How To Enable Double Tap Wake Or Sleep On Samsung Galaxy S9 And S9+

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were long-awaited by Samsung fans. It features a large infinity display with curved corners and edges. With this kind of display, Samsung ditched the traditional home buttons to come up with such a beautiful aesthetic for their Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. All the buttons are now shifted to on-screen navigation. Also, the home button has now been placed on-screen, which works when pressure is applied.

Every time Samsung releases a new flagship phone, one thing that keeps surprising us is the new accessibility features. Some features gave the users a “Yes!” kind of a surprise. However, some of it gave them the “Why?!” kind of surprise. For example, after they released the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ that’s buttonless, many expected for the double tap to wake up the display or put it to sleep. But unfortunately, Samsung didn’t give it to them. Instead, the manufacturer has introduced the Always On Display feature.

Double Tap Feature On Samsung Galaxy S9:

Getting rid of the easy ways to access information such as the notifications, date, and time which are constantly placed on the display of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ has made the users anxious. The double tap option for waking up the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ and for getting the display to sleep is probably one of the good little perks a smartphone can have.

So now, it’s up to you if you like to take what you get and keep the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ as it is or whether you like to turn back this option to make a change. The good news is, there’s no need to be anxious anymore. You can still have the double tap to wake or sleep your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+. Here’s how you can enable the feature again. 

How To Enable Double Tap Wake Or Sleep

If you want to get back the double tap to wake and sleep feature of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, you need to install a third party app that supports this kind of feature. You can get it from the Google Play Store, which offers numerous apps for different purposes, and all of these apps are functioning completely, designed to wake or put to sleep the display of your Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+, whenever you double tap it.

We recommend either installing the Nova launcher, which has the double tap feature, or Double Tap Pro. The Nova launcher takes over more of the user experience, but provides a lot of added features and customizability. Double Tap Pro costs $.99 but works like a charm.

But if you notice that this third party app eats up most of your battery life, you can always delete it. As we all know, running an app permanently could really hurt the battery’s longevity. It would be a good option to try it out first. before deciding whether to keep it permanently it or not.

That’s basically how you can enable the double tap wake and sleep feature of Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The only choice here is to download a third party app, unfortunately. Or maybe, just maybe, Samsung will come to realize how great this feature is and bring it back again after an update. But for now, that’s how it has to be.

If you have comments, suggestions, or questions, you can send us a message or comment it below!