With the Pixel Launcher, users can swipe down on their home screen to pull down the top shadow. In Android 12 DP2, Google extends a similar chain gesture to the entire operating system.
Under the system “Gestures” menu in Android 12, this feature is called “Swipe for notifications”. This differs from the Pixel’s “Swipe fingerprint for notifications” option, although the same tutorial animation is currently in use during the developer preview.
Swipe down on the bottom edge of the screen to show your notifications
Oddly enough, the setting to turn it off does not appear on the Pixel 3 line. In our testing, we only spotted it on the Pixel 4a and newer. That said, it works on all Pixel phones.
Under ‘bottom edge’ we found that you can start swiping at about the height of a standard bottom bar or floating action button (FAB) to evoke this gesture. Google has done a great job of making sure that you do not accidentally scroll down an app / feed while trying to quickly access the shadow.
It takes a little getting used to because your thumb can come in contact with the little finger to prevent your phone from falling. Regardless, it’s another convenience with one hand because phones are getting longer and longer.
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