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Android Q beta 3 review: Dark theme, gesture navigation and more notification changes
By Andrew Martonik published

Hands on with Google's Stadia Controller: It's good. Really good.
By Russell Holly last updated
Google is finally letting people touch its new controller for Stadia, and if you like controllers you can already buy this is going to feel right at home.

Android Q Beta 3 is heading to 21 phones — here's the full list
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Google is once again expanding its beta program, with 21 phones from 13 OEMs now on the list.

Android Q is getting rid of the back button for a side-swipe gesture
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
With Android Q, the back button is being retired in favor of a new side-swipe gesture that will let you go back by swiping in from either edge of the phone.

Android Q is getting Dark Theme
By Ara Wagoner published
Android has come back to the dark side with Android Q.

Google's making phones more accessible to people with speech and hearing impairments
By Joe Maring published
With Live Caption and Live Relay, Google's making phones more accessible than ever to people with hearing and speaking disabilities.

You don't have to say "OK Google" to stop timers or alarms on Google Home anymore
By Ara Wagoner published
Timers and alarms are easy to set on Google Assistant, but they haven't always been easy to dismiss. Today, that changes.

The Google Assistant is now ten times faster on phones
By Joe Maring published
Love using the Google Assistant? Google announced a lot of upgrades at I/O that'll be coming soon — like a 10x speed boost on phones.
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