Google may finally add a double-tap gesture to turn off the screen on Pixel phones, a common feature available on competitor devices. Evidence for this lock screen gesture appeared in the latest ...

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.

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