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You can now hide the gesture navigation bar on your Samsung Galaxy device as long as it supports Good Lock. The latest update for NavStar, which is part of the Good Lock suite, brings this ability. It ...

Google is working on a native option for stock Android to flip the three-button navigation bar, a feature long requested by users switching from Samsung devices. This addresses a major pain point, as ...

Android has long given apps the option to display content underneath the navigation bar and status bar by making those transparent, but with Android 15, that might be mandatory. Showing content under ...

A weird bug caused YouTube’s Android app to lose its bottom navigation bar, breaking access to key features for many users, especially those on the free tier. After nearly a full day, Google says the ...

Following the extended long-press and boosted vibration, Google’s next update for Circle to Search is a transparent navigation bar for Search results. Update 3/23: We’re seeing the transparent ...

I am a long-time Samsung Galaxy S-series owner, having started with the original Galaxy S when it was announced, 16 years ago. In between, I also switched to the Note series, which has since become a ...

Gesture navigation is supposed to be better. It’s what most phone manufacturers have been pushing for years, and for good reason. It’s faster, more intuitive, and doesn’t take any space. That’s why so ...

Zac has been writing about Android as a hobby since he was a teenager and fulfilled his ambition of doing so professionally when he joined Android Police as a Reviewer in 2020. Zac specializes in ...

Google is testing another change for the Play Store’s new persistent navigation bar. It makes the bar disappear when you scroll down on the main feeds, search results, or app listings, and it ...

WhatsApp, the popular messaging service, has rolled out a new update for Android users. The update brings a redesigned navigation bar to the bottom of the screen, replacing the previous top-of-screen ...