We’ve been going in that direction for a while now and it appears we are picking up speed – the gesture-based navigation will no longer be an option going forward. While last year’s Pixel 2 and 2 XL had the option of choosing between the good old software buttons and the new Android 9.0 Pie gestures, the new Pixel 3 and 3 XL cannot disable the gestures.
It was further confirmed in a tweet by @madebygoogle and it looks like Google’s team isn’t talking only about the new duo of Pixels. We could very well see all phones adopt the new way of navigating through menus.
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