In the day and age of rapid digitalisation, using your phone judiciously has a lot to do with how efficiently you manage time as well! Own an iPhone or Android mobile phone? Here are 20 tips & tricks for Android mobile phones (for noobs) to help you get the most out of these mobile devices.
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20 Tips & Tricks for Android Mobile Phones
1. Share Wi-Fi via QR Code
It may get hard to share your WiFi password. Instead, you can generate a QR code that your friend will be able to scan, saving his wait time too! It is present in the Wi-Fi setting of most Android devices. So, take out your Android mobile phone and then follow these steps.
Go to the Wi-Fi setting, Click on connected wifi, and click on the QR to share your WI-FI password.
2. Uninstall Unnecessary Apps
Keep cleaning your device by uninstalling the apps which are not in use. This amount does release some storage space, which can benefit the overall performance of your Android mobile phone.
Go to the settings, go to applications, and uninstall unnecessary apps.
3. Leverage Digital Well-being Features
Android offers a suite of tools called Digital Wellbeing that will help you monitor and get the best out of your digital habits. Manage your time with app timers, take a break from distracting noise/sights with Focus mode and curb some of the interruptions for overall better tech/life balance
Go to the settings, look for Digital Wellbeing and you can get insights into your habit
4. Web-Based Android Apps Install
Install apps on the web without touching your Android mobile phone. From your desktop, navigate to the app in question and click Install for it to be directly installed on your device within seconds.
5. Add widgets and customize your home.
Widgets can be dragged onto your home screen, where you will get a preview of the weather, news, and even the events in the calendar. Long-press on the home screen (to add widgets and swap icons).
6. Screen Pinning
Use the screen pinning function to lock your device temporarily with one app. Turn this on in Settings Security, then go into an app and press “Pin” from the Overview.
7. START GUEST ACCESS
Protect your privacy by setting up a guest account. In this case, your apps and data are protected at the same time, allowing someone else to be able to use your phone. This option is located in the Settings > Users section.
8. Record Screen Activity
Use that to record your screen (great for tutorials, gameplay, etc.) This could usually be found in the quick settings panel on most Android devices. Click “Screen Record” and choose to start recording
9. Applications Permission Control
You can manage the permissions of your apps and make sure that they do not get access to any hardware on their own. Open Settings Apps & notifications App Permissions and check what each app has permission to do
10. Double-tap the Power Button to open the camera
Launch your camera on a locked phone by double-tapping the power button. Usually, this feature is turned on by default; however, you can locate it in the camera settings.
11. Zoom on anywhere
Android accessibility settings even let you zoom in on any part of your screen. Turn on “Magnification” in accessibility settings and triple-tap to zoom.
12. Turn Off Notifications for App
Eliminate unnecessary app distractions by disabling notifications from unwanted apps. If you are tired of a particular application notification, just long-press on the notification and tap Turn off notifications, or manage it via Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications.
13. Set Data Limits
Do not pay overage charges for data usage. Settings > Network & internet > Data usage, and then set a limit so you can be alerted when approaching your data cap.
14. Turn on Do Not Disturb mode
Use the Do Not Disturb feature to stop notifications during a meeting or while you sleep. Personalize Call Block to let through calls only from selected contacts, or direct it not to activate during your call hours.
15. Use Battery Saver Mode
By turning the Battery Saver mode on, you can limit background activity and draw back the phone’s performance to conserve the charge. One can find the Battery Saver setting in Settings > Battery.
16. Optimize Storage with Smart Storage
Automatically free up storage space since Smart Storage is able to delete most backed-up photos and videos after a time; this setting can be found in Settings > Storage.
17. Use Google Assistant Routines
One can create a routine that allows Google Assistant to complete a chain of commands automatically; for example, turn off the lights and set the alarm. For this one, go to Google Assistant.
18. Download Maps Offline
Download maps on Google Maps so that one may use them without having to rely on an internet connection. One can do this by opening Google Maps.
19. Customize Quick Settings
Rearrange the quick-settings panel to make shortcuts to one’s favourite tools; for easy access, just click on one, then place your favourite tools at the front.
20. Use Two Apps at the Same Time
On your Android mobile phone, you can use Split-Screen Mode to use two applications concurrently. To do that, open the app you desire, tap the screen overview option, then press an app icon and press on “Split screen”.
Conclusion:
We can barely imagine the modern era, especially in digits, without a smartphone that boosts utility and makes us more productive while assisting our daily activities. Whether you are using an iPhone or any Android mobile phone, the provided tips & tricks for Android mobile phones can help with the proper utilization of your phone, which might affect your phone usage, digital well-being, your ability to get control of it, and how well you manage resources.
These are some of the helpful tips & tricks for Android mobile phones to enhance your Android mobile phone experience effectively, which include sharing Wi-Fi through QR codes and uninstalling unnecessary apps, as well as using digital well-being features with split screen mode. This way, you can control your time better and make sure that it does not compromise the performance of your telephone or digital life at the expense of reality!
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Deepak Yadav, currently pursuing a Bachelor in Information Management at Nepal Commerce Campus. He is a content writer of TechKitab and a dedicated team member of digital marketing department at Tech Bloggers Association of Nepal (TBAN).
He writes about gadgets, automobiles, digital banking, security and tips & tricks of tech industry. His ability to merge technical know-how with captivating narratives makes him different than the crowd.