Pixel 4a
Google · catalog updated 2026-10-21
- Brand
- Kind
- Android phone · released 2020-08 · last update Android 13
- Model codes
- Pixel 4a
Ships with Android 10, last update Android 13. No Quick Tap: Google limits it to Pixel 4a (5G) and later, and the Android 13 firmware doesn't declare the feature. Only the common inputs apply.
Gestures on the Pixel 4a
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.