Welcome to Android P!
When Google unveiled what features are coming up in Android P, iPhone users started
trolling Google for copying iPhone X gestures.
Though the upcoming software version of Android has got many new features and changes, yet
new Android P gestures are something you need to master right now!
When I got my hands on new Android P gestures, I was like “Wow!
Man, this is amazing”.
Though Android P gestures are similar to iPhone X gestures yet there are differences - and
for a good reason.
Hey, What's up everyone?
Rahul here from TechReviewPro.com, and In this video, I’ll help you master new Android
P gestures.
You’ll also come to know the differences between new Android P gestures and iPhone X gestures.
So without further ado, let’s get started!
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First thing first, Android P gestures are not mandatory, if you don’t like them, you
may keep them disabled.
But if you have got Android P on your phone, and want to get started with Android P gestures
right now, head on to settings, tap on System, here, you’ll see gestures.
Tap on it, and you’ll see many gestures your phone has got.
All you need to to do is: tap on each gesture and turn it on.
Now go to home, and you are ready to launch new Android P gestures as you can see a new
layout for the home button.
Android P Gesture to Open Recent apps
Short Swipe up from the bottom, and you’ll see recent apps, swipe down to reach home.
However, if you swipe down from the app screen, this opens up that application.
On iPhone X, you swipe up from the bottom and hold it.
Android P Gesture to Open App Drawer
Now you must be thinking how to open app drawer?
Simply swipe up from the bottom of the screen and swipe up again, this opens up the App
Drawer.
Alternatively, you may also long swipe up from the home screen to open app drawer in one
swipe.
Android P Gesture to Switch between Apps
But how do you switch between Apps?
Well, there are two ways to do that.
1. On recent apps screen, you may either swipe left or right from the middle of the screen
and then swipe down to open that app.
2. On the other hand, you may also drag the home button left to right to get a preview of all
the recent apps, keep dragging the home button while holding it, and release it on the app
which you want to open.
On iPhone X, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold it, then swipe left to
select apps you want to switch to.
Android P Gesture to Switch to Previous Apps
How do you switch to Previous apps on Android P?
Swipe right from the bottom of the home screen.
It simply switches you to the previous apps.
Although long pressing home button might activate Google Assistant sometimes, which is irritating.
I think Google should find a way to deal that with a physical button, just like long pressing
power button activates Siri on iPhone X.
However, on iPhone X, you simply swipe left or right to switch between previous apps.
Android P Gesture to Minimize App
How to minimize Apps on Android P?
Well, it hasn’t changed much.
When you have any app open, simply touch the home button, or swipe up from the bottom of
the screen and then tap the home button.
On iPhone X, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen, as there is no home button.
Android P Gesture to Close Apps
How to Close Apps on Android P?
To close any app, Android P has got a more complex gesture than earlier Android versions.
Starting from Android Lollipop to Android Oreo, you could simply swipe left or right
from the minimized App stacks to close any app.
However, to achieve the same with Android P gesture, you need to swipe up from the bottom
of the screen and then drag the app stack upwards.
On iPhone X, you swipe up and hold, to open recent apps, then hold it for a fraction of
second until you see red minus sign.
Now, swipe up the app stack to close it.
Android P Gesture to Open Camera Instantly
If you want to click a picture in a hurry, you can double press the power button, and
this will open camera app quickly.
On iPhone X, you can 3D Touch the camera icon from the lock screen, or simply swipe right
to open camera app instantly.
Android P Gesture to Switch between Selfie mode in and out
When you have Google camera app open, you may double twist your phone to switch between
selfie mode and rear camera mode.
Although this is not primarily an Android P gesture.
Android P Gesture to Activate vibration mode quickly
Another cool Android P gesture is to activate vibrate mode.
You can press volume up button and power button simultaneously to activate vibrate mode quickly.
On iPhone X, well, there is a physical button, and it has existed for many years.
Android P Gesture to Open Control Center Quickly
How to open control center quickly?
If you pull down from top of the screen, this opens up notifications.
If you do it again, and this opens up control center.
Alternatively, you may also swipe down your finger on the fingerprint scanner to achieve
the same.
But what if you want to open control center quickly?
A useful Android gesture is to swipe down from top of the screen using your two fingers;
this opens up entire control center at once.
On iPhone X, you swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to open control center.
While swiping down from left corner opens up Notification Center.
I think Android P should get a similar control to separate notifications from the control
center because even if you swipe with two fingers, notifications stick there.
So, this wraps up our list of cool Android P gestures.
Although, Android P has got lots of inspiration from iPhone X gestures, yet it has mastered
a few things in a better way.
And I think it’s for a good reason.
Because, when Apple removed headphone jack, almost 90% of Android phone manufacturers
removed it.
When Apple introduced that controversial notch, many Android manufacturers have already started
adopting the notch.
And believe me, the Face ID is also not far away.
So being the core supplier of software for these manufacturers, Google has to find a
way to bring those gestures on Android as well.
If you ask me from a user perspective, I use iPhone X as well as Google Pixel.
Having gestures on iPhone X is exciting, but I was lacking something on Android.
These cool Android P gestures ensure that I get best of both worlds.
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