In case you’ve upgraded your Pixel to Android 16 already, you could be having the identical drawback as me: inconsistent back button efficiency. As irritating as this is, there is a fix on the way in which, and it is already accessible in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1.
The replace itself is simply 5MB, and was introduced over on Reddit. As you may anticipate for an replace this dimension, the discharge notes usually are not notably lengthy. The replace consists of a fix for the “Approve” button in System Admin settings, which has been clear and invisible, whereas additionally stopping lockscreen sounds from taking part in once they’ve been switched off. Area of interest, but nonetheless fairly necessary to have.
The opposite two updates are those that ought to be extra related to the vast majority of Android 16 customers. They’re fixes to cease the launcher crashing once you swipe up from the underside, which has occurred to me a couple of occasions, and the aforementioned back button issues.
As irritating because it was to have the launcher crash on me, I by no means truly realized that was a bug on the time. I simply assumed my telephone was too scorching, and I wanted to do a higher job of maintaining it from overheating. The back button concern was the one which was getting on my nerves.
Android 16 must have a working back button
I’ve argued earlier than that the back button is arguably Android’s finest legacy characteristic, and one thing that iPhones have by no means been capable of efficiently copy for some cause. The worst half concerning the bug was the inconsistency of it too, because the gesture would solely cease working a few of the time — and with out warning.
The worst half concerning the bug was the inconsistency of it too, because the gesture would solely cease working a few of the time — and with out warning.
It initially had me questioning whether or not it was an app concern, and that devs had carried out one thing that screwed with the way in which software program labored on Android 16. But no. Not solely did it preserve taking place, it additionally stored taking place in several sorts of apps.
The online browser is the one which caught out probably the most, since I may all the time use the built-in navigation buttons. But when it occurred in WhatsApp, I needed to exit the app and begin over once more to get the place I wanted to be.
However the public QPR 1 replace is not going to be arriving for a short while, so what does this imply for non beta customers like myself? Nicely Android Police believes the fix will include the July safety replace, which ought to be right here inside the subsequent couple of weeks.
Frankly, the earlier it occurs the higher. I am getting actual bored with having to navigate the net like I am on a desktop machine.
