Android Q New Features

The back button is going away

The back button, a navigation staple of Android, is officially going away with Android Q.

Following up on Pie's gesture-based navigation that kept the aging back button around, Android Q now features a fully gesture-based method of navigation. Swiping up goes home, a swipe up and hold reveals the multitasking menu, and a swipe from the left or right edge of your screen goes back.

New theming options

There will be new themes availaible in android Q some of them inthe latest beta are:

• Blue (default)

• Black

• Green

• Purple

• Cinnamon

• Ocean

• Space

• Orchid

A system wide dark mode

Google's confirmed that Android Q will have a system-wide dark theme that can be turned on and off at any time via a Quick Settings toggle.

Even better, Google also created a new API that developers can use to have their apps go to a dark theme as well when the system-wide one is turned on.

Improved share menu

Android's share menu has been a mess for a while now. The core functionality is fine, but it's regularly slow to open no matter what phone you're using. Thankfully, Android Q addresses this. Google briefly mentions this in its blog post, saying that "the share UI can load instantly when it's launched" since the shortcuts are "published in advance", but in day-to-day use, we have a feeling this will be one of Q's best additions.