# Gesture Control

> Control your phone with gestures. You will love the innovative home bar!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.conena.navigation.gesture.control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.conena.navigation.gesture.control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.conena.navigation.gesture.control`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Conena
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 2,007,298
- **Rating:** 3.88 / 5 (4,252 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2017-12-17
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 5.50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.conena.navigation.gesture.control)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://conena.com/legacy/gc/privacy.html?pkg=com.conena.navigation.gesture.control](https://conena.com/legacy/gc/privacy.html?pkg=com.conena.navigation.gesture.control)

## Description

Gesture Control revolutionizes how you navigate your Android smartphone by replacing traditional navigation bars with intuitive gestures. Designed for tech enthusiasts and users with varying needs, such as those with small hands or broken hardware buttons, it offers a customizable sensor bar to suit everyone. With multiple gesture types, including swipes and taps, you can perform actions like Home, Back, Notifications, Google Assistant, and much more.

This Chrome extension supports enhanced features in its Pro version like launching other apps, media controls, brightness adjustments, and advanced sensor bar customization. It stands out with its stability, offline operation ensuring privacy, and the ability to tailor sensor bars per app. The extension is committed to user privacy, requiring minimal permissions and not collecting personal data. Experience a more natural and efficient way to control your smartphone today!

## Rankings

- #45,055 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.conena.navigation.gesture.control.CHECK.LICENSE`
- `com.conena.navigation.gesture.control.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.conena.navigation.gesture.control.SCREEN_OFF`
- `net.dinglisch.android.tasker.PERMISSION_RUN_TASKS`

## Review summary

Gesture Control is generally praised for its elegant, easy gesture navigation and pro features like brightness control. Users report licensing verification problems, stability issues (including Android 14 pill-hiding), and missing customization options (color changes, side navigation, blur). Overall positive but reliability and feature gaps are recurring concerns.

### Pros

- Generally praised as an elegant and easy-to-use gesture/navigation app.
- Pro version adds useful features like brightness control and is considered worth it.
- No ads and smooth performance when not facing issues; polished feel.
- Aesthetic/iphone-like navigation that enhances the phone’s look.

### Cons

- Persistent license verification problems (re-checks after payment; lifetime-license checks failing).
- Stability issues and lag, with some reports of not working properly and Android 14 gesture-pill problems.
- Customization gaps (no automatic color change, no side navigation; requests for blur/transparent effects).
- Navigation bar sometimes disappears/behaves inconsistently.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.conena.navigation.gesture.control)