Samsung owners rage ‘I can’t stand it’ over new button positions – but savvy fans reveal ‘there is a fix for this’
SAMSUNG Galaxy smartphone owners are up in arms over a change causing major frustration.
Users are expressing their annoyance with the repositioning of some buttons on the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
“I already hate one UI 6.1 on my s23 ultra: why do they have to delete the swipes instead of buttons to navigate?” one person asked on a Reddit
“And they force you to have this little bar that stays in just to copy iPhone,” they added.
“I CAN’T STAND THIS. And the new button on the keyboard made it all go up [so it’s] always out of reach and can’t be deleted.”
The user created the thread a few days ago and shared it in the popular r/Samsung community.
Since going live, the thread has garnered dozens of upvotes on Reddit and even more responses from frustrated users.
“Yeah, it really sucks. Now I’m stuck with an ugly bar at the bottom of the screen,” one person empathized.
“I don’t care if they add new features, just don’t take away stuff that already exists,” they added.
“Why on earth would they want to get rid of gestures, which is getting rid of customization?” another user asked.
“And, I hope they stop this ‘want’ to be like iPhones. I much prefer the differences between the two,” they continued.
“I do hope they don’t start slowly getting rid of customization. If they do, then I’d be finding another manufacturer that uses Android OS that still has options.”
Some users also quickly took the comments to share a “quick fix” for users.
“There is a fix for that. Download the Good Lock app in the Galaxy store,” they said.
“Yup this whole setting change annoyed me. I got there in the end. Get NavStar,” a second person echoed.
The US Sun explains the process in depth below.
Samsung – a brief history
Here's what you need to know...
- Samsung is a major South Korean company made up of many businesses that operate globally
- It’s known locally as a “chaebol”, which means “business conglomerate”
- It was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company
- But over several decades, it branched out into food processing, insurance, textiles and retail
- It wasn’t until the late 1960s when Samsung entered the electronics industry – for which it’s best known in the west today
- It also launched businesses in construction and shipbuilding in the 1970s
- Today, Samsung’s most important sources of income are its smartphones and computer chips
- The firm accounts for around a fifth of South Korea’s total exports, and roughly 17% of the country’s GDP
- More than 270,000 staff are employed by Samsung globally
- And in 2023, Samsung Electronics turned over the equivalent of $194 billion in revenue
HOW TO RESTORE OLD NAVIGATION GESTURES
First, you need to download the Good Lock app and its NavStar module.
Once installed, open the app and install NavStar from the Make Up tab.
Note: The first time you open NavStar, you should allow all the permissions it asks for.
Then switch to the Swipe gestures section of NavStar.
Next, tap the Enable extra gesture settings option to enable it.
Once you’ve done that, you can close NavStar and Good Lock and open your phone’s Settings.
Click on the Display tab option and open the Navigation bar menu.