Many Android skins let you swipe down anywhere on the home screen. So what do you use this gesture for on your device?

If you just want to toggle off Do Not Disturb completely, check for the appropriate button in Android's swipe-down Quick Settings menu.

In Android 5.1, if you have QS open on the lockscreen, you only need to swipe from outside the panel and it will close and unlock the phone simultaneously.

The easiest way to "invoke" the Google Assistant or Gemini now is with a simple gesture. In case you didn't know, you can swipe inward from the bottom corner of your Android phone to fire it up.

The Pixel Launcher already lets users swipe down anywhere on their homescreen to pull down the top shade. In Android 12 DP2, Google extends a similar notification swipe gesture to the entire ...