6 settings you definitely need to change on Android
Android is an operating system with a wide range of all kinds of settings that you can change as you see fit. Moreover, people usually rush from one extreme to another. Some people prefer to change everything in their device at all, flashing it to a new firmware. And others, in contrast to them, at best, limit themselves only to changing the picture of the desktop, and the melodies of incoming calls. However, there are also intermediate options, which we will talk about today.
How to enable developer menu on Android
The first thing I would do would be to enable the developer menu . There are many parameters hidden there, changing which can improve the performance of your smartphone. Just what is the increase in the speed of launching applications, which you talked about at this link . But this is not even a summit, but a seagull sitting on top of an iceberg.
The developer menu is not included in the most logical way:
- Go to “Settings” and select “About phone”;
- Scroll down to the “Build number” line;
The developer menu is not turned on in the most logical way
- Quickly-quickly click on it 10 times in a row;
- After that, a tab for developers will appear.
Geolocation in the application – how to set up
Location services are one of the tracking tools that application developers can use. Therefore, it is best not to give them this opportunity once again. In Android 12, users were only allowed to provide apps with an approximate location, and in earlier versions, a mechanism for providing the current geo point is available once.
The easiest way to get the permission you want is after installing a new app. When it asks for access to your geolocation, just indicate that you allow it exclusively at the time of use. But you can revoke an already given privilege:
- Go to “Settings” and select “Applications”;
- Here find and open the “Rights Manager” tab;
Don’t give apps unlimited access to geolocation
- Find the application you need and open it;
- In the window that opens, change this resolution.
APK is not downloading. What to do
Contrary to Google’s assurances, there is nothing dangerous about installing APK versions of apps . The main thing is to choose the software you download with care. But you won’t be able to download it just like that. By default, Android blocks software downloads from – as it calls it – unreliable sources.
This means that you need to remove this restriction forcibly:
- Go to “Settings” and select “Security”;
- Open “Downloading applications from untrusted sources”;
APK download is blocked by default
- Enable the corresponding option and exit the settings;
- Now open APKMirror.com and download the app you want.
Sharing with the environment – how to enable
Android users have long been jealous of iPhone owners for the AirDrop feature . Thanks to it, Apple devices could transfer data between themselves at ultra-high speed, using both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at once. For some time now, such a function has appeared on Android under the name “Exchange with the environment”.
True, in order for it to work, it, like almost everything on Android, must be turned on manually:
- Go to “Settings” and select “Google”;
- Find the “Exchange with environment” tab and open;
Sharing with surroundings is an analogue of AirDrop for Android
- Turn on the function “Exchange with the environment”;
- To transfer, select any file – click “Share” and select “Share with environment”.
How to enable backups on Android
Backup is the most important Android feature, which for some reason is neglected by many. And, meanwhile, thanks to it, you can restore all your data if something goes wrong with your smartphone. For example, you turn it into a brick during the procedure for obtaining root rights or as a result of an unsuccessful flashing.
- Go to “Settings” and open the Google section;
- In the window that opens, select “System and Updates”;
Without a backup, you won’t restore your data if something goes wrong.
- Open “Backup” and enable the function;
- Enter your Google account to save copies to the cloud.
How to enable 60 hertz on Android
Screen refresh rate is no longer a new term for most users. It means how fast the pictures on the screen replace each other. The standard for all new devices is 120 Hz, but the devices feel good at 60 Hz. Moreover, the increased refresh rate consumes more resources.
120 Hz is the standard of 2021, but you should not enable this mode
Therefore, you need to enable 60 Hz mode for your smartphone by default:
- Go to “Settings” and select “Display”;
- In the window that opens, select “Refresh rate”;
- Select the “60 Hz” parameter and check the box opposite it;
- From now on, all applications and the system will operate at 60Hz.
Some smartphones offer to activate adaptive mode so that the frequency changes itself depending on the tasks being performed. But practice shows that it is rather difficult to consider the difference between the increased and standard frequencies in such a way as to really feel it. So it just doesn’t make any sense.