Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. As Google pushed out beta after beta of Android Q, it became ...

Dsk Mode adds a desktop-style taskbar to the bottom of your phone. If you've used an Android tablet in recent years, this idea may not sound new, as larger Android devices offer a convenient taskbar ...

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 ...

On-screen navigational buttons on Android mean there’s more room for customization, but Google has yet to offer the right tools. That may change soon. On stock Android, the standard navigation buttons ...

After using Google's Android P beta for a day, one thing is clear: There's much more to the software's new gesture navigation system than meets the eye. Android P’s first official beta is overflowing ...

Get around your phone faster than ever with these easy-to-miss advanced shortcuts for Android's gesture navigation system. Getting around Android sure ain’t what it used to be. It’s enough to make ...

Don't get me wrong: is the king of the online mapping industry, but that doesn't mean that the Google Maps app is the best navigation app for your Android phone. There are plenty of other navigation ...

I’ll be the first to say this is a first-world problem, but it’s been bothering me for a while: Android’s navigation bar – the space with three virtual buttons at the bottom on many phones – is ...

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Google Maps is often considered the world's number one navigation app on Android and iPhone despite the fiercer competition in this space. By the number of downloads, Google Maps is by far the top ...