, (open google chrome and scroll down, focus on navigation bar) the navigation buttons remain in place. This prevents you from taking full advantage of the whole screen real estate.

Thankfully, Samsungs new touchwiz UI includes tons of customization options from the basic wallpaper, desktop layout, as well as minor user preferences like the navigation bar.

To set the navigation bar to auto hide, from the main screen, swipe down to bring up the notification area and tap on the settings icon.


Go to Display and scroll down to navigation bar. In this screen you will find the option to toggle the "Show and hide button" on or off. When turned on, you will see a small dot on the left side of the navigation area. When the dot is solid, the navigation bar is set to always show. Tap on it once and it will toggle into an empty circle. With this option, the navigation bar will now auto hide.




To bring up the navigation bar, simply swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Do take note that even when the navigation bar is not visible, you can still press on the area where the home button should be and it should respond.

If you do not see the option to set the navigation bar to auto hide, it is possible that your S8 might not be updated to the latest version yet. Simply go to settings and manually check and install the latest system update.


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