Navigation
Gestures: Moving between apps and screens is even easier with new gestures:
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Go home - Swipe up from the bottom of our screen to go to your home screen.
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Go back - Swipe towards the middle from the left or right edge to go back to the last screen.
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Switch between recent apps - Swipe up from the bottom of your screen, hold, then release. While using an
app, you can also swipe the bar at the bottom of the screen left or right to switch between apps.
The and icons and gestures from previous Android versions are still available if you prefer those.
Learn more about navigation options.
Peeking: For apps that have a sidebar, you can open the sidebar with a gesture. Touch & hold your finger on
the very edge of your screen for a second, until you see the bar peeking in from the side, then swipe to open the
sidebar.
System-wide dark mode
Give your eyes (and battery) a break with the new system-wide dark mode:
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Easily turn Dark theme on/off by adding it to quick settings.
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If this isn’t your default mode and you're low on charge, Battery Saver starts Dark theme and stops it
automatically when the phone has charged.
Notification improvements
Automatically organize and minimize distraction, with improved notification management:
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Be notified by the things that matter most. You can mark notifications as Silent or Alerting. Silent notifications
won’t make a noise or appear on your lock screen, so you can focus on what needs your attention. They are
grouped together and you can dismiss them individually or as a group.
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All notifications now include suggested actions. For example, if a friend sends an address, you’ll see a
suggestion to open the address in Maps.
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Android 10 uses on-device machine learning to predict what you’ll type next and suggest responses that are
tailored to the messages you receive. In addition to Google messaging apps, this works with notifications from
non-Google apps, including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
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Notification snoozing is optional but disabled by default. Learn more.
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Music notifications have a progress bar.
Easy Wi-Fi connection with QR codes
To connect to a new Wi-Fi network, you can now scan a QR code instead of typing the password. You can also
help others connect to a network you're on by sharing a QR code.
To share your hotspot, your phone can generate a QR code your friends can scan to connect instantly. No need to
give them your phone’s hotspot name and password (but you can still use that method, too). Learn more.
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