The humble power button has been a standard feature on phones since before they were smart. For most of that time, the button has been used for, you know, power. That changed when virtual assistants ...

Your phone's power, or side button as Samsung calls it, is probably one of the most-used buttons, though you might only be using to turn the display on and off. But it can do much more, from launching ...

The power button used to be the key to switch on or off your smartphone. However, device makers have taken more liberties with how this pusher controls our devices in recent years. Samsung and Google ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is toying with a new setting that would allow users to swap Android’s double-tap power button shortcut that currently opens the camera to instead open Google Wallet and other wallet apps, and ...

Kumar Utkarsh | Feb 7, 2026, 4:23 PM IST Your smartphone's power button hides powerful shortcuts for camera, flashlight, emergency SOS, screenshots, and more ...

From flashlight and calendar moves to screen reading and tap prompts, each assistant revealed neat strengths and awkward ...

Android is getting several new animations as part of its Material 3 Expressive revamp. Google has started testing one of the upcoming animations in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta release. It appears ...