Pixel phones may soon get a “double tap to turn off screen” gesture in the Android 16 QPR1 update. A new toggle for this gesture is expected to appear in the Settings app under System > Gestures.

The most common way to turn off a phone screen and lock the device is to use the on-off button. That usually sits on the side of the phone and needs to be squeezed quite tightly. You need to do the ...

Google Pixel phones are known for their clean and smooth UI, but they lack some of the most basic conveniences found on other Android phones. One example is the double-tap gesture to turn off the ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Hey — have ya heard? Google’s got a simple-sounding but supremely useful new trick in the works for its homemade Pixel phones. The way it’d work is refreshingly straightforward: Just tap twice in a ...

Back Tap is one of those iPhone features you probably didn't know existed — or didn't think you'd use until you tried it. Introduced in iOS 14, it lets you assign quick actions to a double-tap (or ...