Google has refined its android user interace a lot in the past couple of years making it a more capable operating system for phones and tablets. Many new features are added with each update and users have appreciated a lot. Now android jellybean is spreading across the android platform with each day, more and more devices are being launched with android jellybean 4.1 or more, there are a few
tricks that are very useful and enhance the over all user experience and usability in android devices.
tricks that are very useful and enhance the over all user experience and usability in android devices.
1. Boot in Safe Mode:
If you want to disable 3rd party apps after boot then you can boot android in safe mode just by pressing power button, and then long pressing the power off option from the dialog.
2. Offline Text to Speech and Voice Recognition:
You can download offline speech data by going to settings-> language and keyboard-> Google voice typing->download offline speech recognition. This will allow you to use Google Now and dictate long messages just with the voice even without data connection.
3. Expand Notifications and Swipe:
You can now expand notifications by just sliding down notification by two finger to peek that notification or reply to message, call or share. Swiping the notification will close that notification.
4. Re-Sizing the Widgets:
Jellybean allows users to re-size widgets just by long pressing the widget and then using the rectangle to set the widget size.
5. Flying the Home Screen Apps:
Now, the app can be removed from home screen using finger to flying it up.
6. No lock Screen:
Some users would prefer to unlock the device quickly just by pressing the power button without going through any lock screen. This can be done by selecting none in lock screen option under security in settings.
7. Disable/Enable Notification for Specific App:
User can disable the notifications by a particular app by going to apps in settings and Un-checking the show notification in app information.
8. Blink to Unlock:
Now, face unlock has become intelligent to identify between photo and real person by just enabling the blink feature under settings.
9. Multiple Faces for Face Unlock:
You can improve face unlock just by using improved feature under lock screens in security tab. It will improve face matching.
10. Developer Options for More Customization:
You can customize the window animation delays from the developer options to make your android look more fluid. You can force GPU to deliver more by enabling force GPU option. You can put limit on background processes using developer options.
11. Browser Tweaks:
Long pressing the image in browser and selecting set wallpaper allows you to set it as wallpaper.
You can enable invert rendering option if you like using device for surfing in dark to save power and protect eye strain by going to options and then accessibility, enable invert rendering.
You can enable quick thumb controls by enabling it from the options ->labs.
12. Take Screenshots:
- In stock and other android devices press the volume down key and power button simultaneously to take screenshot even able to take snap of the lock screen.
- Also screenshot can be taken in some devices like HTC by just pressing power and home key together but that doesn’t work for lock screen.
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