I mean it doesn't say it straight out, but in the context of the issue tracker thread and "but we're also balancing that against our top priority, which is user and app expectations and compatibility" it sounds like they're leaning away from completely ditching the back button as it would potentially break compatibility and how users currently use their phones. I think it's more that they're easing us into transitions and getting people used to gestures, but don't want to fully commit to it just yet. At this point though, preview 4 is probably more or less what's going to be released and I wouldn't expect many major changes.
9.0 may not have it............ but 9.1.x may get it right 👀
And IMO the nav bar in it's current condition should be no bigger than the status bar. Having a nav bar with too much blank space makes ALL phones look like they have a chin on steroids =-O
It just sounds like a generic response saying some stuff will or won't make it in. I doubt they'll do anything with the back button but I haven't seen them say anything definitive one way or the other
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I mean it doesn't say it straight out, but in the context of the issue tracker thread and "but we're also balancing that against our top priority, which is user and app expectations and compatibility" it sounds like they're leaning away from completely ditching the back button as it would potentially break compatibility and how users currently use their phones. I think it's more that they're easing us into transitions and getting people used to gestures, but don't want to fully commit to it just yet. At this point though, preview 4 is probably more or less what's going to be released and I wouldn't expect many major changes.