52 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 50GOOGLE I/O 2018
A
s expected, Google introduced a new way
to navigate Android with gestures instead of
virtual buttons, and it’s sure to spur opinions
among both Android and iOS users. But while it
might seem like a blatant rip-off of Apple’s iPhone
X navigation, Google’s method – which is says it’s
been working on since before the iPhone X landedLooking at Android
P’s gesture navigation
All gestures are not created equally. MICHAEL SIMON reports