We’ve put together a list of 15+ Android tips and tricks that we think will translate to almost any Android phone. This isn’t a list for the advanced Android user, necessarily, and is geared more towards the basics of Android. In other words, most of you probably know about all of this stuff. This is the Android tips and tricks list for the new Android phone owner or the one who switched from an iPhone to Android. Because hey, all Android owners need love, OK?
In this list, we cover how you can take screenshots on Android, quickest ways to launch the camera, using Google Assistant, making the most of notifications, checking for updates, setting up Do Not Disturb mode, customizing your home screen, using Multi Window, making sure you are backing up photos in Google Photos, and more!
Here is the full list, in order as you’ll find in the video:
1. How to take screenshots
2. Long-pressing is your best friend in Android
3. Quickest way to launch your Android phone’s camera
4a. Use always-on display if you’ve got it
4b. Double tap to wake, just do it
5. Google Assistant, the powerful tool
6. Checking for software updates and security patch level
7. Notifications (expanding, snoozing, quick actions)
8. Multi window
9. Back up photos to Google Photos
10. Ease eye strain with Night Mode
11. Set and forget Do Not Disturb
12. Setting up a home screen (moving apps, folders)
13. Also, consider a 3rd party launcher (examples)
14. Setup your phone’s fingerprint reader
15. Use Smart Lock (home and Bluetooth)
Don’t care about these basic Android tips? We’ve got individual videos for all of the phones featured that dive in more deeply:
“High Quality” Storage of photos. Or you can get screwed out of money for original size. Amazon allows unlimited originals with Prime. Google loses this one.
They do? I may consider getting Prime again. They do offer a lot for the money if you take advantage of it.
watch this guys:
https://youtu.be/rVUpyhA1PM0
Also, I would recommend (on the Samsung) set up the iris scanner as well as fingerprint. Between the two, I never have to put forth a lot of effort to open my phone.
“High Quality” Storage of photos. Or you can get screwed out of money for original size. Amazon allows unlimited originals with Prime. Google loses this one.
Good tips for just the basics. I think enabling developer mode and decreasing animation duration (making animations faster) should also be on the list. Makes the phone feel much faster, so you’re not waiting on a window animation to loadSettings>About phone>Tap build number 5 or so times
Good tips for just the basics. I think enabling developer mode and decreasing animation duration (making animations faster) should also be on the list. Makes the phone feel much faster, so you’re not waiting on a window animation to loadSettings>About phone>Tap build number 5 or so times
Good tips for just the basics. I think enabling developer mode and decreasing animation duration (making animations faster) should also be on the list. Makes the phone feel much faster, so you’re not waiting on a window animation to loadSettings>About phone>Tap build number 5 or so times
#3 is one of the reasons I stopped using my v30.
Sure, you can double tap volume down to launch IF THE SCREEN IS OFF. On Sammy’s, double tap power ANY TIME.
Had to have a camera icon on the screen to launch while screen was on.
Annoying and not sure how LG screwed up something so basic.
Good tips for just the basics. I think enabling developer mode and decreasing animation duration (making animations faster) should also be on the list. Makes the phone feel much faster, so you’re not waiting on a window animation to load
Settings>About phone>Tap build number 5 or so times
After having it set like that for a long time and then using a different phone (or formatting your own), it makes it feel like it’s crawling. I thought something was wrong with a tablet I hadn’t used in a while and turns out I just didn’t have the animation duration turned down.