POCO F8 Ultra: How to Switch Between Gesture Navigation and Buttons

Navigating Your POCO F8 Ultra

• 💡 This guide explains how to switch between three-button navigation and gesture navigation on the POCO F8 Ultra.
• ⚙️ The process begins by opening Settings and navigating to the Home screen section.

System Navigation Options

• 👆 Within Settings, locate and select System navigation to view the available options: Gestures and Buttons.
• 🖱️ Choosing Buttons enables the traditional navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.

Customizing Button Navigation

• 🎛️ The button layout can be customized, including mirroring or reordering the back and recents buttons.
• ⚡ Shortcuts can be assigned to long-press actions on the menu, home, and back buttons.
• ⚠️ An option exists to automatically disable navigation buttons when the status bar is not displayed.

Implementing Gesture Navigation

• ➡️ Selecting Gestures replaces the buttons with a line at the bottom, enabling swipe-based navigation.
• ❓ It is recommended to go through the tutorial prompt to learn the gesture controls.
• 💬 The gesture indicator line at the bottom cannot be hidden, but shortcuts like 'Circle to Search' can be assigned to a long-press.

Gesture Controls Explained

• ↩️ To go back, swipe right from the edge of the screen.
• 🏠 To return to the home screen, swipe quickly from the bottom to the center.
• 🗂️ To open recent apps, swipe from the bottom to the center and hold.
• ↔️ For a quick app switch to the previously used app, swipe from left to right or right to left along the bottom edge.