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I never used to have issues with this bar, but when I got my current phone it's using a version of Android that defaults to that newer bar-less gesture based control scheme. I hate that new system so I changed it back to the bar.

But now I have this problem where I frequently get accidental presses on the nav bar while typing. It's a daily occurrence that I will accidentally hit the home button while typing anything, which is annoying as hell. This never used to happen before.

Is it maybe just the particular phone I have, or has anyone else noticed the same issue? It's obnoxious enough that I keep looking into getting a device with physical keyboard.

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[-] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

back button on the right? did you willingly subject yourself to a samsung?

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 hour ago

No, this is a Motorola phone with LineageOS. I switched it to have back on the right cause it's better.

[-] dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Funny enough, I actually like this setup more than the default. Reaching over across the screen to touch the back button just seems more difficult and error prone.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 6 hours ago

aesthetically it hurts though. and since i've been on android since the buttons were actual buttons, it hurts my muscle memory as well

also, unpopular opinion: if reaching part of the screen is a problem, the screen is too big.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 34 minutes ago

Yes it is too big but what are you going to do.

It lets you see more things being bigger

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

You can set the keyboard to have padding at the bottom, so that there's more distance between space and the home-button.

If the pre-installed keyboard app doesn't allow this, you can do it with HeliBoard, for example, in the settings under Appearance → Bottom padding scale.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago

Heliboard is mainly what I use, so I'll give that a try..

[-] pyr0ball@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago

You're not alone, but also I miss my physical keyboard :(

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Right, I wish there were good options that are affordable and support custom firmware.

[-] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago

What phone and ROM do you have? I use GrapheneOS and I haven't seen that bar for a long time.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm using a Motorola phone with LineageOS. It defaults to gesture based navigation, but has the nav bar as an option. I hate the gesture nav, so I stick to the bar.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 10 hours ago

you can turn it on in settings.

this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2026
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