Gesture navigation has existed since the launch of Android 10 in 2019. While the classic three-button navigation system is still available, gesture navigation frees up space on your screen by moving ...

Google is working to bring predictive back support to three-button navigation in Android 16. Predictive back lets you preview where the back button will take you. Currently, this feature only works ...

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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 ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

During 2018’s I/O conference, Google announced a new approach for developing Android apps. Google’s official recommendation is to create a single Activity that serves as your app’s main entry point, ...