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1/26/2022 7:55 AM
 
This feature is missing from my settings with an Android 10 tablet (Tripltek 8). What is the best way to hide the navigation bar for those of you who have done it (3rd party app, settings command, etc)? The nav bar is taking up screen space! I would like a side swipe to reshow it or something like that. Thanks.
 
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1/26/2022 11:58 AM
 

inst group
customize
select nav bar
delete instrument
save
save current

 
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1/26/2022 4:29 PM
 
Thanks, I guess I should have been more specific. I am referring to the Android navigation bar, the one with the back, home, and applications buttons. This is not an iFly app question exactly, but a platform question to gain more display real estate for iFly.
 
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1/26/2022 5:23 PM
 

I think iFly intentionally retains the nav buttons, because the other common option is to have them "hide" off the bottom of the screen, where the user can reveal them by swiping up.  But then they'd appear on top of iFly buttons and be hard to see/cause interface confusion (which button are you really trying to press? / Doh! I accidentally swiped up and revealed the nav bar, and now they're blocking my iFly buttons, and I have to wait seveal seconds for them to hide again / etc.).

If your phone supports it, one option is to change to use "gestures" instead of buttons.  So instead of tapping the middle nav button for instance, you would swipe up from the bottom middle of the display to get that function.  That's a global settings change, though--AFAIK there's no way to set it to use gestures only when iFly is running.  Your phone may differ, but on mine, I go to Settings > Display > Navigation Bar.  On this page, I pick "Swipe gestures" instead of "Buttons".  I can also choose here to show "Gesture hints" or not--if selected, three horizontal lines will still be reserved at the bottom of the screen to remind you where to swipe, but if unselected the app will fill the whole screen to the bottom bezel.

Since this is more of a "how does my phone work" question rather than a "how does iFly work" question, if my info above doesn't help, then you may get better results just Googling, or maybe asking on a forum that supports your phone specifically.

 
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1/27/2022 8:18 AM
 
Thank you. I understand all and will keep searching. If I find a solution, I will post back.
 
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