It's likely we're now just a matter of weeks away from the first Android Q developer build, with a proper announcement anticipated for Google I/O on 7 May. Some of its new features have already come to light, and it's possible we could be looking at the death of the back button on Android. We already lost the recent apps button in Android 9 Pie, and now our back button could be at risk too. According to code found by XDA, the Back button's functionality could be replaced by the newly single home button. We're really not sure how we feel about this change, which will confuse many Android users upgrading from earlier operating systems. Other rumoured changes to the OS are more appealing, with some suggestion of improved RCS support that could open up the platform to third-party apps. RCS, or Rich Communication Service, is in essence a data-enabled revamp of the standard text messaging service with added bells and whistles such as read receipts, group texts, ...