LOL, i meant to say that virtual home was there in Android but now they start getting rid of it. Just see new Android Pie based on iPhone X gesture navigations. OPPO and OnePlus already have gesture navigations. The upcoming Samsung new UI also having gesture navigations 
So iPhone X was the phone which didn't has home button (physical or virtual)
No matter what Android will follow Apple trend.
Just give me a simple example.
Samsung introduced Edge screen (personally i like Samsung design) but no one tried to copy maybe one or two phone came with edge screen
Now come to the Apple. iPhone X came with Notch (the worst thing happened) but all other started copying this Notch trend even google. Why? 