I'm talking about the back, home and app switcher buttons. I've just bought a Google Pixel Pro 9 but something that's really bugging me is that I can barely reach the back button, I keep accidentally pressing the home button. When I hold my phone in my right hand, my thumb only covers half way across and half way up.
Is there a way to either change the order the buttons are in, or move them all to the side? For some reason I never had this problem on my One Plus 6T even though it's got a slightly larger display.
9 Comments
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 348d
only advice i can think to offer is to try the gesture navigation. it's not what you're asking for, but it's different from what's not working for you, and maybe it will work for you
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 348d
I've just given it a go but unfortunately that's even worse, as I need to reach the very left of the screen. Cheers for the advice though!
hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 348d
Either side can be a back gesture.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 348d
Ah of course! That makes more sense. I think it'll take some getting used to but that's already better.
hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 346d
You can also try an app like quick cursor, designed for one hand operation.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 348d
hmmm... that's odd. the edges of both the left and right side of the screen do the same thing on my pixel 8
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 348d
I was being an idiot, I didn't know you can do it from the right edge.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 348d
You would be looking for the Navigation Mode setting. The other option is for gesture navigation, which can take some getting used to but is superior in my opinion, and gets you a little more screen real estate back as well.
Normo@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 344d
Some Chinese manufactures actually gave the ability to switch around the order of the buttons on the nav bar. I don't think pixels have a option like that, gesture navigation might be the only option that will be comfortable ig