Once upon a time in tech, Android phones shipped with tactile, ribbed power buttons for convenient accessibility - then one ...

Now, if you, like countless others have been using an Android phone for quite some time, you know that long-pressing the power button on your smartphone pops up the shutdown or restart options.

Eventually, I discovered that I could double-press the power button to launch the camera on my Samsung phone. It also works on Google Pixel phones and other devices.

The Android power button is no longer the power button, but how do readers feel about this? Believe it or not, it's a hugely divisive topic.

I can see the case for it — it lowers the power button on particularly large phones, making it easier to tap with your thumb — but I find that it places the volume buttons too high up for comfort.

If your power button breaks down, it can be extremely frustrating each time you want to power up or power down. Here are a few tips that can help you restart an Android phone without a power ...

The power button is a basic accessibility feature, but we need consistency in the Android world to define what it can and cannot do.

Say goodbye to battery anxiety - these 12 expert tips will help you maximize your Android phone's battery life.

Once, the power button on a smartphone turned the phone on and off, but an annoying trend is seeing the button repurposed for different duties.