[Discussion] Remove and replace navigation bar

[osuki9x]

I write this thread to discuss and share your ways to remove and replace the navigation bar on your Samsung device.

To enhance the usage of tiny bezel screen, people try different methods and apps to remove and use other app to navigate with gesture and pie control. I tried several method but still not satisfied so I want to hear your method.

So please share:
- The app or the method that you use to remove the navigation bar
- The app replacing native nav bar that you use to navigate
- Advantage and disadvantage of these apps.

So I start first:
- I use Navigation Gesture from XDA to remove and replace native nav bar (gesture navigation)
- The disadvantage I see is that because the use overscan method to remove the nav bar so it mat break some UI. For example, Samsung internet tabs alignment, edge lighting, the grey background when a windows is pop up. And the gesture navigation is not work on the overlay apps like facebook messenger chat head.

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[osuki9x]

I will list here some methods that I tried:
- Using overscan : Using overscan manually by adb will crop the lockscreen so then I using apps that Navigation Gesture using the same method but it will fix your lockscreen

- Using Substratum System Mod overlay - remove immersive nav bar: this method seem fix almost all the UI problem (crop screen, edge lighting, pop up windows, Samsung internet tabd alignment) but it still has disadvantage is there will be a gap when using keyboard. Moreover it difficult to find the gesture navigation app to use with this method because the pill is not always at the bottom.

 

[osuki9x]

Now I am trying using the native hide bar on Samsung (double click the dot on nav bar) and using OnePlus Gestures app to navigation. The advantage of that is it not break UI, the Oneplus Gestures app work on any overlay app (facebook messenger, even native nav bar). But the advantage is everytime you swipe the old native nav bar will show.

 

[osuki9x]

The best way for me so far

I tried almost all app to remove and replace the navigation bar for my Samsung S9 but all of them facing serval crop screen and app UI issue. For example Samsung Internet new tabs alignment, Crop grey backgound when windows popping up (I will attache screenshot below.)
And now I think I found the best way so far to fix all these issue
- "Oneplus Gestures" is best one for me for the alternative app to replace the navigation bar because not like others, the pill of this app is always at the bottom (not shift) and it work on overlays app (ex: FB messenger)
- "Hide Nav Bar" is the app that I choose to remove the native nav bar but for now it has some issue which cropping some app and I have solution for that. You have to enable global immersive mode then exclude the apps that cropped. So far I found these apps need to exclude: Smart Capture, Edge Widget, Instagram, Gallery. By filter immersive mode for these app you could use "Immersive Mode Manager" app or just write this adb command

adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.samsung.android.app.smartcapture,-com.samsung.android.app.widgetedge,-com.instagram.android,-com.sec.android.gallery3d

- Not finish yet, the fix other UI issue (Samsung Internet, Gallery) you need to use "Routines" app belong to Good Lock 2018 app to use Samsung Hide Nav Bar for Samsung Internet and Gallery app.

Then enjoy your edge to edge screen with gesture navigation. This work around fix all my issue when remove and replace navigation bar on my S9. If you find other issue feel free to discuss.

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[dokibull]

i use the gestures in samsung one hand operation+ in good lock

 

[Killuminati91]

Gesture control is pretty much perfect for me.

Got three zones:

Bottom:

• tap for recents
• swipe up for home
• swipe up and hold for splitscreen

Left and right:

• swipe for back

The only noticable problem is the 1px white line at the bottom and the free navigation bar space only in samsung music.

 

[alan9820]

I like for perfectism while using xda pill will get lock screen shortcut issue

I use hide navigation by modify build.prop and all in one gesture that work fine

Home force touch button didnt work in enture but still workable in screen off for unlock. And doesnt impact for DEX mode against xda gesture (surely u can blacklist for Dex app)

I tried GMD gesture but most times dun work in edge swipe

Still chasing for the perfect method

 

[lrls]

I came here because I couldn't tap my smart capture buttons after hiding my nav bar with Hide Nav Bar but now its solved thanks to the detailed solution provided above. I didn't follow all the steps, I just downloaded ImmersiveManager and blacklisted the Samsung Capture app and turned on navigation mode as immersive setting.

I'm using OnePlusGestures with bottom swipe left and right for recents and back, respectively. Samsung's hard home press works even when the built-in Samsung's hide nav bar dot disabled with Hide Nav Bar and ImmersiveManager. Need both these apps to make hard home press work everywhere, though. I'm sad that the latest security patch for Note 9 got rid of hard home press gestures for recents and back. I'd prefer the original Samsung pressure-sensitive gestures over what OnePlusGestures offer.

All I want to say to the Android OS lead designers in charge of stock navigation schemes... You ****ing suck at your job. Even without the hardware to support stuff like pressure sensitive gestures, is it so damned difficult to get rid of that ugly ass **** down there? Its a poor use of screen real-eatate (just like your company's idea for a notch) and a culprit of screen burn-in. SMH.

 

[~mUT3y~]

Also used to use Navigation-Gestures by XDA before switching to RR-Rom - There is a feature called 'Fling' which I prefer now because the overall-look is better and more customizable...

 

[Giocarro]

Completely agree about the "Fling" feature, I've been using it on Dirty Unicorns for OnePlus, too.

But please, tell me: how is RR ROM compared to stock Samsung OneUI ?

I'm not rooted yet because of the well known HWC issue, but I'd like to know first hand from an actual user: how does RR perform?

I'm interested on overall smoothness, i.e. no dropped frames during animations.

Thanks in advance!