Pixel phones are expected to gain a double-tap gesture to turn off the screen with Android 16 QPR1, a feature already present on other Android launchers. This new functionality, revealed through ...

Home > Phones Finally, Google Prepares to Add Double-Tap Screen-Off Gesture to Pixel Phones But the double-tap gesture is not likely to appear in the stable Android 16 release, which is due in ...

Google Pixel phones could get a useful new feature in the form of being able to double-tap to lock the screen with Android 16, according to a new report.

Android may soon add a new shortcut that lets you launch the default wallet app with a double tap of the power button.

Pixel phones are getting a new card carousel overlay when you launch Google Wallet with a double-tap of the power button.

The latest beta build of Android 16 brings a new feature to Pixel phones that lets users biometrically unlock the device without ever waking up the screen.

The double-tap gesture is not likely to appear in the stable Android 16 release, due in June 2025. It is more probable that Google will give this gesture to Pixel phones in a later quarterly update.