The evolution of mobile phones has been tremendous in the past few years. It went from numeric keypads to qwerty keypads and soft-touch buttons to touch screens in a jiffy. Swipe or gesture navigation is the new trend that eliminates buttons in the future.
Swipe navigation is an important feature that helps quickly navigate within the browser and even the Android phone system. With all those edgy and curvy screens, the swipe navigation has taken it to the next level.
I am a tech-savvy person. I love experimenting with different features and staying updated at all times. Swipe navigation is the new trend, and it instantly irked my curiosity. I had to use it by any means, so I decided to find a way out.
Microsoft Edge also embraced the swipe navigation and added a feature to enable and use it without issues. However, it’s up to you whether to use the swipe navigation or continue with touch navigation.
Disable Swipe Navigation
Due to the swipe navigation feature within the Edge browser and Android system, there have been conflicts. This led to the failure of the navigation system. Therefore, you should consider disabling the swipe navigation in Edge mobile. Let’s see how to turn off gesture navigation on Microsoft edge.
Here are the steps to disable the touch and swipe navigations within the Edge for Android:
- Launch Microsoft Edge for the Android browser.
- Tap on the More
menu for options. - Select the Settings menu from the options list.
- Scroll down to the Continue browsing option, and tap on it.
- Enable the toggle button against the Swipe navigation option to turn ON.
This will turn off the gesture navigation within the Microsoft Edge browser and rely on your Android phone’s swipe/gesture navigation.
Enable Swipe Navigation
If you aren’t using the swipe navigation within the Android phone system, you can enable the navigation within the Edge Android.
Here are the steps that will help you enable the swipe navigation in Edge for Android mobile:
- Launch Microsoft Edge Android browser.
- Tap on the More menu for options.
- Select the Settings menu from the options list.
- Scroll down to the Continue browser option, and tap on it.
- Disable the toggle button against the Swipe navigation option to turn it OFF.
This will enable the swipe navigation within the Microsoft Edge browser that is supported by Android OS in-built swipe navigation.
Edge swipe navigation might have a ripple effect on Android phone system navigation. I recommend comparing which setup works better for your phone and ease of use.
Bottom Line: Edge Android Swipe Navigation
If you think that swipe navigation between the edge browser and the Android browser isn’t working well for you, you can consider disabling the feature either in the Android system or the Edge browser.
As the experimental person I am, I enabled the swipe navigation on my Edge browser to test its working. Initially, I liked it. But after some time, it started causing problems with my phone. I had to turn off gesture navigation on Edge immediately.
There might be cases when disabling the swipe navigation makes the Edge android navigation unresponsive. In such a case, you should try enabling or disabling the swipe navigation to verify which settings work better for your phone!
Which setting has worked well for you? Did disabling the swipe navigation in Edge Android help in the system navigation takeover?