Lumia 950/950 XL could get 'double tap to wake' feature if there's enough demand for it

30 April, 2016
Replying to a user query on Twitter, Microsoft's Gabriel Aul said that it's a common request, and asked the user to upvote it in Feedback Hub.

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  • Nette
  • wYL
  • 02 May 2016

Double tap the navigation bar to glance screen is already there, why not otherwise? Other than this, holding power button and sliding image down to turn-off, why not implement 2 finger slide down or again double tap it to restart the phone....

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    • AnonD-517898
    • 3Ju
    • 02 May 2016

    Anonymous, 02 May 2016Why couldn"t MS just put the double tap feature into the L9... moreExactly !
    My Nokia N9 still laughing at that funny news

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      • Anonymous
      • 7Xk
      • 02 May 2016

      Why couldn"t MS just put the double tap feature into the L950s and let the users decide whether they're gonna use it or not. Do users really need to go through the hazzle? Come on, MS!

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        • AnonD-528998
        • IWa
        • 02 May 2016

        this os is bad guys. don't buy it seriously.

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          • AnonD-477406
          • qNN
          • 02 May 2016

          Anonymous, 01 May 2016Then what's wrong with L950? It is should be had more co... moreThere's really nothing wrong with the Lumia 950. It's a great phone despite the negative connotations surrounding it.
          You obviously don't realize that there's way more that goes into a phone then just downloading the operating system. What worked for the Lumia 640 XL and every other Windows Phone 8.1 device may not work for a device that comes with Windows 10 Mobile. There's the huge differences between updating to Windows 10 Mobile and having it preinstalled, for example. Not to mention unique hardware differences such as the processor and RAM, or the firmware present on the phone. Especially the firmware.

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            • .alpha
            • j}t
            • 02 May 2016

            How about you just add that function before your entire department got close down?

            Microsoft and Blackberry are just doing the bare minimum on their phones just so they can say they have a smartphone division.

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              • Anonymous
              • Ki8
              • 01 May 2016

              AnonD-477406, 01 May 2016Your Lumia 640 XL is not a Windows 10 Mobile device. It's a... moreThen what's wrong with L950?

              It is should be had more complete features than older device, what a genius MS. I can cover the cost to bring your Executive staffs to get consultation from psychology....LoL

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                • Anonymous
                • Ki8
                • 01 May 2016

                As a crap this is amazing device from genius MS Enginer.

                I'm waiting HP Elite, no more Lumia device except built by Nokia.

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                  • AnonD-477406
                  • s1f
                  • 01 May 2016

                  AnonD-200220, 30 Apr 2016 What for I don't think anybody have even bought that crap... moreHaha Microsoft is never going to bankrupt with how well they're doing in the enterprise segment. Azure is dominating everything. And the 950 was never supposed to compete with any other flagships. It serves one purpose and one purpose only: providing a high powered Windows 10 Mobile device for the fans that supports all the latest features.

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                    • AnonD-477406
                    • s1f
                    • 01 May 2016

                    AnonD-426311, 30 Apr 2016Droping it was biggest mistake on 950XX phones and big diss... more1) Only the 950 XL has a new button layout
                    2) You do not need Twitter in any way shape or form. You just need a Windows phone running Windows 10 Mobile. Use the Feedback Hub or Windows Feedback if you're still on Threshold.

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                      • AnonD-477406
                      • s1f
                      • 01 May 2016

                      AnonD-425655, 01 May 2016Why are they threatening their own fans? They removed a fea... moreThreatening? Where on earth did you get a threat? The Feedback Hub is there for a reason, so that users can upvote and suggest features they want, and report any issues or problems they have.

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                        • AnonD-477406
                        • s1f
                        • 01 May 2016

                        Polen, 01 May 2016I am using a Lumia 640 XL with Windows 10 and the tap to w... moreYour Lumia 640 XL is not a Windows 10 Mobile device. It's a Windows Phone 8.1 device that was updated to Windows 10 Mobile. It retained double-tap-to-wake.

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                          • Carol
                          • L7f
                          • 01 May 2016

                          AnonD-500155, 01 May 2016In those Microsoft feedback, im constantly reacting to incl... moreThey can't do that. Continuum is about hardware that 930 does not have.

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                            • AnonD-500155
                            • t7X
                            • 01 May 2016

                            In those Microsoft feedback, im constantly reacting to include Continuum on my Lumia930. For in what way, I don't think so if its hardware capable or do it in any other way around. Just to keep our phones upto date feature. In any case we're not getting it, the next OS update are just nothing but minor.

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                              • Polen
                              • KAp
                              • 01 May 2016

                              I am using a Lumia 640 XL with Windows 10 and the tap to wake feature is active. The new tap to sleep the screen (at the bottom) feature is also working.

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                                • AnonD-425655
                                • 7qH
                                • 01 May 2016

                                Why are they threatening their own fans? They removed a feature and now require the fans to vote in order to get it again?

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                                  • Carol
                                  • L7f
                                  • 01 May 2016

                                  AnonD-108057, 30 Apr 2016kind of funny how a useful feature first seen on Nokia phon... moreBest comment ever. But one part is not quite true. They alredy killed Nokia. And they wanted this to heappen. I have a feeling they did this for apple. So apple crappy phones can go upper the rank. Ms knows what it's doing. They work for apple since ever. They become a lot of money from this company!!! They will do anything to keep it alive. Killing Nokia was one of this anything.

                                    Dylon, 30 Apr 2016I do miss double tap to wake. So many older Lumia's have i... moreOkay so now we're upvoting for features in flagships that they took away? And you wonder how much MS understands its customers. After that, the market stats are self explanatory

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                                      • Dylon
                                      • rRS
                                      • 30 Apr 2016

                                      I do miss double tap to wake. So many older Lumia's have it but not the newest flagships. For a while I thought it was excluded because windows 10 mobile was so new/2k screen resolution. But really? Now we have to upvote it? C'mon it's so useful when cooking/working with anything that gets ur hands dirty, just use the pinky.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • j9V
                                        • 30 Apr 2016

                                        It's a great feature that saved me on my old 635 as the buttons wore out rather quick and now that I have the 950 I'm worry about constantly using the button to wake the phone. Bring the feature back please!!!! Also the alarm on the lumia 635 windows 8.1 was so awesome compared to the new shocking alarm :$