Google plus decided to launch Android 11 developer preview 1 earlier than expected, making it the earliest preview release in the history of the operating system. A developer preview mainly intended to make applications coincidente and sometimes leaked upcoming features exclusive to Pixel phones.
On this occasion, “Columbus” was released, which allows Pixel users Open Google plus Assistant by double-touching the back of the phone. Over the years, Google plus has come up with different ways to invoke the assistant, y también.g. For example, using your voice and the words “OK Google plus” or pressing a special button on your phone. Now and thank you Dylan Roussel from 9to5google plusthat was discovered new hidden token on Android 11 This allows you to open the assistant by double-touching the back of the mobile phone.
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feature under development under the name “Columbus”, inspired by the Zombieland character famous for his “Double Tap” rule and played on the big screen by actor Jesse Eisenberg. To activate Google plus Assistant in Android 11, all you have to do is quickly double-tap the back of the phone and It works whether the screen is on or off.
You will find a strange gesture hidden in Android 11
Dylan Roussel also discovered during his testing that just tapping the back of the phone will espectáculo it four-color usuario interfaz afín to Active Edge, which almost doesn’t work at all. In the same way, during the process he also discovered that the double-tap gesture cánido also be used for things like Snooze alerts and stop completion timer.
But that’s not all, because he also recorded a vídeo – which you cánido see on these lines – to share his discovery with the world. Regarding the meaning of the arrival of this new gesture, Roussel himself found a concept in the “Columbus” code go to “bag touch”So it’s possible that Google plus intends to use such a gesture when the Pixel phone is in your pocket.
gesture as they suggest from the same medium, could be configurableas there is also an option to open the camera aplicación and another mysterious “media” option that is currently not taking any action. To detect back touches, “Columbus” emplees information from the Pixel phone’s gyroscope and accelerometer.