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.

Android 16 QPR3 is coming to your Pixel next month with a ton of new features. Here are the most exciting ones.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, Android users switching from one phone brand to another have had to contend with a small but significant detail: the order of the buttons in the navigation bar. If you’ve ever moved from a ...

While the best features of Android 16 will only arrive later this year, it's still a big update, packing plenty of changes. As with most major Google updates, a few bugs in Android 16 appear to have ...

Google is developing a new corner swipe gesture that lets you invoke the default assistant when using three-button navigation. Previously, pressing and holding the home button would invoke the default ...

On-screen navigational buttons on Android mean there’s more room for customization, but Google has yet to offer the right tools. That may change soon. On stock Android, the standard navigation buttons ...

Google has started rolling out the August 2025 security patch update to its Pixel 6, 7, and 8 series devices. The update brings a fix to the known unresponsive button issue. It also addresses the ...

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 ...