Android Phones: Hidden Features Most People Didn’t Know About

Here Are some Features That Are Hidden In Android Phones

ANDROID PHONES – These days, almost everybody has a mobile phone, other than its known uses, here are some of androids’ other unknown features.

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One of the most popular operating systems that work on mobile phones presents several useful features. It is based on Linux kernel’s modified version and other softwares.

Here are some new phones from top brands that runs with Android.

Made primarily for cellphone and tablet devices, the Android operating system has been released with different versions in some models.

Noting that, some of these features may not be available in other phone units.

Anyways, here are some of the hidden features:

CAST YOUR SCREEN

For newer phones that have been released in the last few years, a built-in feature in Android phones allows users to cast the screen from mobile/tablet devices to larger screens using Chromecast.

SPLIT SCREEN

With the latest models, users can also now use different apps side by side with an Android. You can set it up by touching the Overview button, tap and hold apps of your choice and put them side by side on the display.

ADJUST VOLUMES INDEPENDENTLY

With the volume control, you can set the volumes higher or lower for some apps and tools. For instance, you can set the music app to play louder than alarms and ringtones. It is also applicable to the others.

SCREEN PINNING

You can now let your friends or family borrow your phone without exposing too much. Pinning apps on your screen prohibits borrowers from using other apps that the ones pinned. Unless they input the set password.

SMART LOCK

The Smart Lock Feature removes the lock screen for convenience in set places or circumstances. There are choices to choose from such as ‘Trusted Location’, Trusted Devices’ and ‘On-body Detection’.

These are all the features we thought would be helpful for Android users,

This is according to an article from Popular Science.

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