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Google defends Android Q's controversial gesture navigation
In a detailed post, Google is defending their decision to adopt Android Q's navigation gestures as the standard for Android. Read on to know more!
Android Q's public release is just around the corner and when that happens we're going to see a lot of feedback from end-users who will be trying out the gesture navigation for the first time. The gesture navigation system is the biggest change to the UX in recent times, as they fundamentally alter how users would be navigating across the OS. Users will now need to swipe in from the left/right edge to navigate back, swipe up from the bottom edge to jump to the home screen, and swipe in from the bottom corners to trigger a virtual assistant. So far, these gestures have invited a lot of praise as well as criticism from users, essentially dividing the community based on user preference. In a new post on the Android Developers Blog, Google is defending the gesture navigation on Android Q and is attempting to explain the rationale behind the various decisions involved.
Mimic the Google Pixel 4's new music control gestures with Tasker
You can mimic the air gestures from the upcoming Google Pixel 4 with a Tasker task that relies on the phone's proximity sensor to control music and more.
One of the highlight features of the upcoming Google Pixel 4 are the Soli gestures. As detailed by Google themselves, the Pixel 4 will feature dedicated hardware that will allow the phone to recognize air gestures through motion sensing and use these as triggers for actions like controlling music playback, snoozing alarms, silencing phone calls and more. If you're looking forward to trying out the new air gestures, but don't want to spend a lot of money on the next Pixel, you can mimic some of the functionality using Tasker.
Navigation Gestures 1.11.7 adds Anchored Pill, pill fade, crash handler, and more
It's been a while since the last stable update of Navigation Gestures, but we've been busy. Here's the full list of changes in v1.11.7 .
Another day, another update.
Developer uses Machine Learning to train an Android game bot to play Rock Paper Scissors
A developer has made an Android app that uses TensorFlow Lite to learn your patterns in Rock Paper Scissors. The game records your hand gestures, too!
LG is trying to bring back air gestures with Air Motion on the LG G8 ThinQ, but developer ramtin8731 has a better idea of how to use gestures: mobile gaming. For the really, really bored mobile gamers out there, the developer made a Rock Paper Scissors Android game with an added twist: it uses your phone's front-facing camera to capture your hand movements so you don't ever have to touch the screen. Better yet, the computer opponent learns from your patterns as you play.
Navigation Gestures updated with Activity Launching, a Tasker plugin, Performance Improvements, and more
Navigation Gestures 1.4 includes several new toggles, Launch Activities, Tasker plugins, improved immersive/fullscreen detection, and more.
Our Navigation Gestures app has been available for a little over 6 months now. We've updated the app several times since launch with new and handy features. It's been a while since our last big update, but it's finally here with version 1.4. This update includes several new toggles, Launch Activities, Tasker plugins, improved immersive/fullscreen detection, and the usual fixes.
Download OnePlus 6T launcher with new gesture for OnePlus 6
You can download the OnePlus 6T Launcher for your OnePlus 6, and it enables a brand new gesture that many have been asking for for ages.
The just-launched OnePlus 6T doesn't just aim to be an improvement hardware wise over its predecessor, but it aims to bring in software improvements too. While we're sure that we'll see these changes trickle down to the OnePlus 6, it may take a while. Rather than wait, we have the updated OnePlus Launcher and Live Wallpaper APKs from the OnePlus 6T that you can install on your OnePlus 6. There aren't any new features in the launcher per se, but installing it on the OnePlus 6 will enable a new navigation gesture that debuts on the OnePlus 6T.
Navigation Gestures update brings OnePlus 6-style gestures to any Android device
The Navigation Gestures app by XDA has been updated with customizable, OnePlus 6/OnePlus 5T-style gestures. Other new features have been included as well!
Gesture navigation has become a staple feature on most flagship smartphones these days, with much debate centered around who does it the best. Android P brings native gesture control to all supported devices like the Google Pixel and Google Pixel 2, Xiaomi offers full-screen gestures on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and devices running MIUI 10, Motorola's Moto Z3 Play has an Apple iPhone X-style pill bar, and lastly, there's OnePlus with their take on navigation gestures on the OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 6. If you want to ditch the software navigation bar and use gesture navigation, we at XDA came up with an app that helps you do just that. Our first release of the app brought iPhone X-style navigation which we later expanded on with more customization and actions. Now, the latest release brings a feature many of you have been asking for: OnePlus-style gestures.
Navigation Gestures updated with better Nav Bar hiding, App Launch action, Android P compatibility, & more
Navigation Gestures by XDA brings iPhone X style gesture control to any Android device. We've been hard at work and our latest update brings a lot!
We launched our Navigation Gestures app a little over 3 weeks ago, and since our last update, we've been hard at work to address the overwhelming amount of feedback we've received. Our app, which was originally designed to be a simple gesture control app based on the Apple iPhone X's gestures, has since gained a lot of customization features. We're not stopping there, either, as a future update will allow users to create gesture navigation controls in the vein of the OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 6. If you're tired of all the screen real-estate that your boring software navigation buttons take up, then you should give our latest app update a try. It's totally free for all of the basic actions and settings!
Navigation Gestures updated with pill customization and many bug fixes
We recently released Navigation Gestures by XDA, the first app that brings iPhone X style gesture control to all Android devices with the added benefit of hiding the navigation bar without root! We have been hard at work, and our recent release has a lot of goodies. Check it out!
Android P's new gesture control interface has a lot of fans, but also a ton of critics. Google's take on gesture navigation is just another implementation on a trend first popularized by webOS way back in the day, but more recently brought into the public view thanks to the Apple iPhone X. OnePlus soon followed suit with the OnePlus 5T and the OnePlus 6, and other OEMs like Xiaomi with the Redmi Note 5 Pro and Mi Mix 2S also now have gesture controls. We thought we would jump in and offer our own take on gestures with the Navigation Gestures app—a gesture navigation app that was the first on the Play Store to completely hide the stock navigation bar and replace it with our pill bar. Now, we are ready to release a major update to the app that brings a ton of features and bug fixes that you've all been asking for.
Navigation Gestures by XDA brings iPhone X-style gesture controls to Android devices
Do you want to try out the cool gesture control from the iPhone X, Android P, or OnePlus 6? The Navigation Gestures app by XDA brings navigation gesture control to any Android device!
Navigation gestures are all the rage these days. Everyone has them: Apple, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Huawei, and now Google in Android P. Everyone does them differently, too. We thought we would offer our own take on gesture navigation with the Navigation Gestures app, built in-house at XDA. The app brings customizable gesture control to any Android device for those users who are looking to get into gesture navigation or are looking for an alternative to existing options. Unlike other, similar apps on the Play Store, though, our app can do something that no other app can: completely hide the stock software navigation bar, lending to a truly full-screen experience which is especially nice on phones with tall displays.