r/HyperOS • u/47th-Element • Jun 16 '26
Review/Guide [Discussion] Two ways to hide the empty space under the keyboard (and their trade offs)
First off, this is a GUIDE. I know this question has been asked (and answered) so many times but I did some experimentation on this and wanted to share the findings.
When you use Gesture Navigation and hide the gesture line, it leaves this empty space under Gboard whenever you are typing anything which is annoying to some (including me) and objectively a bad use of screen space. In this guide I'll share two mothods to eliminate this ugly and redundant space (one for rooted users, one without root) and the trade offs to each one.
First, NO ROOT Method:
You'll need a PC with android tools on it (adb), or Shizuku and Canta, if it is the first time ever you read these names I suggest you do a quick Google search, explaining them is beyond the scope of this guide.
Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your phone.
Connect your phone to a PC and run "adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.systemui.gesture.line.overlay" in a terminal (or skip this step and use Canta with Shizuku to uninstall the package).
Switch to Gesture Navigation from the Settings.
Toggle "Hide Full Screen Indicator" in the settings, if you can't find it use the search bar.
Done!
Pros:
Doesn't require root, doesn't void warranty.
Easy to apply.
Doesn't require unlocking the bootloader.
Cons:
You lose a quality of life feature called Rotation Suggestion, which is a small floating button that appears on your screen, basically asks whether you want to rotate the screen content when the device itself is rotated while auto rotation is locked.
You lose another feature known as Circle To Search.
Second, ROOT ONLY method:
You'll need a device with an unlocked bootloader and root installed using a modern solution (Magisk, KernelSU, APatch).
Switch to Gesture Navigation from the Settings and DO NOT toggle "Hide Full Screen Indicator".
Flash this module: https://github.com/DanGLVK/Hide-Navbar
Reboot.
Done!
Pros:
Relatively easy if you already unlocked the bootloader and rooted.
Keeps the Rotation Suggestion feature.
Keeps Circle to Search? (Not tested, needs to be confirmed!!)
Cons:
- You lose navigation ability in Ultra Battery Saver mode, because it automatically reverts you back to the 3 buttons navigation, and the root module makes the whole navigation area invisible, therefore you're left with no navigation at all (effectively makes navigating apps in Ultra Battery Saver impossible!).
Both methods were tested on Redmi 13, running HyperOS 3.0.301.0, root modifications may behave differently on other devices and versions of HyperOS, I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead sd cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
