The most common way to turn off a phone screen and lock the device is to use the on-off button. That usually sits on the side of the phone and needs to be squeezed quite tightly. You need to do the ...

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.

Google Pixel phones are known for their clean and smooth UI, but they lack some of the most basic conveniences found on other Android phones. One example is the double-tap gesture to turn off the ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Samsung has released an update to the RegiStar Good Lock app. The update improves the reliability of the Back Tap feature. This update also fixes an issue when launching Gemini on your Flip phone’s ...

This article explains how to turn off screen lock on Android. Following these steps will remove the lock screen password, PIN, pattern, etc., so that you can get into your device faster. Screen lock ...