The new Google Assistant launched on the Pixel 4 with a handful of restrictions. One of those is requiring Android 10 gesture navigation, though the latest Google app beta allows the new Assistant with 3-button nav.
A Reddit user today noticed how the new Google Assistant is working with 3-button navigation. At launch in October, Google noted that the new gesture system where you swipe from either bottom corner is a prerequisite.
That requirement looks to have been dropped with the current Google app beta. This could very well be a bug with version 10.93.8.29, but it’s working consistently on our end.
Holding down the center home button will see the four-color light bar stream in from the sides of the screen. The “Hi, how can I help?” prompt appears, with shortcuts for the Updates feed and keyboard input showing up like normal. In the process, system navigation is hidden by the transparent overlay.
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- Pixel 4 Assistant
This is visually buggy as seen by how your transcription briefly covers the microphone icon as the results panel slides up. After a response is provided, Continued Conversation works to let you enter another command without requiring a hotword.
Again, it’s possible that the next Google app removes this capability, as there are visual issues. That said, the new Google Assistant is fully operational with 3-button nav. This work could be part of the new Assistant eventually coming to other devices that don’t use gesture navigation.
The user that first spotted this interestingly has a different Overview dock with separated Search field and Assistant button. That slight tweak is not appearing on our devices.
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