For the rest of us, we’re still a few months away from receiving Android P on our smartphones, and indeed we don’t even know what it will be called yet. However, we now have at least a few indications of what to expect in the new operating system, including the fact that Android P will support gesture controls like the Apple iPhone X. Android P will natively enable similar functionality, thereby allowing Android OEMs to do away with hardware and on-screen navigation keys and enable full-screen displays. The gesture controls will allow the back and app-switcher on-screen buttons to be hidden away, thereby allowing a more effective use of the full-screen display. However, enabling this functionality on the basic framework of Android P will mean that manufacturers don’t have to specifically develop such functionality on their UI overlays.

Source: dna April 15, 2018 08:35 UTC