If you’re a Pixel phone user who uses Google Wallet, paying for things with your phone is about to become much easier.
Opening Google Wallet isn’t exactly difficult at the moment. You can open the app itself, tap the Wallet icon in Quick Settings, or press and hold the lock screen shortcut. A new option, though, lets you open Wallet without looking at your phone.
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The Android 16 Beta 2, rolling out today, takes a feature from other Android phones and allows you to open Google Wallet by double-tapping your Pixel phone’s power button — exactly how the feature works on Samsung devices (but Samsung lets you map the double tap to any app). It works no matter what app you’re on and even works from…