Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Most Android phones let you double tap to turn the screen off...except for Google Pixel phones. That's finally changing soon.

Here's a first look at the Pixel's new double-tap screen-off gesture that's hidden in Android 16 Beta 4.

Read more on Android Authority: androidauthority.com/double-tap-turn-off-screen-on-pixel-3548454

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