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Pixel 3a

Google · catalog updated 2026-10-21

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Brand
Google
Kind
Android phone · released 2019-05 · last update Android 12
Model codes
Pixel 3a

Ships with Android 9, last update Android 12 (12L); install the Android 10 or a later update first. No Quick Tap: Google limits it to Pixel 4a (5G) and later. Only the common inputs apply.

Gestures on the Pixel 3a

No gesture specific to this model is known. We only list what the manufacturer or reliable sources document.

Plus what the app offers on every Android phone: In-app button, Widget, Quick Settings tile, Shake, Volume keys, Voice phrase. How to set those up

Recommended presets

  • Shake ×3Sends a signal

    Three sharp shakes within 2.5 s: hard to do by accident, easy to do without looking.

    Shake ×3, 0.15–1 s apart · whole gesture within 2.5 s

  • Widget ×2Sends a signal

    Two taps on the home-screen widget within 3 s; a single accidental tap does nothing.

    Widget ×2, 0.1–3 s apart · whole gesture within 3 s

Gestures are set up in the phone settings as shown, then combined into a trigger recipe in the app, where practice mode shows step by step whether a gesture would trigger.