The latest Nexus 6P has a hidden feature in its kernel: double tap to wake/sleep, which is disabled by default.

Google launched the Nexus 6P along with the Nexus 5X on Sept. 29. The Nexus 6P started to get in the hand of users from Nov. 2 and now owners are exploring various features of the phone.

XDA Developer Flar2 has discovered the double tap to wake/sleep feature, which many owners may find useful.

"So, it turns out this device does have a secret doubletap2wake setting. Surprised nobody found it yet!" writes Flar2 on XDA Developers Forum.

Flar2 adds that by inserting the code below in the terminal emulator, owners of the Nexus 6P can enjoy double tap to wake/sleep feature on their handset.

"echo 1 > /sys/devices/soc.0/f9924000.i2c/i2c-2/2-0070/input/input0/wake_gesture."

According to AndroidAndMe, the code will disappear after the phone is rebooted and users will have to insert the code again if they reboot their Nexus 6P.

"It won't survive a reboot, but it's easy enough to enter every boot, or have a script run if you're fancy like that. Developers are looking into enabling the feature with a custom kernel, but until then, this is a great solution for getting a nice feature," per AndroidAndMe.

The LG G2, the company 2013 flagship, was the first Android device to get the double tap to wake/sleep feature as default. Since then, most of the LG devices, whether entry-level or top-end, come with the novel feature.

The OnePlus One and Asus's ZenFone 2 smartphones also support double tap to wake/sleep feature straight out of the box.

Many apps are also available on Google Play Store that allows the feature on Android devices; however, these apps require root access.

The feature is very handy but it is not native to Android operating systems until Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It will be handy for Android if Google brings the double tap to wake/sleep feature to its upcoming software updates.