The classic three-button navigation has been Android’s identity for years. Back, Home, and Recent Apps are almost second nature for millions of users because they're simple, familiar, and reliable.

Most of us use our Android phone’s side buttons only to adjust the volume or lock the screen—but that barely scratches the surface of what they can do. With the right setup, those side buttons can ...

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 ...

Smartphones might be hurtling towards a port-less, button-less future, but if there’s one button that remains a constant (for now), it is the humble power button. But what purpose it serves seems to ...

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 ...

Navigation on smartphones has changed over the years, but for the past few years, gestures have become commonplace. Samsung, though, is stubbornly still defaulting to Android’s three-button navigation ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

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 ...

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For the past several versions, Android has let you quickly rotate with a shortcut that appears at the corner of the screen. Android 13 QPR1 makes the smallest of tweaks by making the rotate button ...