A new feature on the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro may automatically adjust the sensitivity of the display to help you interact with the screen, according to code found in a recent Android beta

Named Adaptive Touch, the feature was discovered in Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 by Android expert Mishaal Rahman (via Android Authority) Its description reads: "Touch sensitivity is automatically adjusted to the environment, activity, and screen protector

The Pixel already offers a mode that increases screen sensitivity to account for the use of a screen protector, and the Pixel 8 series can detect the presence of a screen protector and automatically prompt the user to increase sensitivity"

Rahman's code dive did not reveal what environments or activities the screen can adapt to, but the ability to adapt to so many situations and adjust touch sensitivity accordingly could prove very useful

This seems very similar to the Aqua Touch feature on the OnePlus 12 This feature makes the phone easier to use when the screen or fingers are wet due to bad weather or sweat One would imagine that Adaptive Touch would be able to provide at least the same ease of use in wet conditions, but from Google's representation, it seems that the Pixel equivalent could be much more than that

Adaptive Touch is labeled as a "P24" feature within the Android 14 beta, which Rahman explains means it is reserved for the Pixel 9 series So even if this feature is available in other Android betas, or in the standard release version of Android 14 or the upcoming Android 15, it appears that it will be exclusive to Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, at least initially

Google is likely to release the first stable versions of the Pixel 9 series and Android 15 this October However, the first official announcement regarding Adaptive Touch may come in May of this year, as Google usually announces new versions of Android for that year at Google I/O