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 ...

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

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.