This post will walk you through activating an Android 13 feature that lets you view notifications and other lock screen information by simply lifting your Google Pixel phone when it’s locked. Here’s a quick guide to enable Lift to Check Phone on Google Pixel 7.
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Lift to Check Phone is one of the lock screen features integrated Google Pixel phones running on the latest Android OS versions. When enabled, it lights the phone’s screen up and lets you view screen information on the Lock Screen by simply picking the phone up.
If you’re new to this phone and wondering how to access and activate this feature on your recently procured Google Pixel 7, feel free to refer to these subsequent steps.
To get started, open the Settings app by tapping on the gear icon from the Home screen or Apps tray.
To get to the Apps tray on your Pixel 7, you will need to swipe up from the bottom of the Home screen. There, you will see different app icons/shortcuts lined up on the Apps tray. Just find then tap the Settings/Gear icon to launch the app.While in the Settings app menu, find and then tap Display.
Another screen will launch with all inbuilt display features.Navigate to the Lock display section then tap Lock screen.
On the succeeding window, you will see another set of features associated with lock screen management.Scroll down to the bottom section of the Lock screen menu then find and tap Lift to Check Phone to continue.
On the next screen, you will see the main toggle the turn the feature on or off.Simply tap on the Lift to Check Phone switch to turn the feature ON.
When enabled, you can check the time, notifications and other info on the lock screen by simply picking up your phone.
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- Settings
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- Google Pixel 7
To check and see how it works, press the Side/Power key of your phone to lock it then let the phone rest on the table or any flat surface. Give it a few moments to rest then lift it up afterwards. The moment you lift the phone up, you should see that the screen lights up and the lockscreen information becomes visible.
Lift to Check Phone Not Working?
People who have encountered problems using Lift to Check Phone and Tap to Check Phone gestures have managed to fix the problem by rebooting the phone in Safe Mode then clearing data from the Phone app.
Resetting the Phone app preferences can also be deemed a potential solution in case clearing the Phone app cache and data doesn’t resolve the issue.
And that’s how you activate the Lift to Check Phone gesture on the Google Pixel 7 smartphone.
