topic Re: Navigation Bar Issue in XZ Series

Navigation Bar Issue

OhNoAGoose — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:02:07 GMT

Hi there,

I've been having an issue recently where the bottom navigation bar will just not go away at all when it really should. It'll still disappear for photos and videos etc, but in apps like Spotify (shown in photo) it'll still be there and it's really quite distracting. It's been happening since I updated a few days ago, is there any way I can change this? Why is this happening?

Any help is much appreciated!

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Usguyver — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 02:25:58 GMT

I think they made a mistake with the new Android 9 update. Because it used to go away in certain apps. But with Android 9 you got to have to choose that option to always hide the navigation buttons. Which they would go away after certain amount of time. But so far it doesn't look like they added in the gestures or that option in the subsystem menu. Like it is with other phone such as the one plus six and the essential phone.

I am hoping that they see it and that they put it into the fix in the November security update.

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

sebikorek — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:29:19 GMT

Oh yes, this was the first thing that I have noticed after the update. I've noticed that on Sony native apps it goes away or it takes the background colour, but on others, like Spotify, not. And it's really bothering me because Spotify is all black and the navigation bar pops out on white, it's an eyesore.

White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

Tommy1985 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:56:05 GMT

After the new update, my menu line in buttom is always there now, and white now. How do I change that

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

Tommy1985 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:57:10 GMT

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

AzeeZ3 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:16:59 GMT

I am facing same issue and its annoying. How do i get it off

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

najodleglejszy — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:23:56 GMT

I think Android Pie now defaults to white instead of black when the app doesn't specify what colour the navigation bar should be, since I see that in some apps but it doesn't happen in others. I'll see if I can find out anything more about it.

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

cowboy1 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 11:09:02 GMT

~~Har samma problem efter uppdateringen. Navigeringsfältet försvinner inte .~~

Having the same problem after the update. The navigation bar will not disappear.

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

RuneJ — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:25:43 GMT

Several Themes will change color and look on the navigation bar. :smileysmileywink:

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

Usguyver — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:48:34 GMT

That may be true. However I'm not using a theme and so my navigation bar should not be looked. Which it was not when the phone was on 8.0 and I know that in 9 you should have a choice to lock it or to have it hide when. You want it too

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

Lord_viridis — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:17:49 GMT

My XZ2 premium on 8.0 shows nav bar in these apps...

Re: White menu bottom line ,how do i get it black

Leandrinho10 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 07:29:18 GMT

ugh feeling you fellow pogo player. keep clicking on it by accident, hope they resolve htis soon!

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Simon09 — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 14:49:18 GMT

It's really annoying isn't it. I can't see things on my satnav because of the white bar.

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Peterott — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:02:01 GMT

XZ1 got Android9 yesterday and now it is the same here with the Navigation bar on bottom permanently shown - eating up space uselessly and colourblinding when sth has white background with the black stripe - yes, not all my apps have black background for a black stripe so toggling designs doesn't help in all cases...

Very very annoying.

However, Album and Quickpic apps are working fine. When being started the navigation bar goes to the back allowing full screen for pictures and movies. Just when touching the screen, the navigation bar comes back. So the feature is still working, just the implementation for standard usage/standard apps isn't properly implemented. Highly disappointing.

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

RuneJ — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:04:15 GMT

"However, Album and Quickpic apps are working fine. When being started the navigation bar goes to the back allowing full screen for pictures and movies. Just when touching the screen, the navigation bar comes back. So the feature is still working, just the implementation for standard usage/standard apps isn't properly implemented. Highly disappointing."

This could perhaps mean that it is up to the app-designer to make sure that the fullscreen-mode is used? (aka not a direct Android 9 issue)

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

tetsuyama — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:34:21 GMT

Checked with Album, but my bar is only a little transparent but it doesn't hide. In every other app it's there, most times white or black, but in some it adapts (like in Deezer, it's some dark gray blue).

I wan't it gone ...

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Peterott — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:51:01 GMT

Tetsuyama, this I don't have with my XZ1. The navigation bar on bottom is still there when opening the "album" app, but as soon as I tap on a photo or a video, the full screen content goes upfront and the all the navigation stuff and top bar goes background and the photo/video is displayed in full. As soon as I tap the screen, the navigagtion bar stuff appears again. So the app is working as before.

Also, when starting "album", the app takes the full screen and the navigation bar on bottom goes transparent, still visible but transparent. So all is working as before. Same for "quickpic".

Just stuff like Firefox or Chrome or all the other apps I am using have the navigation bar always visible, and reducing the screen of these apps, as these apps are not overlaying the navigation bar and the navigation bar isn't going to transparent.

I just wonder what SW change between Android8 and 9 is responsible for this, and if other Android9 phones from different vendors show this as well, or if this is a Sony specific issue.

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Reissa — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:30:04 GMT

My XZ1 Compact got update to android 9 today and here constantly visible navigation bar is an issue. Compact has a small screen and normally upper bar (time, date, notifications) and lower navigation bar was hidden, now they are visible all the time with most apps and chrome and I lose an inch of display, with such small screen it's a problem. Any solution how to return bars to how they were before?

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

UrbanNomad — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:21:06 GMT

I have exactly the same issue on my XZ1 Compact and it's annoying to say the least. Before the pie update, I could select full screen videos on any site with no problems. Now I have the distracting navigation bar vertically on the right when viewing videos in landscape mode. Can't seem to get rid of it, a problem on a small screen phone!

Re: Navigation Bar Issue

Cottywestside — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:11:59 GMT

Had my phone for a couple of months and just updated. What a update. Well done Sony. You've just gone back in time.