Switching from a Samsung phone to a Pixel phone will be less painful in the future for three-button navigation bar lovers.

For 3-button, you can swap the Back button from one side to the other. For gestures, you can choose from two layouts, decide if you want the gesture hint bar to show, adjust sensitivity, and more.

Android Auto could move your media buttons, and it has us scratching our heads (APK teardown) Changing button layout will impact muscle memory, and your car is the last place you'd want to do that.

Android XR will support several input methods, with Google even building a “Gesture navigation” system that uses the familiar 3-button layout. When you bring up your hand, a circle housed in a ...

I can see the case for it — it lowers the power button on particularly large phones, making it easier to tap with your thumb — but I find that it places the volume buttons too high up for comfort.