Google may debut Adaptive Touch with Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro for improved display touch response

New evidence of a forthcoming Google Pixel feature called 'Adaptive Touch' has surfaced online. To recap, Google added references to Adaptive Touch within Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1. Arriving over a month ago, the code strings described Adaptive Touch as a tool that would automatically adjust touch sensitivity accounting for 'environment, activities and screen protector' variables.

Unfortunately, the latest Android 14 beta does not provide any other details about the ways in which Google will distinguish Adaptive Touch from its current 'Screen protector mode'. Last month's disclosure has led to Rahman to speculate that Adaptive Touch will mimic 'Aqua Touch' though, a feature that OnePlus debuted with the OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R. As its name suggests, Aqua Touch aims to maintain touch responsiveness even when the screen has water all over it.

According to Mishaal Rahman, Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 links Adaptive Touch to 'P24', a term that does not refer to a specific device. Instead, 'P24' likely describes the flagship smartphones that Google intends to release in 2024. For context, the company appends '_MIDYEAR' for Pixel A series smartphones, such as 'P23_MIDYEAR' for the Pixel 7a. Currently, 'P24' is thought to consist of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. However, there is a chance that the term could apply to the Pixel Fold 2 as well, given recent rumours that it will join the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro on the Tensor G4 chipset.

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