TECH TIPS
7 Hidden Tricks Of
Android Smartphone You
Probably Didnt Know!
W
hile many people have Android smartphones,
but not many users are aware how powerful
their devices can be. In this article, we present
you a few hacks to make optimal use of your Android
smartphone that you may not know.
1. Facial recognition lock screen
Worried about someone hacking your screen lock? Do
you keep forgetting your passwords very often?Don’t
you worry; you can set a lock on your Android smartphone with facial recognition. Just add a photo, set a
“Presence Check” for added security and you are ready
to go. Take your photo indoors where the light is not too
dim or bright for best results.
2. Save battery by lowering the brightness
setting on your phone
Select the battery power level from the navigation panel
and swipe towards the left. Otherwise, you can choose
the default setting where your phone adjusts to the
brightness according to your environment.
3. Sync up your Android to a computer/tablet
Whenever you buy an Android smartphone, you will be
compelled to set up a Google Gmail account. Do use it
because of the endless advantages. Open up a Gmail
account and sync everything you can with it. You can
sync music, videos, and pictures as well as email and
calendar from your computer to your Android phone or
even to a cloud. You may also use the sync function over
a Wi-Fi network without the use of wires. In other words,
every time you get a new phone, all you have to just do
is login into your Gmail account and you will find all your
documents there.
4. Record your calls with ACR
ACR (All Call Recorder) is a phone call recorder app
that let’s you to record phone conversations on your
phone. You can easily store the conversation in your
smartphone’s memory whenever you make the call or
someone calls you. You can select the folder from the
app’s options, where you want to save the audio file, as
well as the format in which you would like to save it. You
can even select a cloud-based storage service such as
Dropbox or Google Drive, so that they sync with your
recordings. However, this function is only available for
the paid version of the app.
5. Unlock hidden animations
You always require extra animations on your smartphone. If you have Android Lollipop, head to Settings
About device tap “Android Version” hold down until it
displays. For more animations in older Android KitKat
smartphones Press down on the red logo until displays
appear.
6. Make your Android a Wi-Fi hotspot
This feature is called Tethering and allows you to turn
your smartphone into a Wi-Fi hotspot. It is very simple to
do on Android Lollipop and Marshmallow. The process
turns your smartphone’s internet connection into a Wi-Fi
network that other devices can log into.
7. Scan Barcodes with your Android
With apps like Barcode Scanner, you can use your camera on your Android smartphone as a barcode scanner.
The app works with QR codes as well as barcodes. Also,
there are many third-party apps on the Google Play
Store that perform the same job.
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