Particle.news
Download on the App Store
9 ARTICLES
·
5d ago

Samsung Tests Gesture-First Setup While Google Plans Navigation Bar Flip

New interface options enable Galaxy buyers to choose swipe navigation at initial setup with Pixel users able to match Samsung’s reversed button order in an upcoming Android 16 release.

A photo of the Samsung Galaxy S25 outdoors.
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Samsung is testing a setup-time navigation choice screen in One UI 8.5 that will let new Galaxy users select between three-button and swipe navigation during initial device configuration.
  • Reports suggest Samsung could make swipe gestures the default option in One UI 8.5 instead of the current three-button layout.
  • The navigation selector is expected to debut on the Galaxy S26 series when One UI 8.5 launches early in 2026.
  • Android Canary code has revealed a planned toggle in stock Android to flip the three-button bar order and match Samsung’s reversed layout for Pixel users.
  • Google’s button-flip feature is under development for a future Android 16 quarterly update to ease muscle-memory retraining when switching brands.