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[WIP][v1.45.0] Predictive back (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by idunnololz@lemmy.world to c/summit@lemmy.world
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This is a unplanned release. Due to some bugs and mounting issues within the app, I need to issue a release for full predictive back support.

Predictive back is a new-ish feature on Android that was introduced in Android 14 and will begin to roll out fully in Android 15. This "feature" is more of a guideline/standard being pushed by Google. It is a push for apps to dynamically respond to the back gesture. In most cases what this means is that a preview of the previous screen will be shown when a back gesture is initiated.

Since Android 15 is releasing soon, Google is pushing a ton of updates to suport this feature. These updates unfortunately introduced some bugs in the app. Google did add a way for apps to opt out of this feature, however I've decided instead to just fully support it.

Changes so far

  • Fixed a bug where changing accounts will not scroll the account list to the top.
  • Added full support for predictive back. Note that this fixes several bugs that are only seen on Android 14.
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[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Nice, I like that feature but at this moment it is so inconsistent that some apps have said feature and some don't, if I remember correctly it actually has been around since A13.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A13 added the concept of predictive back but it only supported a tiny fraction of what is considered predictive back now. A13 only supported the part where the back gesture would close the app and nothing else. In A14 and above, predictive back evolved into something that can be added for every single screen. Eg. if you go from ScreenA -> ScreenB and then initiate a back gesture from ScreenB then you will see ScreenA to show that will be where you end up.

The v1.45.0 release adds complete support for A14's predictive back. The A13 predictive back has been supported by the app for a long time now so that support is not new with this release.

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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