Android 16 Beta 1 has a predictive back animation for three-button navigation. Pressing and holding the back button will show a preview of the previous app or screen. You can slide your finger off of ...

Ah, the good old days of Android. Back when each version had a dessert associated, the Easter eggs were actually fun, and navigating the interface was as easy as pressing one of three buttons.

Android XR will support several input methods, with Google even building a “Gesture navigation” system that uses the familiar 3-button layout. When you bring up your hand, a circle housed in a ...

What’s happened? The latest Android Canary release (2510) includes a new setting that lets users flip the navigation button layout. Why is this important? The ability to flip the navigation button ...

Back in 2011, Google made a tough call, making one of the biggest changes to Android over the years. Until then, devices running the mobile operating system had come with a distinctive set of hardware ...

Your favorite apps might not be ready.

A new feature in the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 may let Pixel users flip their navigation bar to a layout similar to Samsung phones. This change, which would allow users to place the back button on the ...

New findings reveal that Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 update for Galaxy devices will likely make it easier to use gesture navigation on a new device, something Samsung is years behind the rest of the ...

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Android 16 QPR3 is coming to your Pixel next month with a ton of new features. Here are the most exciting ones.