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Android Q Beta 6 Tries to Fix Its Bad Gesture Navigation, Probably Doesn’t

Kellen August 7, 2019

Because Google's full gesture navigation system in Android Q is so awful, Google is trying its hardest in the final stages of the Q beta test to try and salvage it. With Android Q Beta 6, Google has added a back sensitivity option that is supposed to help in...

Android Q Beta 6 Now Available for Pixel Devices!

Kellen August 7, 2019

Ready for what should be the final Android Q Beta? Android Q Beta 6 is here as we get even closer to the final, stable release of Android Q later in Q3 (possibly this month). Like previous Q betas, we have new builds for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2...

Here are the Emoji Now Available in Android Q

Tim July 17, 2019

63 new emoji are supported in Android Q starting today, celebrating World Emoji Day. I'm not sure if this is a banks closed kind of holiday celebration, but there seems to be a special day for all sorts of things these days. Anyway, the new emoji includes...

Expect One UI 2.0 With Android Q, Version 2.1 With Galaxy S11

Tim July 16, 2019

According to sources of SamMobile, Android Q's release will bring about One UI 2.0, followed by One UI 2.1 for the Galaxy S11. Of course, this aligns with what we saw earlier this year, with the launch of One UI version 1.0 with Android Pie, then the Galaxy...

I’m Ready for Android Foldables too, Google

Kellen July 15, 2019

The official Android Twitter account has sent just two Tweets over the past four days and both have to do with foldable smartphones. One references Android Q featuring foldables support, while the other talks more about a future where foldables give you the...

Google Pauses Android Q Beta 5 Update (Updated: Resumed!)

Kellen July 11, 2019

UPDATE JULY 11: Google says that a "very small percentage of devices" were being rolled back to Beta 4 after multiple reboots. They don't seem worried and have gone ahead and resumed the Q Beta 5 update rollout. Google just paused the Android Q Beta 5 over-the...

Android Q Gestures are Bad.

Kellen July 11, 2019

There are a lot of things to dislike about Android Q's full gesture navigation option, but because the explanations for why it's bad are better in video form than written, I present to you this unnecessarily long video of me complaining. In this video, we...

What’s New in Android Q Beta 5?

Kellen July 10, 2019

Android Q Beta 5 brings us so close to a stable build of Android Q that we're compiling yet another list of changes. You would think that Google wouldn't be changing much at this point, but there are already a handful of changes worth noting. We'll keep...