Android 7.0 Nougat Expected To Get Navigation Bar Customizer Soon

According to data provided by tipsters, Google is going to take a shot at a navigation bar Customizer (or navbar Customizer), which will empower you to apply certain changes to the current on-screen navigation buttons with Home, Back, and Recent options. The feature is relied upon to be hidden inside the code of Android 7.0 Nougat. The code for navigation bar Customizer was acquainted with Android as a code confer on January 22, however then removed over a month later on February 24 as the feature was not ready, according to the overhauls specified on code vault site GitHub.

Navigation Bar Customizer for Android 7.0 Nougat

The customization alternative is expected upon to be added to Google's System UI Tuner, which was presented with Android 6.0 Marshmallow's initial form. The system UI Tuner has basically given developers different change alternatives over the time like expelling different symbols from the status bar to help them take screenshots or videos of their apps.

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A tipster for Android Police figured out how to re-empower the navigation bar Customizer by modding the SystemUI, and has sent site the screenshots and a portrayal of every navigation bar modifier. As indicated by the data gave by the tipster, "all the standard buttons on the navbar are removable, and new ones can be added at will."

According to the tipster, the new things accessible for use incorporate a clipboard button, a button to which any keyboard function can be assigned, a spacer, and a switch button for menu/keyboard. Further, there are symbols like double headed arrow, a cross and a symbol with two horizontal lines. These icons resize, erase and move the symbols on the navigation bar.

Android 7.0

The clipboard option reportedly doesn't work as of now and it is not clear if these options have anything to do with the fancy home-button linked with Google Assistant, the company's upcoming virtual assistant, or the rumored Nexus Launcher, which was leaked earlier. Therefore, nothing can be said with certainty. However, if the company does launch this feature eventually with an Android Nougat update, it will give an interesting customization option that is likely to be cherished by many.

The tipster has additionally uploaded a flashable compress file on XDA Developers for those who need to experiment with the component on a Nexus 6P running Android 7.0 Nougat. In the event that you mean to give it a shot, remember you'll require a custom recovery alternative, and ought to preferably backup your data in case something goes wrong.

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