Pixel 4 XL pill gesture? - Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers

On my Pixel 2 XL when it was on 9 or 10. They gave you three options. 1) 3 button layout 2) Gesture Navigation 3) Pill home button with back button.
I can't think or find away to do it on the later Pixel 4 XL.
I want pill navigation.
One of my few posts on here so I hope I have put it in the right Pixel 4 XL section?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4-xl/themes/magisk-module-bring-android-pie-2-t4002831

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Is there any app/mod to get one button navigation on OnePlus 3T like Moto/Lenovo phones??
srharshajava said:
Is there any app/mod to get one button navigation on OnePlus 3T like Moto/Lenovo phones??
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Not to my knowledge, no. Right now, I think that the best you can do is configure long press and double tap. I also remember there being an xposed module that lets you swipe an edge of the screen to go back iOS style.

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Where's the Android 9, 2 button navigation option?

Been trying hard to get used to the gesture navigation the past week I've had my Pixel 4 XL, but so used to a dedicated Back button, it's one of the things I've always liked about Android going back a decade, of always having a back button, and one of the reasons I hate iPhone, because they never had one.
Swiping to go back is the dumbest ****ing idea ever. So stupid. Like when in Messages, I'll swipe to go back, but then erase a text by accident. Or having to swipe more than once to have it actually work.
I liked the Android 9, two button navigation, wish we could go back to that. Right now I went old school to the 3 button nav, it's ok, and it sure as hell is quicker and works every time, compared to the lame gesture based navigation. But of the three, I prefer the Android 9 version best.
Zorachus said:
Been trying hard to get used to the gesture navigation the past week I've had my Pixel 4 XL, but so used to a dedicated Back button, it's one of the things I've always liked about Android going back a decade, of always having a back button, and one of the reasons I hate iPhone, because they never had one.
Swiping to go back is the dumbest ****ing idea ever. So stupid. Like when in Messages, I'll swipe to go back, but then erase a text by accident. Or having to swipe more than once to have it actually work.
I liked the Android 9, two button navigation, wish we could go back to that. Right now I went old school to the 3 button nav, it's ok, and it sure as hell is quicker and works every time, compared to the lame gesture based navigation. But of the three, I prefer the Android 9 version best.
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what he said
Only the 3 and 3 XL has this option, the 4 and 4 XL does not.
It's gone. And that's probably because so many people *****ed about it being half baked so I can't blame them for removing it.
There is this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80667349&postcount=2
It's 3-button but it works like a charm
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Zorachus said:
Been trying hard to get used to the gesture navigation the past week I've had my Pixel 4 XL, but so used to a dedicated Back button, it's one of the things I've always liked about Android going back a decade, of always having a back button, and one of the reasons I hate iPhone, because they never had one.
Swiping to go back is the dumbest ****ing idea ever. So stupid. Like when in Messages, I'll swipe to go back, but then erase a text by accident. Or having to swipe more than once to have it actually work.
I liked the Android 9, two button navigation, wish we could go back to that. Right now I went old school to the 3 button nav, it's ok, and it sure as hell is quicker and works every time, compared to the lame gesture based navigation. But of the three, I prefer the Android 9 version best.
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Settings, system, gestures, system navigation.....
scoonie said:
Settings, system, gestures, system navigation.....
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Only two options there:
iPhone like gesture
Old 3 button layout
Where's the 2 button Android 9 navigation I have on my Pixel 3 XL?
Zorachus said:
Only two options there:
iPhone like gesture
Old 3 button layout
Where's the 2 button Android 9 navigation I have on my Pixel 3 XL?
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ITS GONE!!! pixel 4 ditched it. Rightfully so.
my beef with the gesture navigation, is the lack of no Back key. And when in the Messages app, when I swipe back to go the home screen, half the time I need to swipe twice, or many times it erases a message, and I have to press Undo to bring back
Zorachus said:
my beef with the gesture navigation, is the lack of no Back key. And when in the Messages app, when I swipe back to go the home screen, half the time I need to swipe twice, or many times it erases a message, and I have to press Undo to bring back
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Sounds like you're trying to perform the back gesture where the keyboard is. Try doing in above the keyboard so it doesn't do any actions on your keyboard. Personally I switched to fluid navigation gestures because they offer more customization for where the gestures can be performed along with additional features.
Zorachus said:
my beef with the gesture navigation, is the lack of no Back key. And when in the Messages app, when I swipe back to go the home screen, half the time I need to swipe twice, or many times it erases a message, and I have to press Undo to bring back
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Lol I've done that in the message app too. They seriously need to allow us to disable swipe to archive.
The real problem is lack of adjustment: You cant change the swipe length, trigger window, remove unused gestures, re task the gesture windows to a different function and so on. As an example I'd be rid of the swipe to assistant out of the corner immediately. That one is particularly egregious since you have 5 different shortcuts to the function within a few inches of each other and to me that means I've got 4 wasted shortcuts on my desktop, the most valuable real estate on a phone.
Like others I use a different gesture program which has much more customization, NV gestures. I have run into a problem though where when I have it enabled it wont allow the newer assistant, instead the assistant pops out old school across the bottom quarter of the screen and without the instant transcription. I'm using Action Launcher but get the same behavior on the stock launcher with the gestures. Anyone run into this one?

Google home smart devices not showing up in Power menu?

Hi guys
I've recently bought a smart bulb and connected it to Google home but still the controls doesn't show in the power menu! Any one can help me with this?
100rabh7791 said:
Hi guys
I've recently bought a smart bulb and connected it to Google home but still the controls doesn't show in the power menu! Any one can help me with this?
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Which bulb did you buy?? I use Phillips Hue and had to install the Wiz app to set up the bulbs, then go to Google Home and go to Works With Google, look for Wiz and add them to Home from there.
Whichever Bulbs you have you may have to install their app first, then go set up the bulbs in Home
HipKat said:
Which bulb did you buy?? I use Phillips Hue and had to install the Wiz app to set up the bulbs, then go to Google Home and go to Works With Google, look for Wiz and add them to Home from there.
Whichever Bulbs you have you may have to install their app first, then go set up the bulbs in Home
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It's an app called magic home. I installed it and also added it to Google home as well.
I can use it from both apps now but still it's not showing in power menu
In the power menu, tap the three dots next to the home name and tap add controls. See if it lets you add the bulb there.
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EeZeEpEe said:
In the power menu, tap the three dots next to the home name and tap add controls. See if it lets you add the bulb there.
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This is what i get in the power menu. No option for home name etc! Also it opens cards and passes if i explore the cards three dots
100rabh7791 said:
This is what i get in the power menu. No option for home name etc! Also it opens cards and passes if i explore the cards three dots
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Check the power menu options that you have device controls on.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Check the power menu options that you have device controls on. View attachment 5080731
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Damn thanks! I always used to open this from power menu and never showed the device control option.
Now i accessed it from the settings it showed! Thanks man! Cheers
100rabh7791 said:
Damn thanks! I always used to open this from power menu and never showed the device control option.
Now i accessed it from the settings it showed! Thanks man! Cheers
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No problem!
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Pill button

Anyone know if the pill button is accessable at all?
Not finding full gestures as being as intuitive as it should, and the 3 button feels like windows 98 control wise
Had the pill on my 3xl and miss it
No pill button unfortunately. It's either gestures or the 3 buttons.
The pill was never present in the Pixel 4. So I doubt it will come back in the Pixel 5.
Only the Pixel 2 and 3 still have it in 11 if I'm correct.
Personally. I think there is not a huge difference between 2 button navigation and 3 button navigation.
3 button is the most stable experience. But nowadays I just use gesture navigation only because of the easy back gesture.
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took me a few days to get over not having the pill button. Came from a Pixel 3 XL and was using the 2 button option. Finally got used to gestures and to be honest, after about a week or so of using the gestures it sort of feels more natural than using buttons

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