Active Edge
E361437
Active Edge is a pressure-sensitive frame technology on certain Google Pixel phones that lets users trigger actions, such as launching Google Assistant, by squeezing the sides of the device.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Active Edge canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3472969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Active Edge Context triple: [Google Pixel 4, hasFeature, Active Edge]
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A.
Active Component
The Active Component is the full-time, professional segment of the United States Armed Forces whose members serve on continuous active duty as part of the nation’s standing military force.
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B.
Edge
Edge is Microsoft’s modern web browser designed to be fast, secure, and integrated with the Windows ecosystem and Microsoft services.
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C.
Edge
Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer renowned for his multiple world championships, charismatic persona, and pioneering work in ladder and TLC matches.
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D.
Edge
Edge is a theatrical work by Canadian playwright and performer Ann-Marie MacDonald that dramatizes the life and struggles of poet Sylvia Plath.
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E.
EDGE
EDGE is a second-generation (2G) mobile data technology that provides enhanced data rates over GSM networks for basic internet and multimedia services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Active Edge Target entity description: Active Edge is a pressure-sensitive frame technology on certain Google Pixel phones that lets users trigger actions, such as launching Google Assistant, by squeezing the sides of the device.
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A.
Active Component
The Active Component is the full-time, professional segment of the United States Armed Forces whose members serve on continuous active duty as part of the nation’s standing military force.
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B.
Edge
Edge is Microsoft’s modern web browser designed to be fast, secure, and integrated with the Windows ecosystem and Microsoft services.
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C.
Edge
Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer renowned for his multiple world championships, charismatic persona, and pioneering work in ladder and TLC matches.
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D.
Edge
Edge is a theatrical work by Canadian playwright and performer Ann-Marie MacDonald that dramatizes the life and struggles of poet Sylvia Plath.
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E.
EDGE
EDGE is a second-generation (2G) mobile data technology that provides enhanced data rates over GSM networks for basic internet and multimedia services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pressure-sensitive frame technology
ⓘ
smartphone hardware feature ⓘ |
| announcedWithProduct | Google Pixel 2 launch event ⓘ |
| associatedBrand | Google Pixel ⓘ |
| brandName | Active Edge ⓘ |
| canTriggerAction |
dismiss alarms or timers
ⓘ
launch Google Assistant ⓘ silence incoming calls ⓘ |
| category | mobile device interaction technology ⓘ |
| designedForOneHandUse | true ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
capacitive side buttons
ⓘ
on-screen navigation gestures ⓘ |
| firstIntroducedInDevice |
Google Pixel 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 2
|
| firstIntroducedInYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| hasUserSetting |
adjust squeeze sensitivity
ⓘ
enable or disable feature ⓘ |
| inputLocation | sides of the phone frame ⓘ |
| integratedInto | phone frame sensors ⓘ |
| interactionModality | haptic input ⓘ |
| marketedFeatureOf |
Google Pixel 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 2
Google Pixel 3 ⓘ Google Pixel 4 ⓘ |
| operatesWhenScreenOff | true ⓘ |
| operatesWhenScreenOn | true ⓘ |
| platform | Android ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | launching Google Assistant ⓘ |
| primaryInputMethod | squeezing the sides of the device ⓘ |
| replacedBy | software-based gesture navigation ⓘ |
| requiresDeviceHardwareSupport | true ⓘ |
| requiresPhysicalPressure | true ⓘ |
| sensitivityAdjustable | true ⓘ |
| status | discontinued on newer Pixel models ⓘ |
| supportsQuickAccessTo | Google Assistant ⓘ |
| targetedUseCase | hands-on quick access to assistant ⓘ |
| triggerType | hardware-based gesture ⓘ |
| usedInDevice |
Google Pixel 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 2
Google Pixel 2 XL ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 2
Google Pixel 3 ⓘ Google Pixel 3 XL ⓘ
linked to:
Google Pixel 3
Google Pixel 3a ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 3a
Google Pixel 3a XL ⓘ
linked to:
Pixel 3a
Google Pixel 4 ⓘ Google Pixel 4 XL ⓘ
linked to:
Google Pixel 4
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Active Edge Description of subject: Active Edge is a pressure-sensitive frame technology on certain Google Pixel phones that lets users trigger actions, such as launching Google Assistant, by squeezing the sides of the device.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.