New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

[dmxjago]

I'm on beta 3 of Android Q and so far I'm liking the new gestures system for navigating. It took me a few hours to get used to. At first it was a little confusing but like anything else with practice it gets easier. Now that I sort of got used to it I'm enjoying it. It does feel very similar to iOS when it comes to gestures which is a good thing because apples gesture system is good.

 

[eric002]

I have to completely agree. when I flashed and installed beta 3 last night like I said, it took a little over an hour which was shockingly long but the new navigation gestures I need you for it is they making iOS a lot but it feels natural and into it. Voice typing seems so much faster, smoother, more intuitive as well. I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this yet, but I was really on Android police.com that in developer settings Google is allowing users to now force a dark mode for every element of the UI. If you going to developer settings and search override, there's an override for dark mode which looks pretty cool. The article states that on some applications it looks broken but for the most part it's pretty good. Also, applications seemed to run a lot smoother.

 

[dmxjago]

I have to completely agree. when I flashed and installed beta 3 last night like I said, it took a little over an hour which was shockingly long but the new navigation gestures I need you for it is they making iOS a lot but it feels natural and into it. Voice typing seems so much faster, smoother, more intuitive as well. I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this yet, but I was really on Android police.com that in developer settings Google is allowing users to now force a dark mode for every element of the UI. If you going to developer settings and search override, there's an override for dark mode which looks pretty cool. The article states that on some applications it looks broken but for the most part it's pretty good. Also, applications seemed to run a lot smoother.

Yeah this is awesome I have dark mode turned in as well. Real blacks love it.

 

[dmxjago]

Yeah this is awesome I have dark mode turned in as well. Real blacks love it.

Oh snap I had the regular dark mode enabled which was awesome didn't realize there was one that would force it on every app including third party apps. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[eric002]

Oh snap I had the regular dark mode enabled which was awesome didn't realize there was one that would force it on every app including third party apps. Thanks for the heads up.

Yes I didn't realize that either until I read Android police.com like I said. Especially pretty sweet forces dark mode on everything!

 

[Mr MnmlEngr]

Asked this in a different thread, but I'm an engineer so pardon for wanting more data points...lol

What's your guys' assessment of the new gestures in conjunction with accessing the hamburger button? How does the UI handle it when you're trying to do one or the other?
Really looking forward to see a complete gestures solution from Google.

 

[eric002]

New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

Okay, one other area of beta 3 Android Q that finally got fixed, are visual voicemail notifications. Now, I don't get many visual voicemails at all, however, when you get a voicemail Android Q beta 3 will now alert and notify you that you have a voicemail finally!

 

[Mr MnmlEngr]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

Okay, one other area of beta 3 Android Q that finally got fixed, are visual voicemail notifications. Now, I don't get many visual voicemails at all, however, when you get a voicemail Android Q beta 3 will now alert and notify you that you have a voicemail finally!

Quick aside, what VVM are you using? I've used Google Voice strictly as a VM app and have never missed a VM.

 

[eric002]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

Quick aside, what VVM are you using? I've used Google Voice strictly as a VM app and have never missed a VM.

I just use the regular visual voicemail through Google phone dialer. I've been had a Google voice account in years.

 

[HyperM3]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

I just use the regular visual voicemail through Google phone dialer. I've been had a Google voice account in years.

I dont see VVM in Google Dialer. I think that might be carrier dependent(Im on ATT). I have been using Google Voice for years because of this oem absence.

 

[dmxjago]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

I dont see VVM in Google Dialer. I think that might be carrier dependent(Im on ATT). I have been using Google Voice for years because of this oem absence.

I'm on Google Fi and I have it.

 

[eric002]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

I'm on Google Fi and I have it. View attachment 303018

Thank you for showing everyone haha

 

[dmxjago]

Re: New gestures system & Android Q beta 3

Thank you for showing everyone haha

Haha what? Because there is a # in the screenshot? That was spam and I used call screen for that you can call it if you want have fun.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

I'm liking the gestures so far.

 

[dmxjago]

I'm liking the gestures so far.

Me too .

 

[o4liberty]

With my new Pixel 3 beta is crashing most of my apps I use daily like PayPal,smart news,TD Bank etc need to go back to 9 just to have a funictional device. Anyone else having same issues?

 

[dmxjago]

With my new Pixel 3 beta is crashing most of my apps I use daily like PayPal,smart news,TD Bank etc need to go back to 9 just to have a funictional device. Anyone else having same issues?

I'm not having any crash issues with the apps I use.

 

[MaxR_A]

BlackBerry 10 had a great flow to its gesture-based OS. Google should look to that so-called 'inferior' OS for inspiration to fix their own haphazard gesture-based approach in Android Q. Here's to hoping that BlackBerry will introduce a BB10 style launcher for Android Q - that is if they can actually continue to offer devices through their partners in the future.

 

[o4liberty]

With my new Pixel 3 beta is crashing most of my apps I use daily like PayPal,smart news,TD Bank etc need to go back to 9 just to have a funictional device. Anyone else having same issues?

Update

After rebooting my 3 a few times it seems to be working much better now problem solved.

 

[onthecouchagain]

I really like what I'm seeing with Q. Finally, a gesture system that makes sense. And more importantly, the options for users to pick their own preference. This is what Android is about: choice.

Also appreciate them finally bringing a native dark theme. The rest of Q looks pretty good, too.

Hopefully the hardware matches up when the Pixel 4 lands. Besides the necessary specs (RAM, dual cameras on the back), I'm really hoping for a new and better design language overall.