The latest Android 14 beta hints at an adaptive touch feature

When using a touchscreen phone, you run the risk of not being able to use it under certain conditions. For example, if it’s extremely cold outside, and you have to wear gloves, they can make it tough to use your screen. This is why you change the screen sensitivity. Well, Google could be testing an adaptive touch feature to let your phone adjust the screen sensitivity by itself.

This was discovered while digging into the latest version of the Android 14 beta. So, it’s not a guarantee that this feature will come out. Google puts strings of code inside current versions of Android that hint at future features. However, Google didn’t officially announce it. So, there’s a chance that the company could take the feature away. Don’t count on this feature coming out.

Google could be testing an adaptive touch sensitivity mode

Right now, the Google Pixel 8 (Review) is one of the smartest phones out there. Google designed the phone’s software to be as intuitive as possible. When it comes to screen sensitivity, the phone can actually detect whenever you are using a screen protector. Once it does, it’ll prompt you to turn on screen protector mode. This will adapt to the screen sensitivity to work best while a screen protector is on.

That’s great to hear, but it appears that Google wants to further automate this process. Mishaal Rahmen found strings of code within the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 pointing to a setting that will allow your screen to adapt its sensitivity automatically. The Strings read:

Touch sensitivity will automatically adjust to your environment, activities and screen protector

Adaptive touch

So, as the strings state, the phone will detect what’s going on in your environment and activities, and adjust the screen sensitivity automatically to accommodate. We don’t know what environmental events will trigger Adaptive Screen mode. It’s possible that it could adjust for the rain, gloves, screen protectors, and other situations like that.

Hopefully, we’ll get more details about it when/if the feature actually drops. It’s speculated that this feature could be a part of the June feature drop. If so, then we definitely have quite a bit of time to wait.