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TL;DR Google seems to be still working on its long-awaited double-tap-to-lock feature for Pixel phones.
Newly updated strings in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 point to dedicated settings for enabling or disabling the gesture.
The feature still isn’t officially available, but it looks like Google is already working towards making it more useful.
Google may finally be getting ready to give Pixel users a much better way to turn off their phone’s screen without reaching for the power button.
We first spotted a double-tap-to-lock feature in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 back in June 2025. It was meant to help Pixel users double-tap an empty area of the lock screen to turn off the display. While the feature still hasn’t made its way to Pixel phones, it now looks like Google didn’t forget about it afetrall.
In fact, our latest findings suggest that the company is making the feature even more useful.
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While digging through the latest Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 build, we found that Google has updated some previously dormant strings related to the double-tap-to-sleep feature. It also looks like Google has added the home screen to the feature’s description.
The original string described the feature like this:
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