Adjust the Home button settings on your phone

Instead of a physical button, newer Galaxy phones have an on-screen Home button that’s always available. Treat this Home button just like any other physical one: simply press it! If you are having trouble unlocking your phone or if the Home button is too sensitive, don't worry. We’ll show you how to adjust it, and just how adaptable your phone's Home button can be.

Adjust the Home button settings on your phone

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Available screens and settings may vary by wireless service provider, software version, and phone model.

Manage the Home, Back, and Recent buttons

Settings for Navigation bar on a Galaxy phone

The Navigation bar isn't set in stone - you can actually change the order of the buttons, like the Back and Recent buttons!

To do this, navigate to Settings, tap Display, and then tap Navigation bar. Make sure Buttons is selected at the top of the screen, and then tap More options to choose your desired button setup. You can keep the traditional Navigation bar (Recents, Home, Back), or swap the order (Back, Home, Recents). The Home button will always stay in the middle; it cannot be adjusted.

Additionally, you can change the Navigation bar to use Swipe gestures instead of regular buttons. Check out our full guide on the Navigation bar to learn more.

On newer Galaxy phones released with One UI6.1 or later, (such as the S24 series), touching and the Home button will launch the Galaxy AI Circle to Search feature. For more information, check out our Galaxy AI guide.

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