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I unlocked the full potential of my phone's power button with these 8 tricks

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 it to ...
Android Authority

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 adds new animation for the power button long-press gesture

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 ...
Android Authority

PSA: You can use your power button for voice typing on Galaxy phones

Samsung lets Galaxy phone users activate voice typing via the power button, and it’s available on older devices too. This could be useful if you think the voice typing icon is in an inconvenient place ...
Android

Samsung Galaxy A56 'Gemini AI Button' Update is Bricking Phones

A recent Samsung Galaxy A56 update introduces Google Gemini AI access via the side power button, enhancing features like notes and calendar. However, some users, especially in Europe, are reporting ...