Samsung phones could finally get a native double-tap back gesture (APK teardown)Samsung phones could finally get this handy gesture without downloading a separate app.

Samsung phones could finally get a native double-tap back gesture (APK teardown)

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority

TL;DR

• An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Samsung is working on a double-tap gesture for the back of Galaxy phones.
• This feature currently requires users to download a Samsung Good Lock app, but we’ve discovered it in a leaked One UI 8.5 build.
• This discovery suggests that you can double-tap the back of your Galaxy phone without downloading a separate app.

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We’ve seen a few smartphone brands offering a back-tap gesture in recent years. This lets you double-tap the back of the phone to activate certain apps or features. Samsung also offers this gesture with the aid of a downloadable app. Now, we’ve discovered that the company is working on integrating this feature into One UI itself.

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We dug into the latest internal build of One UI 8.5 and discovered that Samsung is working on a “double back tap” feature. Newly found strings, seen below, include the “double_back_tap” name and specifically describe the gesture.

Samsung phones could finally get this handy gesture without downloading a separate app.Hadlee Simons2025-09-26T08:02:44.000Z{}