Google’s latest Android 11 comes with many unique features, including the latest rear-panel tap gesture. After the launch, many people liked to use it on their Android smartphones. Today, we are going to share some knowledge to help you add Android 11’s back tap gesture to an Android device. Currently, this feature is available in the Dev Preview of Android 11 and can be used with a double-tap gesture on any Android device.
What is the advantage of a double-tap gesture?
- Launch Google Assistance.
- Control media playback, Google Camera App, and more customized triggers.4
- Dismiss timer, collapse Status bar, Silence incoming phone calls, Snooze alarms, Unpin notification.
How to use Android 11’s back tap gesture on any Android device
Thanks to Quninny899, well-known developer Kieron Quinn developed this Tap, Tap app, which works on Android devices based on Android 7.0 Nougat or higher. The app seems quite useful for allowing access to the tap on the rear panel of any Android device.
This app uses the device’s accelerometer and gyroscope sensor, which recognizes the tap by using a combination of machine learning, including a high-pass and a low-pass filter, to refine the sensitivity.
Tap, Tap – Android 11/iOS 14 | Back gesture for any Android device
- Download and install the Tap, Tap application on your Android device, then enable the Accessibility service from the device settings.
- After allowing, select your device model from the gesture settings.
- Not to mention, If the device “Display Turned off” Tap, Tap doesn’t work.
Download Tap, Tap
Tap, Tap is an open-source project application available to download from the XDA-Forum; check the source code on GitHub
It will allow you to use the double-tap gesture on your Android device. You can use it to open the Camera, assistant, and more.