It’s that time of year when Google is just about everywhere. The Mountain View giant announced Android P Beta on stage at Google I/O today, and it’s now available for download for many devices. While many new additions and changes have been made with Android P, one of the most important innovations is gesture-based navigation in Android P. how to use it, read on, we show you exactly how to use gesture navigation on Android P:
Using Gesture Navigation on Android P
note: I tested the following method on my Google Pixel 2 XL running Android P Developer Preview 2. The method should remain the same for all other devices running Android P Developer Preview 2. Android P device. If not, read our guide on how to enable gesture navigation on Android P here.
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Go home
The pill in the action bar is your home button in itself and behaves exactly the same as the home button in the standard navigation bar. Just tap the pill icon To return to your launcher’s home screen
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Open App Drawer
To open the App Drawer, Swipe up the home button and keep swiping to open the app drawer. As an alternaive, You can also tap the home button and swipe up again to open the app drawer. Note that this only works in Pixel Launcher, which comes pre-installed on Pixel devices.
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Enter Multitasking View
With Android P, your recent apps screen is now called Multitasking View. Just swipe up the home button To enter the multitasking view Once here, you can swipe left and right on the screen to move the listand tap the screen to select apps. Additionally, you can swipe up to remove apps from the list.
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Switch to Recent Apps
If you find it a bit difficult to get into the Multitasking View to browse your recent apps, there is an alternative method. Swipe and hold right on the home button (pill icon) to scroll through apps slowly and release to open the center app.
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Switch to Previous Application
When the last button is gone now, you don’t have to double tap to switch to the previous app. But with Android P it’s still pretty easy to switch to the previous app. Just swipe right and release the home button to switch to the previous app.
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back button
Unlike the regular navigation bar, the back button in the new gesture-based navigation appears when you’re in an app or view that can use the back button. The back button will automatically appear to the left of the home button you’re used to seeing.
SEE ALSO: Enabling Gesture Navigation on Android P
Enjoy New Gesture Navigation on Android P
Google believes the new gesture navigation will make it easier to operate the phone, especially as the screens get bigger every day. This is also why recent apps are now arranged horizontally. Thanks to the new pill-like home button, gesture navigation has been implemented in Android P, and my first impressions of it are quite pleasant. But what do you think about gesture navigation on Android P? Share your experiences and questions with us in the comments below.