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 ...

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 ...

As phone screens have gotten more unwieldy, we’ve been forced to rely more on gestures for navigation. While some gestures ...

That said, a bug in Android 15 is impacting how the swipe-back gesture works on Pixel 8 Pro devices. It can be quite frustrating, as it prevents users from going back to sections within an app, ...

Samsung could soon let you choose swipe navigation as the default while setting up a new phone. Samsung is testing a choice screen that will allow choosing between three-button navigation and swipe ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. I’ve been going about my days, assuming that nearly all Android users are now using gesture navigation. I ...

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 ...

While the feature set of Android Q is pretty well fleshed out at this point, there are a few new things in Beta 5. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...