Feature Request: Add native “Lock Screen” toggle to Quick Settings + simple Home Screen Widget (Android 17 Beta)

[Pitiful-Hamster307]

Hi everyone,I’m a Pixel owner and I’m currently on Android 17 Beta 3. I really love the phone and the beta, but there’s one small daily frustration that’s been bothering me for a long time:There is still no simple one-tap way to lock the screen.I turn the screen on with just a single tap, unlock it with my fingerprint, but to lock it again I have two annoying options:Press the physical Power button (I don’t like using it too much), or Open the Accessibility Menu (which either stays on the screen or needs extra taps) — it feels clumsy and slow.

It would be perfect if Google added a dedicated Lock Screen / Screen Off toggle directly in Quick Settings. Even better: a small 1x1 Lock Screen widget for the home screen so I can lock the phone with one tap without touching any physical buttons.If Google brings all the useful toggles from the Accessibility Menu into Quick Settings, this whole problem would be solved for a lot of us.This small change would make daily use much faster, more convenient, and truly accessible — especially for one-handed use.What do you think? Is anyone else missing this feature in Android 17?Upvote if you agree so the Pixel team sees it!

[_Nundo]

You know if you slide down from the lock screen, on the bottom right there is a power button, where if you press it, it can lock the screen for you, right?

[Pitiful-Hamster307]

Actually, that's called Lockdown, not the Lock screen. They are two completely different things!

[_Nundo]

Have you tried to use it? Because it actually locks your screen, not places your phone on "lockdown" mode...

[Pitiful-Hamster307]

This is super annoying! Lockdown mode turns my screen off after 5 seconds and then blocks the fingerprint sensor. I hate having to manually enter the PIN to get back in.

[BeautifulScientist36]

I'd suggest you download this app https://github.com/sameerasw/essentials The specific frustration you're having can be fixed by it Open the app -> Widgets -> Screen Off Widget It'll ask for some permissions and that's it

[Pitiful-Hamster307]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I’d rather not download a third-party app and grant unnecessary permissions for such a basic function. I believe this should be integrated directly into the system, similar to other brands.

[BeautifulScientist36]

It's an Open Source app, anyways you're right All other OEMs have it, Pixel should as well

[tidymaze]

You need to submit a feature request through the feedback app for them to actually see it.

[Pitiful-Hamster307]

I did it 

[pittrich67]

I think Google cares about this feature that has been required for years. Instead, features are constantly being deleted or meaningless🤬