Here’s how Android 16 QPR1 may let you double tap your Pixel’s screen to turn it off
Android 16 QPR1 has a hidden feature that lets you turn your Pixel’s screen off when you double tap it
- 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.
- However, this double tap gesture will reportedly only function on the lock screen, not the home screen.
Reaching for the power button to wake your phone can be awkward if it’s on a table or stand. To address this, many Android phones let you double tap the screen to turn it on. Many of these phones also support the reverse — double tapping the screen to turn it off — which is convenient when you’re finished using your device. Pixel phones, however, currently lack this handy screen off gesture, but Google could finally add it in the first quarterly release of Android 16.
While digging through the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 release, we found new strings in the Settings app that suggest a “double tap to turn off screen” page will soon appear under Settings > System > Gestures. The page will have a toggle for enabling this new double tap screen off gesture, which allows you to “double tap an empty space on the lock screen to turn off the screen.”
