The navigation symbols are those normally placed at the bottom.
Add a section to table of contents but not to navigation bar
\addtocontents{toc}{\vskip1.5em}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\protect\usebeamercolor[fg]{structure} text}
Remove the navigational circles at the bottom,
\setbeamertemplate{mini frames}{}
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[2] Add a section to beamer table of contents but not to navigation bar - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange