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The reason given is:
Specifically, Google wanted to eliminate the button that lets you view all your open apps, making it easier to see your apps with a swipe.
But the underlying reason for wanting to do it comes from this quote from Dave Burke, Google's VP of engineering for Android
"Android have those three buttons at the bottom: Home, back and something else," Burke said. "And it's, it's a little too much, a little too complicated. I think of it as like walking into a room with three doors and it's like, 'which door do I go in?'"
My response to Burke would be: Well, Dave, when you walk into the room, and there's three doors, and one of them is labeled "bedroom", one of them is labeled "kitchen", and one of them is labeled "bathroom"; it's pretty easy to decide whether you're tired, hungry, or need to take a leak - so maybe you should look at having standards for labeling things.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday May 15 2018, @07:40PM
Simple as can be. Just press the button 13 times fast while hopping on your left foot and singing Yankee Doodle (be sure you sign the words too) for the volume control. Note that fast means an interval of 0.521 and 0.522 seconds between presses. Otherwise you get factory reset. If you want Mute, get thje person next to you to kick your ass on the downbeat.