Google is testing new tweaks to Android’s gesture-based navigation interface that could see the company drop the operating system’s dedicated back button from Android Q, according to XDA Developers.

Android 16 brings predictive back navigation support to three-button navigation and new APIs to help developers enable predictive back system animations.

Predictive back support isn’t the only upgrade coming to three-button navigation in Android 16. Google is also developing a new corner swipe gesture that lets you invoke the default assistant ...

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 ...

Android Police co-founder Artem Russakovskii posted a screen recording on X showing this Android 16 bug in action. Over on Reddit, Pixel users are also complaining about the 3-button navigation ...

With Back Tap in iOS 14, Apple allowed users to tap the back of their iPhones to quickly perform a simple action. Android phones have a similar feature that's relatively easy to set up and use.