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Coming with the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 upgrade is a new design for the 3-button navigation system. This change is more noticeable when the user activates the home button assistant activation system. Beta testers have taken note of this feature and brought the changes it features to the spotlight.
The size of the keys in the 3-navigation system with this new Beta testing upgrade sees some design changes. Also, its animation responses when users activate the Google Assistant feature gets a facelift. Users also note that these changes were not available in the previous Beta upgrade version.
In this article, we will take a look at these changes that might make their way to the update’s stable release. According to reliable sources, the stable release should be available by June. But before this release, it’s important to note what features will roll out to the public with this update.
The 3-button navigation gets some design improvements with the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 upgrade
If you use 3-button navigation on your Android 13 device, prepare yourself to welcome a new design. This design change or improvement affects all three buttons, but one stands out. The minimize, home, and back buttons are now slightly larger with the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 upgrade.
The increase in the size of the three navigation buttons is not so conspicuous. Also, the back key, shaped as a triangle, now has more rounded edges which will make it a bit more appealing to the eyes. But the home button (the circle shape) comes with the most noticeable change among all three keys.
With the QPR3 Beta 3 upgrade, the home button drops off the surrounding ring. Now the home button is just a relatively large circle and still packs its Google Assistant shortcut feature. Holding down this button will pull up the Google Assistant like it already does with the existing Android 13 stable version.
Beta testers note that the home button on the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 version gets larger when the assistant feature is disabled. But with the feature turned on from the user’s settings, the home button takes an average size. The pop-up when a user pulls up the Google Assistant stays unchanged.
This change to the 3-button navigation with the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 upgrade might also carry into Android 14. But before that, it will first become available for Android 13 devices in a few months. Once the stable update is ready, users will get it via a system update with many features.
