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How to disable all navigation buttons on Xiaomi Redmi ?

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When you’re watching videos or playing games on your Redmi, chances are you’ll hit the navigation buttons by accident and interrupt whatever you are enjoying.

On your Redmi, you can disable all navigation buttons temporarily to avoid such unpleasant experiences.

Here’s how :

  1. On your Redmi, pinch your 2 fingers together on any home screen to change to edit mode.
  2. Tap Toggle, then select Disable. Now, you should see the Disable toggle on your home screen.
  3. Tap the Disable toggle to disable all navigation buttons.
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  4. To re-enable them, tap both the Power and Home button at the same time.

Alternatively, you can also follow the steps below to have the Disable button listed on the Toggles screen, which is accessible by opening the notification panel.

  1. On your Redmi, open the notification panel from the top.
  2. Tap More to see the Manage toggles screen.
  3. Tap and drag the toggle button of Disable button to the active area.
  4. Now, you should see the Disable button when you open the notification panel > Toggles. Tap it to enable/disable the navigation buttons.
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Note: The steps here were written for MIUI V5, based on Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of MIUI/Android, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different.

(Click here for more Xiaomi Redmi tutorials, tips and tricks.)

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  1. since the power/unlock button is towards side it gets accidently touched and phone gets locked during calling or other operation as well, how to tackle this.

    • During call and pressing the power button only turn off the screen. Fortunately, it doesn’t interrupt the call.

      As for disabling the Power button, I’m afraid you can’t do much with this.

  2. I got problem here.. Can someone help me?
    My navigation button is not active anymore. I don’t know why.
    It’s not about disable setting for nav button.

    • I haven’t had such a problem before. In that case, would you want to reset your phone to factory settings. Hopefully, it helps. If not, I guess you need to send it back to the nearest service center.