Google in the race with Apple patented touch control on the smartphone panel

Resource Patent Bolt found that Google has patented technology that will allow you to control your smartphone using the back panel of the device, and not the front. A simple invention is likely to be used in new phones on the Android system. The development describes the touch buttons that will be located on the back of the mobile device.


The back panel will serve as an additional tool for performing simple operations such as turning a page in a book, scrolling websites, flipping through music or viewing photos. Typing text, for example, will be quite difficult if you do not see the keyboard.


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Undoubtedly, in order to print text or perform a specific action, you need to see what is happening on the screen. But for simple tasks, you can use touch control on the rear panel, as an additional function.



Interestingly, Apple filed a similar patent application back in 2006, but so far it has not released an iPhone or iPad with touch buttons on the back panel. It also remains unclear when such models based on the Android OS will enter the market.
Google declares that this technology will be applicable to other devices. For example, for tablets, e-books, Chromebooks.

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