I like the idea, but I think it would get to be a bit testing to always have to swipe up to quickly go back a page/screen.
Ubuntu comes to mind. I agree with them being under the screen like the GS3.
yes, ubuntu does it properly. You shouldnt need to swipe up, that just makes it harder to use the buttons. i dont mind that the on screen buttons take up space but would like to see the bezel smaller either way.
Swiping up from the bottom is dedicated to bringing up Google Now.
I like the idea, but I think it should be configurable as to whether the buttons auto-hide or not. Personally, I wouldn't want to have to first swipe up every fricking time I want to hit the back button or switch to another running app.It should have been off-screen by default and a screen-edge swipe brings it up when needed.
I like the idea, but I think it should be configurable as to whether the buttons auto-hide or not. Personally, I wouldn't have to first swipe up every fricking time I want to hit the back button or switch to another running app.
They could do smart swipes like blackberry 10:
1. Swipe up and to the left = back button press
2. Swipe up and to the right = multitask button
The only problem is those gestures aren't all that natural, and intuitive. It sounds nice on paper, but having to swipe up, and to the left or right just isn't a natural way of doing things on a smartphone.
Neither was pinch-to-zoom when the first touchscreen smartphone arrived. (or two-finger swipe down in notification bar for Android 4.2) People learn these gestures very quickly.
IMO these buttons are too widely used for that. Next time you're on your phone pay attention to how much use the navigation bar gets, having to swipe to bring it up every single time would get old quick.