{"id":322418,"date":"2025-12-18T07:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322418\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:52:09","slug":"google-pixel-adds-samsung-navigation-buttons-in-android-16-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322418\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel adds Samsung navigation buttons in Android 16 beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pixel-10-Pro-XL-and-Galaxy-S25-Ultra-4.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Pixel phones are adding support for the three-button layout used in navigation by Samsung Galaxy smartphones, but only in the latest beta for now.<\/p>\n<p>Android has largely moved to gestures for navigation in recent years, but the classic three-button layout remains as an option and, on Samsung Galaxy devices, that\u2019s still the default. But one big difference found on Samsung devices compared to \u201cstock\u201d Android is that the layout of the buttons is reversed. Android intends for these buttons to be laid out with \u201cBack,\u201d \u201cHome,\u201d and \u201cRecents\u201d from left to right, where Samsung opts to show in hte order of \u201cRecents,\u201d \u201cHome,\u201d and \u201cBack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has long provided the option to switch to your preferred layout, and now Google is doing the same.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-pixel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1<\/a>, Google Pixel phones are adding the option to reverse the button layout to match Samsung\u2019s preferred choice. You can find this new setting via Settings &gt; System &gt; Navigation mode &gt; 3-button navigation &gt; Settings. <\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"1024\" width=\"460\" data-id=\"699278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202109.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699278\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"1024\" width=\"460\" data-id=\"699276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202112.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699276\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"1024\" width=\"460\" data-id=\"699277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202115.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699277\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear why Google finally added the choice, but it\u2019s certainly appreciated for the sake of those with years of muscle memory on 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