Android 16's convenient double-press power button shortcut for Google Wallet is only available on Pixel 8 and later devices.

The Android power button is no longer the power button, but how do readers feel about this? Believe it or not, it's a hugely divisive topic.

Android 16 Beta 2 adds a new 'double press power button' menu that lets you choose to launch Google Wallet instead of the camera.

In Android 16 Beta 2, Google is now widely allowing users to open Google Wallet by using the power button shortcut. In the Settings app, users can change that shortcut on the “Gestures” page.

Once upon a time in tech, Android phones shipped with tactile, ribbed power buttons for convenient accessibility - then one day, they went extinct.

The Android power button is among the strongest pieces of design Google has ever produced. It's merely one key tucked along the side of my mobile device. The power button does many things. I use ...

A new shortcut option in Android 16 could make it faster to access your wallet, as long as you're willing to give up camera access.

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