Android 16 Beta 2 introduces a new “double press power button” menu. This menu lets you choose between launching the camera app or the default wallet app when double pressing the power button.

In Android 14, screen recording sessions from third-party apps will continue even if you press the power button, and Android 15 QPR1 finally changes that behavior as part of Google's efforts to ...

For the longest time, Android was an operating system that eschewed visual flair in favour of giving flexibility and power to the user, and since third party developers took their cues from the OS ...

As of Android Marshmallow, however, all Android phones can launch the camera with a double-tap of the power button (unless a manufacturer removed the feature for some reason).

The power button is a basic accessibility feature, but we need consistency in the Android world to define what it can and cannot do.

Most Android phones currently support a double-tap gesture of the power button, which typically opens the system camera application.

With the latest release of Android, there are even more ways to open Google Assistant. Jack Wallen shows you how to turn a long-press of the power button into one such method.

Power button below volume rocker (like Samsung). Power button and volume rocker on opposing sides (like iPhone). I don't care about the order. Something else (leave a comment).