Chances are you're only using your Android phone's volume buttons for one thing. Here's how they can handle much more with ...

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 ...

If you're still using Android's gesture navigation, you're missing why the buttons stayed.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...