Did You Know You Can Do These Cool Things on Your Android Device

Here's a list of smart tips for the Android users.

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The most interesting feature of Android is that it allows users to easily customize a smartphone according to their needs. This might also be one of the factors for its popularity.

Moreover, many features can be accessed by rooting the device. Users can get surprised at just how much control they have over the functionality and appearance of their Android phone.

Did You Know You Can Do These Cool Things on Your Android Device

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Users can truly make their device unique. So, from boosting Wi-Fi to customs apps and ROMS to enabling gesture controls to battery optimizations, users can do a lot of tweaks to their device.
While we have mentioned few things above, there are plenty more that users can do on their Android devices.

Thus, here are few cool things that you can try right now with your Android device.

Set up Android Device Manager

Set up Android Device Manager

This feature might not come pre-enabled with every single Android phone. While the reason is unclear, Android Device Manager is a great tool that lets users track their lost or stolen phone remotely lock it, ring it, or delete its contents and even display a lock screen message for anyone that finds it. This should be the first thing you need to do.

So you need to go to the Google Setting app under Security. Here you can enable Android Device Manager to remotely locate your phone as well as lock or erase its contents.

However, you also need to activate Android Device Manager as a device administrator. So for that, you need to go to Settings>Security>Device Administrators and check the box next to Android Device Manager.

Enable Google Now on Tap

Enable Google Now on Tap

Google Now on Tap is an Android feature that provides contextual information for whatever is on the screen. With this feature, you can find information without having to search for it manually.

To enable Google Now on Tap, you need to head over to Settings>Google >Search & Now>Voice and switch it on or off. After turning it on, you will be able to enjoy fast, contextual information by just tapping on a relevant topic. If you want to disable Now on Tap, hold on the home button and a menu will appear. Tap the three-dotted icon and then Settings. Here you can disable it.

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Save Mobile Data and Boost Wi-Fi Signal

Save Mobile Data and Boost Wi-Fi Signal

You might not know that Chrome browser and other popular mobile browsers give the option to use compressed browsing. You can enable this feature on your phone and reduce data usage, which can also save some money. To enable this, go to Chrome > Settings > Data Saver and turn it on.

Likewise, you can also customize your phone to turn Wi-Fi on while you are sleeping. To activate this feature, just go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep and select Always.

Once you enable this feature, your phone need not reconnect to Wi-Fi every time it wakes up. Downloads can continue to happen while the phone's display is off and you can also extend the battery life of the phone.

Granular App Permissions

Granular App Permissions

If you have an Android Marshmallow device, you can enable a unique feature which is granular app permissions. Basically, this feature allows you to give permission to apps that are trying to access hardware or data on the phone on a need basis.

So if an app needs to access the camera, you will be asked to give permission to do so. You can manage these permissions individually.

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Optimize the Battery

Optimize the Battery

Almost all Android devices come with some form of battery saving mode or have a feature to improve the battery life. Additionally, you can make some minor adjustments to further extend the battery life. As such, users can turn off 'ambient display' or 'adaptive brightness' from the settings.

If the settings are on, it changes the display brightness based on the current lighting conditions. But it's not perfect and the sensor used to determine the light levels fail to accurately determine the appropriate display brightness. So the display is a key area where battery life is lost. You can make sure to keep the brightness at the lowest level possible.

Now that you have got to know some new things about an Android system, go ahead and give these things a try as these tips will ultimately help you in achieving a better Android experience.

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