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 ...

Google is working on a native option for stock Android to flip the three-button navigation bar, a feature long requested by users switching from Samsung devices. This addresses a major pain point, as ...

A new feature in the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 may let Pixel users flip their navigation bar to a layout similar to Samsung phones. This change, which would allow users to place the back button on the ...

Stock Android is finally gaining the ability to reorder its classic three-button navigation bar. The setting, now live in an early build, allows users to flip the layout (e.g., placing the Back button ...

If you've upgraded your Pixel to Android 16 already, you may be having the same problem as me: inconsistent back button performance. As frustrating as this is, there is a fix on the way, and it's ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. In June, the search bar on Pixel phones' home screen picked up a new button: quick access to Google's AI Mode. The new ...

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 ...

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, ...