do you use buttons or gestures for navigation on your phone?
You can navigate your Android phone in different ways. You can read all about it in this article this afternoon. We are now curious which way of navigating you have chosen. Vote now in the new AW Poll.
Navigation on Android
Navigation on Android has gone through several evolutions over the years. Originally, physical buttons, such as the home button, back button, and recent apps button, were the default navigation method on Android devices. These buttons were usually located at the bottom of the screen.
HTC Hero with physical buttons (Call, Home, Menu and Hang up, a trackball and two more buttons (Search and Back)
With the arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google introduced virtual navigation buttons as an alternative to the physical buttons. These virtual buttons were displayed on the screen itself and gave users more flexibility.
However, the more recent versions of Android such as Android 9 Pie and Android 10 introduced a new trend: gesture navigation. Gesture controls allow users to navigate by simply swiping on the screen, without the need for buttons. This maximizes the screen and gives users a more intuitive navigation experience.
Choose between gesture or button navigation on the Pixel 7a
Gesture controls on Android usually include swipe gestures such as swiping from the bottom of the screen to go to the home screen, swiping from the side to go back, and swiping gestures to open recent apps or switch between apps.
The beauty of Android is that it’s customizable, so you can choose between virtual buttons or gesture controls depending on your personal preference. telephones with traditional navigation buttons are almost non-existent.
AW Poll
What is your favorite way to control your Android phone. Have you gotten used to gestures or are you still using the three buttons? Did you have an iPhone before, so was it easy to learn Android gestures? Let us know in the poll below and of course in the comments below this article.
