Android 16 Beta 1 has a predictive back animation for three-button navigation. Pressing and holding the back button will show a preview of the previous app or screen. You can slide your finger off of ...

A well-known developer, @kdrag0n, spotted yet another interesting change in Android 12 Developer Preview 2, a texture ripple animation for taps. This new change only follows a ton of others @kdrag0n ...

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 ...

Google has added a new predictive back gesture animation for keyboards in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1. The new animation shows users that the back gesture will minimize the keyboard. It will only work in ...

Last week, Google dropped the Android 16 QPR 1 Beta 2 update for the latest Pixel smartphones, which included several new enhancements such as upgraded desktop mode, flexible window tiling, and more.

Continuing with the theme of animations and colors, Google has added a neat little animation in Android 12 for Pixel 4 owners that highlights the face unlock sensor when it’s used. A small change that ...