Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
In the early smartphone years, devices used to have multiple buttons both below the display and around the sides. Modern minimalistic designs have done away with most of these physical buttons, thus ...
Google’s Pixel smartphones feature several features that make them stand out from other Android smartphones in the market. Quick Tap is one such feature. It was first introduced on the Pixel 4a and ...
Google Pixel devices offer a potentially very useful “Quick Tap” feature. We say “potentially” because it doesn’t always work as it should. In theory, the feature allows you to double-tap the back of ...
The Pixel series’ Quick Tap gesture is now more helpful than ever, with the option to toggle your flashlight. Starting with Android 12 last year, newer Pixel phones gained a “Quick Tap” gesture that ...
The December 2025 update for Pixels, which introduces Android 16 QPR2, has improved the responsiveness of the Quick Tap gesture. Users report consistent success ...
The Android 16 QPR2 update reportedly quietly fixed the Pixel’s notorious Quick Tap gesture. The double-tap-back feature, once unreliable, now works consistently according to user reports. This silent ...