why have the Back, Home and Recent Apps buttons moved to the screen?

almoststew1990 · 28 Dec 2014 at 09:46

On my One S the 'soft buttons' or whatever they're called were separate from the screen allowing apps to go full screen but the buttons still being accessible. Why have manufacturers ditched these "physical" buttons for virtual ones that hide and get in the way and reduce your usable screen space? Will they ever come back?

almoststew1990 · 28 Dec 2014 at 10:26

Oh that sucks, I thought android was meant to be open!

almoststew1990 · 28 Dec 2014 at 11:32

I find it very annoying having to swipe up from the bottom to unhide the nav bar, especially as half the time my phone thinks I want to launch Google Now (even though GN is set to off it doesn't really seem to be off

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almoststew1990 · 28 Dec 2014 at 17:52

Rusty! said:
So swipe down from the top instead then?

But then I have to move my finger all the way to the bottom of my phone. Just another unnecessary action.

...What is this world hunger you speak of?