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Due to the latest Nougat software update for Android users, the Samsung Galaxy S8 users are facing the issue of disappearing home button. The bar that comprises of home, recents, and back key pops out of sight at its own choice. Here is how to resolve the issue of disappearing home button. The latest update from Android for Samsung Galaxy S8 lets you auto-hide the navigation keys when the user is in an App allowing the user to make full use of the screen. If the home button disappears within an App or game, you have to swipe up the screen to get it back.
Fix Disappearing Home Button in Samsung Galaxy S8
If you just migrate to Galaxy S10 from a non-Samsung phone or a Samsung phone running Android Oreo or lower versions of Android, you may need to spend some time to get used to Galaxy S10 navigation gestures. This Galaxy S10 how-to guide shows you how to use and customize the navigation buttons and navigation bar, and how to use the Galaxy S10 navigation gestures. Please note Samsung moved to software navigation buttons since Galaxy S8. There are no hardware navigation buttons on Galaxy S The 3 hardware buttons keys on the Galaxy S Power button, Volume up and down button, and Bixby button as explained in Galaxy S10 layout. If you migrated from non-Samsung phones, you may find the button order is different from other phones. In stock Android, the Back button is on the left of the Home button and Recents Overview button to the right. Of course, you can change the navigation button order on Galaxy S10 to match other Android phones read on.
There is a common issue for Android users where the shortcut icons disappear from the Home or Apps Launcher screens. There are a few reasons this happens. Give these steps a try. In many cases, the Home screen will refresh and the icon s will return. This step will reset your home screen completely and is only recommended if disappearing icons is a continuous problem. Choose the app that goes missing, and ensure the app is not disabled. Your device may have a launcher that can set apps to be hidden. From there, you might be able to unhide apps. The options will vary depending on your device or launcher app. I did the update and later on that day I restarted my Samsung 8.