By Craig Donaldson
Publication Date: 2026-03-21 23:00:00
No matter what phone I’m using, whether it’s an iPhone or Android, the first thing I do when I get my hands on it is set up either Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. I rely on my digital wallet so much every day, whether it’s tapping to get gas, pay for groceries, or grab a coffee. So naturally, when I recently got my hands on the new Pixel 10a, setting up Google Wallet was at the top of my agenda.
And if you use Google Wallet every day on your Pixel as I do, there are two settings you should change that are vital to making the experience even smoother — and one of them is something Google only recently added.
When Android 16 rolled out last June, one new Pixel feature that I feel flew under the radar was the ability to change what double-pressing the power button does. Before Android 16, the only thing a double press of the power button could do on a Pixel was open the camera. But with Android 16, Google finally added the option to double-press it to open Google…
