Google Pixel 2 likely to include one of HTC's gimmicky features

HTC's latest flagship, the U11 benefits from one controversial feature that might or might not disappear in a year or so. It's called Squeeze and allows you to use the edges of the smartphone to execute various operations like zooming when Google Map and Photos apps are opened.

Some may see the squeeze gesture as a gimmicky feature, but Google seems to have been very pleased that HTC's innovation works brilliantly well with most of its apps.

Moreover, the squeeze gesture made Google so happy that it's willing to pay HTC to include it on the forthcoming Pixel 2 smartphone. This little detail was earlier revealed by a Google app teardown, which contains a few strings that point to the squeeze feature.

The latest beta version of Google app has been recently decompiled, thus making some lines of code visible to the non-tech savvy. Some of these lines suggest that Pixel 2 will use squeeze gestures that are now available on the HTC U11.

Well, that's one more feature to be excited for, right? Google is expected to reveal both the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 on October 4, but you can peruse everything we know about them in our comprehensive rumor review article.

source: 9to5Google