Ah, gestures. Whether we’re waltzin’ around the world or working on a touch-enabled tech toy, don’t you just love how much you can convey with a simple swish of a single finger? While our ...

Gestures have been a mainstay of our smartphone experience since the advent of multi-touch displays. We no longer think before pinching and zooming when viewing photos, nor do we stop and consider why ...

Close up of a man's hands holding an Android phone with one hand and swiping the screen with the other. - MS_studio/Shutterstock Smartphone gestures entered the mainstream after Apple introduced the ...

When we talk about Android gestures, we’re typically talking about the on-screen variety — y’know, the assorted swipes, swirls, and swivels that help you fly around your phone faster than a flamingo ...

Last week we asked you about Android 13’s potential change to a more prominent gesture navbar — here’s what you had to say. If you didn’t know or haven’t tried the recent preview builds on your own ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. It’s wild to think that the current Android gesture navigation system has been around since Android Q, which ...

Gesture navigation has existed since the launch of Android 10 in 2019. While the classic three-button navigation system is still available, gesture navigation frees up space on your screen by moving ...

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 ...

Modern Android smartphones offer a plethora of functionalities to enhance user experience. One such feature, often overlooked but incredibly useful, is the double-tap back gesture. This innovative ...

Gestures are not new to Android, but they’re infamously under-explained. You could easily be missing out on some of the best time-saving gestures on your phone. Maybe you know some of these, but you ...

Smartphone gestures entered the mainstream after Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007. When the first Android phone, the HTC Dream, was launched the following year, it incorporated similar gestures – ...