Some unknown tricks about android

What are the lesser known Android tricks and hacks?e

We all have experienced how Google chrome is very slow and unresponsive in android. But you can increase the speed of google chrome by following steps and yes it works fine.

1.open chrome and type chrome://flags in address bar

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The landing  page will look like this.

2. Scroll down till you see maximum tiles option

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3. Change the value from default to 512 and restart chrome. Voila...super fast chrome and it loads complex websites without freezing.. Switch Multi-Accounts [ROOT]

If you want to switch multiple Whatsapp account, create multiple profiles in Titanium Backup.

​Note: You can create profiles for any apps (Wechat, Messenger, Hike...)

2. Hide Folder
Move all ur "personal stuff" in a folder, and then rename it by adding a dot(.) in the beginning.
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​Note: Use ES Explorer app
Note2: To unhide/view hidden folder, click on the 3 parallel lines (Top Left) and turn Show hidden files ON

3. Select 3G only.
If your device has only 2G/3G Preferred option, then dial *#*#4636#*#* ,Go to Phone Information, Select WCDMA only.

4. Xposed Installer [ROOT]
There are hundreds of modules to customize your Stock Android.
Few of them are

• Gravity Box - Add reboot option, customize status, navigation bar, Lockscreen Background and many more.
• Greenify - Hibrnate apps, saves RAM, saves battery ( and it really saves battery.. Unlike waste Battery saver apps)
• XInsta - Download Instagram Photos and Videos
• WIFIKeyView - View WIFI password (provided u have connected to it at some point of time)

And more..

.secret Voice Recorder is one of the best voice/audio recorder application in Google Play.The unique feature of this application is to let you record the voice or audio without even unlocking the mobile lock screen. All you need to do is to press the mobile power button 3 times, the app will start recording the voice. You can also use the power button to stop the voice recording.

You can make use of it in many occasions like

1. When traffic police or government officials asks for bribe.

2. When Someone blackmails or threaten you.

3. When you need to record college or school lectures.

Don’t go through the hassle of unlocking and pressing the record button. Download Secret Voice Recorder and have fun in stealthy missions :)

You may or may not know these tricks that I am listing here.

1. Locate lost phone
   If you misplace/lose your phone then you can use this feature to locate your phone. Go to Google and enter "find my phone" in search bar. It will show the location of phone and also offers option to ring it. You have to have linked your phone to Google account.
2. Remotely ring, locate, lock or erase device
   You can use Android Device Manager from web or any android device to locate, ring, lock and erase the device. If you lose your android phone then go to Android Device Manager, sign in to the same google account the lost phone is linked to. It offers three options of ring, lock and erase a device. Lock feature is really handy to replace current lock screen with a new password lock, a message, phone number and a call button to call the phone number entered. Anyone who finds the device can dial the number from the device.
3. View maps offline
   Save an area of a map to phone and you can view it when you are offline.
   Search for destination, at the bottom touch the bar that has name of destination place you searched. At top right corner touch vertical line of three dots and select "Save offline map" to view it when you are not connected to Internet.
   To view saved maps, go to Maps > Your places > Saved places and select the one you want to view.
4. Google voice typing
   You can make your phone type for you with your voice. To enable this feature go toSettings > Languages & Input > Keyboard & Input methods, make sure you have checked Google Voice Typing option.
   While typing speak out the words you want to type.
5. Take screen shots
   If you want to take a screen shot of phone screen, just hold down Power button + Volume down keys. Works on almost every android mobile phone device.
   is trick i found very interesting :

• USE DARK THEMES/WALLPAPER TO SAVE BATTERY

Most of the android devices have OLED screens(including AMOLED screen), so having a dark theme/wallpaper can save a little bit of your battery.
   REASON:
Unlike on LCD displays, the pixels on OLED screens produce their own light. The brighter the pixel is (as in the case of white), the more power is used. Black is practically an unlit pixel, so it uses no energy. Thus, the darker your screen or its background, the less power the OLED pixels use.

more info on How to extend your Android's battery life

ROOTING DOES VOID THE WARRANTY, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER  !!

• (Thanks XDA Memes)

FOR ROOTED ANDROID DEVICES 

• You can OVERCLOCK your android device.

Overclocking is the process of forcing a computer or component to operate faster than the manufactured clock frequency. You should overclock your device if you want to obtain more power from it. 

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However overclocking your phone, would degrade your phone in long run.

How much can you overclock ? 
0-20% of your stock frequency.

Overclocking beyond that, would lead to instability (shutdown and reboots) and also might fry your motherboard. 


 

• CUSTOM BOOT ANIMATION

here's a video by xda developer Rirozizo,on how to have a custom boot animation:

• Change android version in About Phone

This is a simple trick,where you edit your build.prop file to change the version name and number,that is showed in 'About Phones'.

• YOU CAN HAVE MULTIROM

you can install android based as well as non-android based roms, in your device. Here's a video by xda developer Rirozizo,on how to have  multirom.

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Here are some of the lesser known Android tricks and hacks which can be useful to you. 

1. Install Android apps that are root-only on Your Android Smartphone. If you like tinkering with different aspects of your Android based phone and would like to get as much flexibility as possible, then you should go ahead and root your Android phone by installing root-only apps. These apps will open up a whole new world of possibilities for you, as you will be able to undertake some tasks that are not usually supported by the standard Android software that is usually shipped with phones from the smartphone manufacturer end. For example, you can install a root app that allows you to gain access to extra memory on your Android phone, making it run faster, especially when running Android apps that demand plenty of computing power.

2. Play retro games by Rooting Your Android Phones. If you are an avid smartphone gamer, then you most definitely usually pull out your old game console ad play a few classic games so as to remind yourself of how it used to feel playing such games. Android, being open source, has stirred some interesting thoughts from some top tinkerers who also happen to love playing games. They have come up with simple hacks that can  to play classic games on your Android device. Gameboid and Ataroid are two such Android apps that allow you to play some classic games on your Android smartphone. There is another hacker, who even went ahead and rooted his Android phone so that it is now able to use an NES controller by attaching it to the phone.

3. Run Android OS on an old iPhone. If you love playing practical jokes as well as tinkering, then you may find this hack hilarious: install Android on your old iPhone. This is a cool way of finding out how Android system would perform on an iPhone. If you have an old iPhone lying around, say iPhone 2G, then you can install Android OS on it. Doing this will also open up quite a number of Android apps that you can then use on your old iPhone. In order to have some fun doing this, you can even install some Android apps that have been restricted by Apple. But in order to get this hack to work, you have to break into your iPhone first; you can use software such as Redsn0w or PwnageTool to do this.

4. Take screenshots of your Android Smartphone. One of the common complaints about Android phones is that it does not allow users to take screen shots. However, some clever Android developers have made this possible by creating some interesting Android apps that enable you to take amazing screenshots of your Android phone, albeit with some fancy effects. However, you need to first root your smartphone before trying these Android apps. You can use the ShootMe app that enables you to take screenshots of your Android phone, with a little shake. This is a simple yet very effective feature.

5. Install APK Files On Your Android Phone.You can also install APK files on your Android smartphone or tablet. Not many people know about APK files, so their apps are only limited to the ones available on the Google Play Store. There are many third-party apps that are removed from the Google Play Store, but you can find their APK files on various websites.
In order to install these apps, you simply need to download the APK file, tap on it and press the Install button. You’ll need to enable the Unknown sources option from your Settings app first.

6. View Detailed Usage Of Mobile Data. Many of us use mobile data instead of WiFi, however, using mobile data can be quite expensive and if your apps are using too much data, then you’ll end up with a huge bill.
In order to monitor the detailed usage of your data, go to Mobile data under Wireless & Networks in the Settings app. You’ll now see a detailed data usage history of your apps. You can tap on an app to see its data usage history in graph form.

7. Gesture Typing. If you have an Android smartphone with a small screen, then you probably don’t enjoy typing long text messages. One of the most popular Android hacks is gesture typing, and if your phone’s keyboard doesn’t support gesture typing, then you can use third-party apps such as SlideIT free keyboard from the Google Play Store. Using gesture typing, you won’t need to press the keys and you’ll only need to slide your finger around the keys and it will automatically type the word.

8. Remove App Notifications. Some third-party apps can be really annoying if they keep on displaying notifications on your phone. If you use the app often, then you might not have a problem, but for apps that you don’t use regularly, these notifications can be really annoying. In order to disable these app notifications, go to Applications or Apps in the Settings app, tap on the app’s name that is bothering you and untick the Show notifications option.