Can we please combine Gesture Navigation and the Buttons?

(This is all in regards to the Pixel Launcher, as my phone is a Pixel 3. Also, I've never posted here before and I guess this could be a rant, but I intended this post to be somewhat of a feature request and/or discussion.)

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*TLDR is added at the bottom.*

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I was an iPhone user for pretty much my whole life until about a month ago when I bought myself a Pixel 3. Because of this, I fell in love with the Gesture Navigation that was released in Android 10 due to its similarity to...

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Are Chinese smartphone companies pushing others out of the market?

First of all, this is not a xenophobic attack or anything like it so please don't take it that way.

The point that I want to make is that in the recent times we have all these generally new Chinese smartphone companies like Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme, Oppo, OnePlus, ~~Huawei~~ quickly managing to find themselves in the top 10 world wide phone manufacturers lists while some established brands like Sony and LG keep plummeting. I would also count Motorola and Nokia but they're now owned by Chinese compa...

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Facebook's Android app changes its logo once again; showing all the apps the company owns

The icon remained the same, but the opening logo (near the bottom of the screen) has changed accordingly to the title, after todays update. It now reads "Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus".

https://imgur.com/uVvCPGl...

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Jon Prosser: Pixel 4a (Black) delayed yet again to October 22; “Barely Blue” has been removed entirely.
https://twitter.com/jon_prosser/status/1271856685943009281

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How to transfer files from Android to macOS
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/13/how-to-transfer-files-from-android-to-macos/

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These are the phones that kickstarted my love for Android
https://www.androidcentral.com/phones-kickstarted-my-love-android?utm_source=ac_fb&utm_medium=fb_link&utm_content=90575&utm_campaign=social

https://redd.it/h8cfrt
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Hands-on with Imint's Vidhance Software: Powerful Video Stabilization!
https://www.xda-developers.com/imint-vidhance-camera-stabilization-hands-on/

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Xiaomi Announces Android 11 Beta 1 Release Plan

Xiaomi is bringing the Android 11 Beta 1 to Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro and POCO F2 Pro, which is announced today by Xiaomi right after Google released Android 11 Beta 1.

Xiaomi welcomes every year's Android update on its devices. The update of Android 11 comes with smarter features which will further empower user experience. Catering to users' wide expectations, Xiaomi will launch Android 11 Beta 1 on Mi 10/Mi 10 pro/POCO F2 Pro soon.

Xiaomi recently launched the much-awaited MIUI 12 with a slew of bot...

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is it just me or do iOS releases get more media attention than android releases?

I feel like iOS releases get more attention from youtubers and the such, when a new version of iOS drops my YouTube and twitter is filled with videos testing the new iOS version out, from small and big youtubers alike. Now that android 11 is out ive seen like a handful of videos. the same goes for twitter. Is this just my YouTube subscription feed or do you guys notice this as well?...

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What do you think about the influence mobile apps have on the newer generations, that will grow up unaccostumed to being bored?

So I'm working on my end-of-degree project about mobile apps, and one of the questions I pose in there is the influence these apps may have on younger and maybe not even that young of generations.

While true that mobile and apps related to it have improved our quality of life by creating a space in which we can have fun in any situation, could it also be true that this life of constant distraction from any shape of boredom may impact students life negatively once they seek out work, making the...

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A lightweight dex file parsing library
https://github.com/tboox/dexbox

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I Think Phone VR will/should make a comeback

The future of VR had always been mobile but now I think we are finally going to see competitive options for mobile VR. Samsung had their gear VR and Android had cardboard among other options but they never were competitive with a PC or even a standalone headset experience, but now I think that can change.

Displays:
With 90hz and 120hz displays becoming standard mobile VR is as close as ever and being competitive with Desktop VR solutions. High res mobile displays are already capable of meeting ...

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Performance boost for Android Devices (Android 10 - No Root, No ADB, No Magisk Required.)

I tried this on my Mi A2 Lite

Hi,
Adaptive battery helps to boost performance if you tweak it enought. I did this on my own device and it blazing fast right now. No root required for this guide. Use at your own risk.


First Step:

Step by step:

1- Go to Settings - Apps & Notifications - See all apps - 3 dot - Show system

2- Tap to app

3- Turn off all Notifications of that app

4- If you cant turn off Notifications, Tap Advanced - Disable Notification dot

5- Turn off Background data

6- Ta...

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Some things are more important than Technology...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDHuvwwTnYc

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New Android 11 Beta power menu

https://streamable.com/dkx4mu

pretty slick, thoughts?...

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A unique idea regarding lack of 3.5mm jacks in modern smartphones

 I have a unique idea, and hope this invention makes it into modern smartphones.

Every phone has speaker grills. What if we put gold contact points in the grills, and make a plastic 3.5mm jack contraption that can snap right into the grill(horizontally). Now, plug any headphones into the contraption.

Yes, it can easily break off/lost like earpods, but still it's better than no jack at all, and doesn't take any internal space in the phone as well. The jack contraption that can also be sold sepa...

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Google resumes its senseless attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 85
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/12/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/

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Android 11 Beta- Customizing font, menu icon style, menu icon colors, and app icon shapes. Looks like different clock options will be added in the future. Recorded on native screen recorder.

Long press on the home screen and tap 'Styles & wallpapers' to get to the usual wallpaper menu. The bottom of the screen now has three options: style, clock, and wallpaper. The wallpaper menu seems to be unchanged, and the clock menu only has the default option (so far). Here's a video of the style menu that allows you to theme your device with a few presets or customized setups that you can save:

[https://i.imgur.com/XppnIAM.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/XppnIAM.mp4)...

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Was the Nexus series really that good, or is it just rose-tinted glasses?
https://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-nostalgia-1128891/

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Jun 14 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! [Please see our wiki for instructions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/wiki/index#wiki_.2Fr.2Fandroid_chat_rooms)

This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

* Your device.

* Your carrier.

* Your device's manufacturer.

* An app

* Any other company

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**Rules**

1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate G...

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How to recycle or donate your old Android phone
https://www.androidcentral.com/how-recycle-your-old-android-phone?utm_source=ac_fb&utm_medium=fb_link&utm_content=57379&utm_campaign=social

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