The power button does many things. I use it to trigger an emergency call, summon my virtual assistant, launch the camera in under a second, and silence incoming calls without touching the screen.

In Android 14, screen recording sessions from third-party apps will continue even if you press the power button, and Android 15 QPR1 finally changes that behavior as part of Google's efforts to ...

Android 16 Beta 2 adds a new 'double press power button' menu that lets you choose to launch Google Wallet instead of the camera.