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 ...

The latest Android 15 QPR1 beta introduces a tutorial on how to use touchpad gestures for navigation. Although Google introduced touchpad gestures for navigation in last year’s Android 14 release, it ...

Android 16 extends predictive back navigation to three-button navigation. You can now see a preview of the previous screen by long-pressing the back button. Additionally, apps targeting Android 16 ...

Google officially rolled out Android 16 stable for eligible Pixel devices this week. The update offers fresh features, performance tweaks, and the first touches of Expressive Material Design 3 to the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Our recent discussion about Android’s gesture navigation, which is now several years old, prompted quite the ...

A persistent back gesture bug affecting Pixel phones since the Android 15 update (around three months ago) is finally getting a fix in an upcoming update. The bug primarily affects right-to-left swipe ...

Google’s latest Chrome 129 update introduces a subtle, yet impactful change to its Android gesture navigation experience. Released earlier this week, the update aligns the navigation bar’s theme with ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. It’s wild to think that the current Android gesture navigation system has been around since Android Q, which ...

Gesture navigation became an option in Android a few years ago, but since the classic three-button layout had its advantages, Google kept it around. Samsung, though, offered three different forms of ...

Google Pixel phone users on Android 16 stable are reporting frustrating unresponsive navigation gestures and buttons. This bug causes controls to freeze for seconds, recurring throughout the day.