We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The smartphone industry likes to change sh*t for the sake of changing sh*t far too often. The people who make ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The Android UI team took the time this week to publish a post on its rationale behind implementing the new ...

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Sometimes, what really makes the smartphone experience is the number of gestures you can use. These are quick and easy ways to perform different actions, activate functions, open apps, etc. Different ...

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 ...

The 2026 MG Hector facelift brings minor design changes, gesture-controlled infotainment, and familiar engines to keep it ...

If you’ve been plugged in to the Android community for the past few months, you have probably seen that there’s been a growing controversy over the gestural navigation system coming in Android Q.

Google is adding a swipe gesture to the Play Store for purchases to help try and minimize the risk of accidentally buying something you didn’t mean to. While it might seem like it’s not that easy to ...

Physical home buttons are all but extinct on modern smartphones, and the Palm Pre ended them. It’s not hard to notice that smartphones have steadily shed their buttons throughout the years: keyboards, ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Pixel phones updated from Pie to Android 10 get two choices for ...

OS 26.1 replaces the ‘Stop’ button for alarms and timers with a new ‘Slide to stop’ action. Here’s how to get the button back ...