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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 MostCynical on Wednesday May 16 2018, @12:01AM
I set that up.
Phone kept pocket-dialling the first entry.
Now have a custom home page message with a friend's phone number and my name - which worked, the one time I left my phone in a park.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex