Adaptive Touch, which allows a Pixel touchscreen to work when wet or wearing a thick screen protector, should debut on Pixel 9 series.
Last month we told you that Google was working on an Adaptive Touch feature. A string of code discovered in February by Android expert Mishaal Rahman said, “Touch sensitivity will automatically adjust to your environment, activities, and screen protector.” In other words, rain or sweat, which normally might stop a Pixel’s touchscreen from reading inputs, will work thanks to Adaptive Touch.
While Rahman discovered the code in Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1, he wasn’t sure whether the feature would be included with the Pixel 8a and Pixel 9. Now, per Android Authority, he says that new code found in the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 update refers to Adaptive Touch as a “P24” feature which means that it will be available in the 2024 flagship Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro handsets.
