128 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020BUYING GUIDE
As we’ve found on other phones with this feature
(and others like Apple’s 3D Touch), you’ll either use it
all the time or completely forget it’s there. You can set
how sensitive it is to stop it happening by accident.
The problem here is that you can’t customize
it, so it only summons the Assistant or silences
alarms, incoming calls and the like. It would be far
more useful if you could choose to use it for other
things such as launching the camera, as you can
on HTC phones with Edge Sense. You can launch
the camera by double-tapping the power key, but
that’s more awkward.
Something we’re still trying out over a longer
period is the Digital Wellbeing feature hidden in the
settings. This which shows you how much screen timeThe Pixel 3
comes with
Android Pie128 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020BUYING GUIDE
As we’ve found on other phones with this feature
(andotherslikeApple’s3DTouch),you’lleitheruseit
allthe time or completely forget it’s there. You can set
how sensitive it is to stop it happening by accident.
The problem here is that you can’t customize
it, so it only summons the Assistant or silences
alarms,incomingcallsandthelike.It wouldbefar
moreusefulif youcouldchoosetouseit forother
thingssuchas launching the camera, as you can
onHTCphoneswithEdgeSense.Youcanlaunch
thecamerabydouble-tappingthepowerkey,but
that’smore awkward.
Something we’re still trying out over a longer
period is the Digital Wellbeing feature hidden in the
settings. This which shows you how much screen timeThe Pixel 3
comes with
Android Pie