20 Android Tips and Tricks You Had No Idea Existed
On 5/17/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
Android s interface is intuitive enough for the most casual of users who only use their phones to text, make calls and use a few basic apps.
However, dig a little deeper and Android s innovative mobile operating system offers access to plenty of hidden settings to augment the experience.
Android has a wide variety of makes, models and versions, so please be aware some of the tips and tricks may be unavailable on your phone.
Take a look through the list below.
Volume keys as camera launcher
There is no need to unlock your Android phone and find the camera icon
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Get Android 11 on POCO M2 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max with DOT (Droid on Time) OS 5.0
Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 9 Pro, and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max almost a year ago in India. The brand then introduced similar offerings in global markets as Redmi Note 9S, and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. A few months later, POCO launched the M2 Pro in India, which was basically a better version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro. Some of these devices are yet to receive Android 11 update officially.
All these devices will be getting Android 11 update officially for sure, but no one knows when. If you are someone who is impatient at this point, and want to use Android 11 on your device, custom ROMs are your way forward. dot OS is a custom ROM based on AOSP, which claims to endeavor the essence of Simple, Unique, and Secure.
Get Android 11 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with OctaviOS
Recently Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 10 series smartphones running Android 11 with MIUI 12 skin on top. While, most of the Redmi Note series smartphones are yet to receive Android 11, it is almost confirmed that Redmi Note 7 series smartphones, launched in Feb 2019, will not be getting Android 11 update officially. So, if you still want to keep using your Redmi Note 7 Pro with the latest Android version, you will have to take things into your hands and try out a custom ROM.
We recently installed OctaviOS ROM on our Redmi Note 7 Pro unit, and here is our detailed post on OctaviOS featuring Redmi Note 7 Pro to help you decide if you should install it on your device! In case you’re someone who fancies a Pixel-like experience, you can head over to our Pixel Extended ROM review.
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