ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 71FEATURE- Bring back double-tap
to check and lift to check
This year’s Pixel brings an always-on ambient display,
and we couldn’t be happier. But if you’re not into it,
Google hasn’t completely abandoned the old way
of doing things. Inside the Ambient display settings
(Settings > Display > Advanced > Ambient display),
there will be two toggles beneath ‘Always on.’
Double-tap to check phone and Lift to check phone.
The double-tap option will light up the screen
when you double-tap on the ambient display (or
illuminates the ambient display if it’s not set to always
be on). The lift-to-check toggle turns on the ambient
display when you raise your handset, like before.
However, it works only if the always-on display is
turned off, so you’ll have to choose.