All Android devices provide a Back button for this type of navigation, so you should not add a Back button to your app’s UI. Depending on the user’s Android device, this button might be a physical button or a software button.

Why is there no back button in Android?

Android Q, the 10th version of the operating system, will get an all-new gestural navigation that will rely on swiping in from your phone’s edge to move back a step instead of the familiar back button, The Verge reports.

What are the 3 buttons at the bottom of Android called?

The traditional three-button navigation bar at the bottom of the screen – the back button, home button, and app switcher button.