How to switch between gestures and buttons on an OPPO phone

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-switch-between-gestures-and-buttons-on-an-oppo-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01) · OPPO Reno13 5G

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01))

App

Settings

Path

Settings › System & update › System navigation: Buttons or Gestures

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open System & update

   Open Settings and scroll near the bottom.

   Done

2. 

   Tap System navigation

   Ours said Gestures.

   Done

3. 

   Pick Buttons or Gestures

   Tap the circle under the picture.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Not under System & update? Google gives Settings, System, Gestures, Navigation mode (System, Navigation mode on a Pixel) and says to ask the maker if those menus are missing. On our ColorOS 16.0.5 it is System & update, System navigation; search Settings for navigation if yours differs. Source: Get around on your Android phone

  

• Want the line at the bottom gone? Turn on Hide gesture guide bar, the first switch under the two choices. It was off on ours.

  

If this does not work

• Swiping back closes games? Mistouch prevention was set to Full screen on ours: in full-screen apps navigation gestures need two swipes.
• Back swipe scrolls the page instead? Google says to start the back swipe from the far edge of the screen; swiping from the middle scrolls sideways. A thick case can get in the way, so raise the sensitivity. Source: Get around on your Android phone
• Back gesture too sensitive? Adjust Sensitivity to back gesture at the bottom.

About this guide

On ColorOS 16, System navigation sits under System & update, not under Accessibility & convenience.

The screenshots are from our OPPO Reno13 5G, the European model CPH2689, with ColorOS 16.0.5 and Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01)), in Dark mode.

Good to know

Change what holding the side button does: power button settings on an OPPO phone.

Open apps from the screen edge: use Smart Sidebar.

In short: Settings, System & update, System navigation: Buttons or Gestures.