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So why do Samsung android phones put the "back button" on the right contrary to the other android devices? In latin and germanic languages, left means back, ca
by ernesth 8y ago
So why do Samsung android phones put the "back button" on the right contrary to the other android devices?
In latin and germanic languages, left means back, cancel, undo, bad whereas right means continue, progress, right!
- Zonneh 8y agoBecause most people are right handed and their phones are so big its easier to tap back on the right than left. (My theory, no source)
- cesarb 8y agoBecause early Android devices had the back button on the right. See for instance the first Android device (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream): the button order was according to Wikipedia "Call", "Home", "Menu", "Back", "End Call". The standard Android button placement later changed to have the back button on the left, but Samsung kept the old order, probably so that users who upgrade their phone within the Samsung Galaxy series don't have to relearn their muscle memory.