Close up of a man's hands holding an Android phone with one hand and swiping the screen with the other. - MS_studio/Shutterstock Smartphone gestures entered the mainstream after Apple introduced the ...

Don't ignore these powerful gestures in Android.

Google is developing a new corner swipe gesture that lets you invoke the default assistant when using three-button navigation. Previously, pressing and holding the home button would invoke the default ...

To activate it, open Gboard settings, go to Glide typing, and toggle it on. Where it really stands out is one-handed use.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Because I know how to use it ...

That said, a bug in Android 15 is impacting how the swipe-back gesture works on Pixel 8 Pro devices. It can be quite frustrating, as it prevents users from going back to sections within an app, ...

In its latest tweak to improve the experience of tablets and large-screen devices, Android 14 includes early work to better support physical keyboards and new gestures for touchpads. For years now, ...

Smartphone gestures entered the mainstream after Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007. When the first Android phone, the HTC Dream, was launched the following year, it incorporated similar gestures – ...