[UPDATE 3] Official: No Double Tap to Wake on Nexus 6

Update 3: it officially doesn’t have tap-to-wake.

Update: After some confusion over the seemingly inconsistent tap-to-wake functionality, I reached out to Google for official confirmation and was informed that the Nexus 6 does not include tap-to-wake functionality. It would seem my review unit responded to tap-to-wake simply because of the very slight motion caused by tapping the device, not because it’s an actual feature of the device.

(from the Android Police article)

Thanks to user Martim for posting this new information.





[UPDATE 2] Double tap to wake works, sort of

First, the Nexus 6 does have double-tap to wake. The problem is - at least for now - the behavior is finicky. And I don't mean it's finicky in a way that you might get used to. I mean that it works maybe once out of every ten tries. Taps need to be direct and forceful, and it works best if the phone is lying on a flat surface, so tapping while it's in your palm isn't really an option. This is something that can (and hopefully will) be solved by a software update, but in the meantime it's a pain.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/01/first-impressions-googles-nexus-6-really-big-really-beautiful/

[UPDATE] the latest hands-on videos seem to indicate that double tap to wake does not work.

Evidence:

TechnoBuffalo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8nltM3hLo. At around 0:42, he double taps and there is either a large delay before the phone responds or he presses the button, which is more likely.

TechGuy SmartBuy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KArExo6O1M. At around 0:27, he double taps the screen and nothing happens.

Mobile Syrup Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulDp2cPoc9M. Double tap is attempted at 4:01 and again 4:11 with no result.

What do you think? Is the feature just not enabled on these phones and it was on for the Wired demo? Was it a fluke that the Wired phone turned on? Was Wired just confused?

/UPDATE

So, apparently double tap to wake works on Nexus 6. It had only been mentioned before for the Nexus 9. I'm surprised no other tech blogs with their hands on tried it, or at least mentioned it if they tried it, but Wired confirms that it works.

And then there’s the Nexus 6 display. We didn’t get a chance to fully put it through its paces, but the 6-inch Quad HD AMOLED display packs in 493 ppi and is just stunning to look at. We also liked the way you can just double tap on it now to wake it up, and instantly get to your notifications. This was very… handy.

A reader in the comments asked for confirmation. Here is the exchange:

There is a Reddit post that has been discussing this latest revelation here: Reddit Link

P.S. Sorry about the highlighting in the screen-cap! Should have noticed that and removed it. :)

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