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 ...

Your favorite apps might not be ready.

Google is adding a new setting to Android that lets you reorder the three-button navigation bar. This will allow users to switch from the default “Back, Home, Recents” layout to the “Recents, Home, ...

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 ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

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.

By default, stock Android 11 doesn’t present navigational buttons. Instead, you have a Home button (or notch) that also serves as an app drawer handle. There are times when you’ll see a back button, ...

Back-Tap lets you set separate actions for double and triple taps. You can also adjust the sensitivity and set when the feature should be paused. You'll be able to set gestures to take (and share) a ...