With Android 9.0 (Pie), Google revamped its navigation paradigm, reworking the multi-tasking and app-switching interface into a more gesture-based UI. On most devices running Android Pie, the old, three-button interface could be reactivated easily via a toggle found in the settings app.
This won"t be the case with Google"s fresh-off-the-oven Pixel 3 handsets, however. In a tweet, the company confirmed that the option to turn off gestures won"t be available for buyers of the device, leaving them stuck with the new gesture-nav interface.
Though this new UI was expected to be the default paradigm on Google"s new smartphones, it"s sure to be a disappointment for those who prefer the older, decidedly simpler button-based interface.
Source: Google (Twitter)