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You’re Not Using Your Android Buttons Enough—Here’s What They Can Really Do

Your Android phone's buttons do more than just control volume or wake the screen. With a few simple tweaks, they can double as shortcuts for snapping quick photos, skipping tracks, launching apps, or ...
Computerworld

How to create your own iPhone-15-inspired ‘Action button’ on Android

Got an Android phone — any Android phone? You can give yourself a power-packed custom button that'll make Apple's latest innovation look like child's play. If you’re reading this column, odds are, you ...
Android Police

Long-pressing the back button in Android 16 could trigger this new animation

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
Android Police

Android 16's power button Wallet shortcut only works on Pixel 8 and later-released devices

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
9to5google

Gboard starts rolling out ‘Undo’ button on Android

After first being spotted in development in July of 2023, the Gboard for Android beta is beginning to roll out an “Undo” button. “Undo” appears as a new shortcut that you can drag up to the ...