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Swipe Gestures Hiding Nav Bar is back!

(Topic created: 02-02-2024 09:26 AM)
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Robin621k
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They heard you, Samsung has brought back the ability to hide your Navigation Bar and Swipe Gestures.

 
You will have to download Goodlock and specially NavStar once installed toggled on NavStar, Enable extra gesture settings.
 
Go to settings. Display, navigation, show more, have fun again. 
 
Ps. If you already have both apps and you are not seeing those options, Open Goodlick again scroll to NavStar, tap on the more, go to store, there will be an update waiting. For some reason it isn't showing up in updates
 
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Robin621k
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There is a workaround if it isn't available in your region.

Pop out your sim card/ disable it (esim)Restart phone

Enable VPN (US, for GoodLock)

Clear cache & data of Galaxy Store

Go back to Galaxy Store again and search for GoodLock

npmp
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Using S24Ultra, I'm trying to get rid of the grey bar at the very bottom of the display but couldn't. 
I thought it a shortcut for samsung wallet, disabled it but it's still visible. 

Appreciate your help!
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Foxrida911
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Do you have the buttons on the bottom or just the bar?
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npmp
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Just the bar.. BTW, I've configured swipe gestures 1706894781243.jpg
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Ibuddy66
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The gray bar is actually Samsung Wallet. Go to Settings>Apps>Samsung Wallet>Force Stop. Should be solved.

If it is still showing up, I believe it you actually open it and then I believe it gives the option not to continue with it you can close it out and force stop it. It should be gone then.

If this doesn't work, let me know I'll try to help you out as best I can.

Oh, and double check that your autofill options are set to something other than wallet in the default apps area. Same with mobile payments.
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npmp
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I've un-installed the wallet app but still see the grey bar. My S22Ultra didn't have the problem
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Ibuddy66
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Very strange. Hmm I'm not too sure in this case. I know someone recommended installing an app to help with it, but it shouldn't require adding an application to fix this. Very strange. Can you send a screenshot of it?
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usermzeJaY3BsM
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The app in question is a Samsung designed UI tweaker.  It has been in use to enable hidden options on several different Samsung Galaxy devices in the past.

I agree that an app should not be needed, but it is enabling a hidden option that was removed (possibly at the direction of Google in conjunction with the Circle Search feature) for OneUI 6.1

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raffiboy
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Got the same problem as well.
usermzeJaY3BsM
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The bar is a combination of the circle search and Swipe navigation hints.  It sadly requires the installation of Good Lock, and it's addon of Nav Star to remove.  There is a post about it here:

Swipe Gestures Hiding Nav Bar is back! - Samsung Community - 2793210

This works beautifully, assuming you get the 6.1.05.33 or above version of NavStar, which you may need to find externally if the Galaxy store only gives the 6.00.x version.