Google releases final beta for Android Q and changes the back gesture yet again

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Google says that it is “just a few weeks away” from releasing the official version of Android Q. Which means that today is the day for it to release the final beta version, beta 6. There isn’t a ton that’s new in this version — except that Google has once again tweaked how the back gesture is going to work. It also is launching “the final API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio” as a part of this release.

Here is how Google describes the new back gesture behavior, which is definitely what everybody is going to be wondering about:


We’ve made further refinements to Gesture Navigation in Beta 6 based on user feedback. First, to ensure reliable and consistent operation, there’s a 200dp vertical app exclusion limit for the Back...

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