The majority of smartphone users (and eight out of ten sold devices) run the Android operating system. These smartphones have a ton of capabilities thanks to the numerous features integrated into the Android OS and some additional add-ons embedded by the OEMs. For convenience, the majority of these features are accessible directly from the settings menu.
However, there are a few additional functions that are tucked away in the settings section that are either uncommon or are only intended for experienced users. As a result, you frequently overlook some of these products’ most astounding features.
Here are 5 hidden features on your Android Smartphone you may not have known about.
1. Using Split Screen for Multi-tasking
The capability of running two applications on the screen at once is Android’s most noteworthy feature. It’s helpful when you’re using Google Meet to hold a meeting while reading your emails, looking at a spreadsheet while sending the relevant data in Messages, or face-calling a friend while perusing social media in the background. However, it’s not entirely obvious how to get applications to run in split-screen mode.
Additionally, you must: in order to enable the split-screen mode for phones running Android 9 Pie or later:
- Open the app that you wish to use in split-screen mode.
- Enter the recent apps screen by pressing the recent button if you are using 3-buttons many or just swipe up from the home bar if your smartphone is running on Android 10 and you have enables gestures navigation.
- From this recent apps screen select the app that you wish to run on the second screen of split-screen view. You need to press and hold on the three-dot kebab menu on the right-hand side of the app to select “split screen”
- Now open any other secondary app from this recent menu or from the home screen and this app will be open in a split-screen view.
2. Recover accidentally cleared notifications
Have you ever accidentally cleared your notification tray by tapping the button, only to suddenly see an alert you wanted to read? Yes, we are aware that you have, and it is really annoying. The phone’s notifications are a crucial component that even keeps users hooked on their phones. Thankfully, there is a way you can see every warning and notification you have received in the past few days. This is the procedure.
- Long-push on any empty spot on your screen.
- Select Widgets from the menu.
- Discover the Settings shortcut widget.
- In the Settings shortcut menu scroll down and tap Notification log.
- Now a Notification log shortcut will appear on your home screen.
- Tap on this shortcut to view all your missed notifications
Whenever you miss an alarm, tap the gadget, and you’ll see a rundown of all of your alerts.
On the off chance your smartphone doesn’t have a Notification Log, check the “Notification History Log” application from Google Play Store.
3. Locking Specific Apps
Everybody has had the issue of having their phone questioned by someone they don’t want to see their personal information to. It is safe to lock out such individuals and prohibit them from using your apps, such as WhatsApp, Gmail, or your photo gallery, which contain some of your private information that you wish to keep to yourself. We will outline a few features on your smartphone that can help you keep such information hidden from prying eyes.
One such choice that can assist you in keeping your apps closed till and until you enter the code (which only you know) to open it is screen pinning. Follow these instructions to make your phone’s screen pinning functional.
- Go to Settings> Security> turn on Screen Pinning.
- After turning it on, open the app, your friend/ loved one asked for.
- Open recent apps screen with the square button below the phone screen. You’ll see an icon that looks like a pin in the lower right corner.
- Tap an icon that looks like a pin in the lower right corner, and it’ll remain pinned to the front.
- Now that’s all anyone can use until you enter the password.
Furthermore, the Play Store is filled with apps that can be used to lock certain apps. You can try out the following apps: App locker, Lock App, Ultra AppLock to lock your apps with a password or biometric authentication
Conclusion
In this article, we’ll show you three Android phone features that you may not have known existed. Try them out on your Android device right away to get the most out of your device’s experience.
Due to the fact that each Android device has a unique custom skin on top of Android, some of these functions may not function precisely the same in every device.
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