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I have another question for you:

Is there a way to hide a specific virtual button from android navigation bar?

My particular case is hide recent apps button. I've searched in some posts about this, but they mention how to hide or disable navigation bar. I just need to hide one virtual button from navigation bar.

I hope that you can give me an answer, thanks!

Update: Somebody told me that Airwatch app from VM-Ware does this customization

isthemartin
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  • Why not hide the entire navigation bar https://developer.android.com/training/system-ui/navigation ? What exactly are you trying to accomplish? – Siddharth Kamaria Sep 08 '20 at 17:22
  • It could not be an answer that I expected, because I want to hide just one button from navigation bar, also, I read your link but it mentions that if you press the navigation bar zone, android sets nav bar visible – isthemartin Sep 08 '20 at 17:54
  • Seems similar issue already has some solutions, might helps you https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30979005/block-disable-recent-apps-button – TRK P Sep 12 '20 at 15:19
  • that issue is for block/disable the button, my question is just for how to hide it, thanks for responding – isthemartin Sep 13 '20 at 21:12

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It is currently impossible to make an App-specific customization, but it is possible to make a device-specific modification on Navigation Bar, starting from Android 8.0 (Oreo) by unlocking System UI Tuner.

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However, do consider the limitation as both Navigation Bar and System UI Tuner ability is pre-defined by OEMs. Which means we cannot customize more than the given customization choices, and different device might introduce different customization capabilities.

Harry Timothy
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  • thanks for you answer, but I don't want to add more options on navigation bar, I used that app and I gave it necessary permissions to see all features, but unfortunately this app does not help me. – isthemartin Sep 09 '20 at 14:25
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    @isthemartin If System UI Tuner doesn't help you, then I am afraid there is nothing you can do for it, as it came from the manufacturer that way. I am certain each manufacturer also follows standards (or ISO) for Android devices to always have at least 3 buttons at Navigation Bar. About VM-Ware capability, to be honest, it is always possible (and easier) to tweak/customize VM or Emulators, but NOT real devices. I hope this answers your curiosity, as I have provided the best possible answer :) – Harry Timothy Sep 09 '20 at 15:23
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You can not change the navigation bar from your application; you do not have access to these settings. Instead, what you can do is using adb to hide the navigation bar and use only the navigation inside your app. You can follow this tutorial of XDA-dev and their application called "Navigation Gesture", you will find the adb command.

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