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8 Top Secret Android Functions 90% of Users Don’t Know About

1. The most unrecognised way to make your battery power last longer
We all have tried to keep our phone’s brightness as low as we can when we are indoor to save battery power. But another hack is simpler, just choose a dark or black simple wallpaper for your phone’s screen. This will help in saving the battery power as the automatic pixel highlighting will turn off. The more colours and pictures you use the more of pixel highlighting is required. Although this hack is no applicable for every android phone. Mostly this works for Samsung smartphones and tablets.

2. Text to speech
At times we feel too lazy to read texts or articles. As our phone’s screen are not big enough our eyes have to go through a lot of pressure to read those tiny words. Just imagine how much easier life would be if someone reads the articles for us. Well it is possible, your android device has the ability to read to you whatever text you want. Not only read but write for you with the help of speech typing. You don’t have to hurt your fingers all day long by typing. You can also set up reminders time to time which will be read to you, alerting you about the upcoming events. You can set this option by going to Settings —> Accessibility —> Text-to-Speech Output option.

3. You can control your phone’s security
Of course you need to file a police complaint if you lose your phone but you can also set a security check which will keep your personal information safe. You will be able to track down the location, block your phone without losing your data from device. Of course you need some website to track your phone. You can activate this setting from Settings —> Security —> Device Administrators —> Check in the boxes next to Android Device Manager —> Remotely locate this device —> Allow remote lock and erase.

4. Guest mode
This feature is common to most of the devices now. This feature can come handy many times especially for teenagers. When you need to hand over your device to your parents or your partner this feature is a real life saver. The guest mode can be customised according to your wishes. You let other people see only whatever you want them to see. For activating the guest mode swipe down the notification with two fingers. Touch the user icon on the right. An Add Guest icon will appear which will let you decide to choose the action your user can perform.

5. Screen magnifier
This feature can be a real help to the people with short – sightedness or disturbed eyesight. The screen magnifier can magnify any part of the screen you want just by tapping it. You need to go to Settings —> Accessibility —> Magnification Gestures.

6. Hotspot Mode
By now we all must be knowing what a hotspot is. But did you know that even you can make your smart phone a hotspot device? Yes, it is true. You can share the internet you have in your phone with many people who would be connected to your hotspot. Now that we have unlimited packs of Jio, it is very efficient to use and share your internet with friends in need. Haven’t you heard? A friend in need is a friend indeed.

7. Head movements to control your smart phone
Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where either your hands are occupied or it is just too cold outside to bring your hands out of your jacket. For those hard times you can install a free app called Eva Facial Mouse. This app is so fun to use you cannot even imagine. You just tilt your head side ways to control your device. You don’t even need to touch your device.

8. A secret game awaits for you
If your device enables Android 2.3 Gingerbread then you must have this mini surprise already packed by Google for you. This game is usually hard to find because it doesn’t provide you with a different icon on home screen. You are required to go to the Settings options from your device. Then About Phone or About Tablet. Repeatedly keep on tapping Android version several times then a Marshmallow appears, tapping on which takes you to the game.


Source : http://www.theincrediblefacts.com/android-phones/1/

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