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Did newer Android versions sabotage the bottom navigation bar? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/techsupport@lemmy.world
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I never used to have issues with this bar, but when I got my current phone it's using a version of Android that defaults to that newer bar-less gesture based control scheme. I hate that new system so I changed it back to the bar.

But now I have this problem where I frequently get accidental presses on the nav bar while typing. It's a daily occurrence that I will accidentally hit the home button while typing anything, which is annoying as hell. This never used to happen before.

Is it maybe just the particular phone I have, or has anyone else noticed the same issue? It's obnoxious enough that I keep looking into getting a device with physical keyboard.

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[–] 11 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

back button on the right? did you willingly subject yourself to a samsung?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Funny enough, I actually like this setup more than the default. Reaching over across the screen to touch the back button just seems more difficult and error prone.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    aesthetically it hurts though. and since i've been on android since the buttons were actual buttons, it hurts my muscle memory as well

    also, unpopular opinion: if reaching part of the screen is a problem, the screen is too big.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yes it is too big but what are you going to do.

    It lets you see more things being bigger

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    • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    You can set the keyboard to have padding at the bottom, so that there's more distance between space and the home-button.

    If the pre-installed keyboard app doesn't allow this, you can do it with HeliBoard, for example, in the settings under Appearance → Bottom padding scale.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You're not alone, but also I miss my physical keyboard :(

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    • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    What phone and ROM do you have? I use GrapheneOS and I haven't seen that bar for a long time.

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