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We will guide you step-by-step through using all the advanced aspects of the technology that you may have been previously apprehensive at attempting Over the page Let our expert guide help you our Journey Continue build your understanding and we will be with a of technology and gain the at every eta, you skills to take you from a confident user to an experienced expert. : ge to adv inform and ultimately (spire you to 90 Further.Contents Bei aiace THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FACEBOOK Sere ee eT EXPLORING ANDROID ered Re Google Home Routines 8 ae ee eee ay 10 Things to Try with Google Home 10 eee Navigating with Google Maps 2 Teles ay 1 The Ultimate Guide to Facebook 16 Get Started with WhatsApp 22 Android Security Tools 24 Boosting Android Performance 28 Manage Multiple Passwords 30 SNe How to Use Multi-window 32 ANDROID Using a System Monitor 34 LN How to Boost Battery Life 36 Make cashless Peer os feet and use the contactless Oey DOING MORE WITH ANDROID Serena Freee tS Using Android Pay 40 Erase and Reset an Android Device 42 5 Things That Can Affect Phone Signal 44 Using the Developer Options 46 Speed Up Android Animations 48 COMMON Cut Blue Light with Twilight 50 ANDROID Hidden Android Test Menus 52 PROBLEMS Save Web Pages Offline 54 SOLVED SMS Messages on a Wi-Fi Tablet 56 Dealing with Viruses on Android 58 eRe Rka pa Disable Android Bloatware 60 Laie Ce aes Sideloading Android APKs 62 ee iors on a Budcet 64 ‘of storage space. If you 10 Android Security Tips 66 Seo 2 ae Clean Up with Smart Manager 68 10 Common Problems Solved 70Contents ~ “solving common ¥ P} problems and on to a 1 ET Bell mele (elie ‘ launchers and rooting your RNR LL Lolo lee) ee OB lo get more from any Andtoid phone or tablet...”rd Exploring AndroidEXPLORING ANDROID From using new Android features like Allo, Duo and Google Assistant to planning a journey and making the most of every photo taken on your phone, this section is all about Por eiueucior ent Roucaucn uc moi on BcoTo) Lae RCL Mol COM ee Cote RoR lokoExploring Android Google Home Routines Routines are a set of actions that your Google Home can perform when activated by a single voice command. You can customise existing pre-set routines in the Google Home app, or you can create your own personalised routines from scratch, using a wide variety of available actions. Create and Manage Routines ‘Learn how to customise, create and use Routines with your Google Home speaker and the Google Home app on your rable ae . 1. |] enetanme av ® Seeenemeerret | russ ware Sete ech | e9y “Entertain me” > orien amas > 2 —<$<— stn F [My Assistant should. CHANGE ORDER tener a sumone cee DB eens 8 — con Lm herrrae ‘nd then play oe >To sm 2 set ro {rm home O News * O Phone (ne ction, @ Radio ° Bi ottce speaker Commuting to wort c eae nee arasseer ase ‘Your Gooale Home app comes with Below each routine name, you Each Routines sit into sections _sverl pre-set routines To view or will see the number of associated These ore: “When | 804." the ‘at a5, tap the Maru button at ‘etions. 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The pre-set can manage and edit each ofthese sections for eamole "Good morina” er “Bexime’ routines ilustrae this dliference individually to create the routine you want.Google Home Routines ae wae ama © Good morning vi When t say. “Good moming or "Tellme about , ry day o My Assistant should... cvanoeornen Take phone oft itt a oO oO oO [Tet mesbout the weather Talia shot. mcommita 2 For example, the single command ‘Good morning” could take the ‘phone off silent; tell you the ‘weather, reminders and your commute Information t could then give you the news headlines trom a variety of sourees (BBC, CCN, etc) before playing your favourte rac station. ae wee ame © Ustento the radio What radio station would you like to play? ‘ap the checkbox nat to each ‘action to acd or remave i fom the routing. the action has a ‘gear icon next tot, you can tap this to seo further settings For example the Pay Reco ‘action allows you to choose the radio station {you want fo Ute, nd muse stings lets you [choose the muse source, wwe ama © Edit commands ed mating ‘Teme about my dey ‘You can ala change the command that activates the actions (although you wil stil need to say "Hev/Okay Gooale fist). Most pre-set routines have a couple of ‘commands arsady set, but you can add a ‘new one by tapping the top section, then tap + and type your dasired command, © Newrue —v t/t) Seattneanddey poate : a ares = acon > i eine ; cummin > ( omamannacu a My Assistant should. TT SI) cact ra , — eee era a ferrer —— = > hadmeda = ; tone of the pre-set routines mest your ness, you can create your own from seratch. Open the routines setingsin the Google Home app ‘and tap the + Button, Start by editing the ‘command you want to use to activate it (@9. “Good Morning”). Simple commands fare the most affective, 0 keep it short for ‘et results [@__Getnottedon your pone when its ‘you wish, you can sete dey/ time of day when the routine ‘activates automaticaly although ‘yu can sil activate the routine a other times withthe command, Next, add an tection, ether by typing the name of 8 Goose sistant command, or by tapsing ‘Choase popular actions’, slecting one and tapping “Add \when you've finshed setting up the new routine, ap the check mark at the top and the sereen val change to splay al routines: Your newly created routine wil be given the rome ofthe command word you used (e. ‘Entertain ae") Test the routine by peaking the command to your Google Home speakerExploring Android 10 Things to Try with Google Home Your Google Home speaker is great for playing music or listening to the news, but it also allows you to do so much more! From getting information about your day, reading out a recipe and finding your phone, to playing a game or telling you a joke, there are literally hundreds of things it can do. @ Listen to Audio Your Goosie Home allows you to listen tor music, news, odeasts racio stations Busiobooks and more Sou can aso tell to play ambient soundsinthe fl backsround : Just say “Hey FG 200)8, hol me elas oF "Hey Google, play forest/ rature/9ee0n sounds: You Ganeven mako i play white noise! Start your day off by saying, "Hey Goosle, Good morning,” to hear traffic, weather and news reports along with a list of your appointments, reminders, and ‘more: you can also ask for these things indivicualy. If you need to find something nearby, just say, "awhere is the nearest pharmacy?" for example. 6 Control Your TV It you have a Chromecast plugged in (or builtin) to your TY, you can easily Control it with your Google Home speaker If your Chromecast is plugged into ‘a power socket (rather than USB), you can even use the speaker to turn your TV on ‘and off. Just say, "Turn on the TW or * tum my TV off You can create a = areaE list in the Google gy Home app and Once you have a + list created, just say, Hey Google, add) Ath orange juice to my shopping list” or"... | feves add paper towels, and hand soap o tomy list For a reminder at any time just say, “.what’s on | my shopping listFind Your Phone Never lose your phone again! Provided Voice Match is set up, you ‘can ask your Google Assistant to ring your phone. To do this say, "Hey Google, find/ring my phone,” and your Google Assistant will ring your phone, evan if it's set to ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode, @® Manage Tasks You can easily set and ask about |< pi reminders by saying, "Hey Google, remind | me to...” You can also use it to set es timers and alarms by saying, "Hey soto Google, set a timer for 10 minutes.” If | tance you want to check ow much time is | soem left just say, "show much time is left?" You set alarms in ae the same way. 6 Control Your Home If you have smart home devices such as smart plugs, a Nest thermostat or security cameras, you can link them to your Gooale Home and control them using your speaker. You Will need to add the devices in the Home app, and follow any instructions to set them up. You may also assign devices to.aroom, You can find = . land make your o Tavourite recipes using step-by-step wo ‘cooking instructions from your Google tnt Assistant. Perfect for ‘cooking with messy hands! For example, just say, “Hey Google, find a recipe for Cay Tener pancakes,” you can “sens then say, “..prepare the Ingredients,” for a list, followed by * Sara orate” aR eo Get Answers You can ask your 7 Google Home to * give you information about everything from finance to sports, you can ask for calculations translations and unit conversions, for example, “Hey Google, how much is 1000 Danish Krone in dollars?" You can even ask for the nutritional information on most types of food. © Have Fun Your Google Home Re speaker lets you © play games with it, simply say, "Hey . Google, play lucky trivia,” other games| NT tBeprateae include Crystal Ball = and Mad Libs). If you don’t want to play ‘game, just tellit to entertain me," or ‘omseten say, “let's have fun" ‘You can aven ask it to tell you a joke!Navigating with Google Maps Google Maps is a fantastic tool but it can often be overlooked by Android users in favour of the seemingly more exciting features that their device offers. Google Maps is much more than just a way to find out where you are. It can help you find hotels and restaurants in the local area, show you a list of local plumbers, act as a satellite navigation tool and show you the distance between two points. Set Up Google Maps Bofore you can use Google Maps on your device, you will need to ensure that a fow other services aro activated. These may vary, depending on where you are trying to use the app. > Govsle Maps uses Live dat, so To take fll advantoge ofa the > Now that you have connection you wl aimost always need t be features of Google Maps, you wil ‘ndocation-tracking an, you ean Connected te the internet to use ico need to aneue that Location 90 ahead and open Google Maps tots fll exten. So the frst thing you need to Services ars enables an that te GDS feature Give the agp few seconde anit wll point ols connect toa WiFi network if youre of your device ison You can use maps your locaton and zoom into show ton fut ofrange ofa WiFi network, connect ta 8 without these features tuned on but the Screen You are now ready to start using Maps ‘mobile data network sich as 3G oF 6, information shown willbe much more basic. to nd places and navigate your way to thers Location History Lecaton History helps you get utaful information suchas automatic commute predictions land improved search resuts by creating a private map of where you go with your legged vices. Reclscover the places you've been and the routes you've travelled in you timeline. 1's easy to change or delete locations, days or your entve Location Histor. You can tut fon or off at any treueeuenhace erin 1. Maps Menu 2, Search Maps 3. Map Icons Tap thst open the main menu in Google >You can search for both locations tke » As you seroll around the map, you wil see Maps. Within the menu you wil in links to towns cite, landmarks, et. a wel as ‘various icons marking places of intrest, ‘Your Places. Tis shows previous search specie businassas or type of busines restaurants, ain stations and many other fete, maps that have been saved fr offine When you tp the search bar, ais of things. You can tap any of the cons to viewing (more on that later and enabled previous searches, routes and lations will___se more information inthe panel atthe diferent map layers. ‘en allewing you to Pek one ageln. Bottom ofthe map screen tap on or drag the pane! up) 4, Find North >This tne compass, showing you at al ies which rection you are facing. You can tap the compass button at any time to find North. The map viow wil rotate unit is aligned With North and you can then ‘match it up to the compass. 5. Info Panel > when the map i focused ou! ‘over a town or ety, the Information panel wil show Information about that \ ceed location cbars, restaurants, tc). Tap or drag the panel up to view the info. fyou tap an icon ost pin inthe ‘map by tapping a location, the info panel wil show tals about that location 6. Find Route This isthe button you tap to start planning a route and ‘using the navigation toot you have a pin inthe map, tapping tis wil ind a route between your current location and the pin. Ityou tap it without a pin, @ ew fereen will open where You can enter start and finish points Offline Maps You can save maps for ute cine Ganon you have ne access to a mobile or Wi-Fi network, fer example). Depending onthe size of Around Exoter the arga you save, these coffin maps can be quite large ana wil expire ater 9 certain number af days to ayold fling your storage up. To make an offine ‘map, tap the menu button and select “Offine Map”.Exploring Android Navigating with Maps ‘The Navigation option for Google Maps works just like a proper stand-alone Sat Nav. Let Google ind your current location, enter a destination and then follow the directions shown on the screen. You can enter the destination by typing ‘oF speaking, although the voice option is not 100% accurate. > Ensure that GPS, Wi-Fi ond Press the bive rections button Pit you hove searched for cptionaly a data connection ae located on the bottom mena that anything in maps betore now. looks ihe a read sign ype n your ‘you wll see ast of your location enabled and open Google Maps. Let the G2S pinnaint your eurent location. destination (and starting point not your history on ths screen, Tap any to select youare indoors, the GPS may struggle to find curent location) and then touch the Gat a previous destination. Once the route is asatelita so give the app abit of time Directions button Enable Navigation asked plotted, tap the Navigation button at the (ist use on) bottom of the screen. \ a ; care ae a Pevenaioene ane Rone lteayntaeasee eptaleler eter ees miseecieaacs arama Pete ares aren | nratsines eee aes | | nemo oem: See loa, || Meee eiemee | | Bk ane mecicom nee You can euy car holders for almost any sized record the audio dvections if you wsh spl azow button atthe bottom ht. ‘noi devie fay cheaply.ErMeR Taker Local Search You can use Google Maps to find people, places and businesses in your local area, This ie very useful both at home, for locating tradesmen, etc. and also great for finding places to visit or restaurants when you are in an area you don’t know: ‘on holiday for example, Turn on Location connect to Wi > From the main map screen, to in Fiend open Gooale Maps. The local the search field an type mhot you _soareh feature aio works using jst want to search for You can search Yyour SG er 4G connection, whens easier on for specie businesses or just type something your battery but isnt quite as accurate Ike harcrasears” to see alin tat aren Map Layers > Results rlevant to your search wil pow be shown en the map. The bottom half ofthe screen contains ‘alist those locations, long with 2 button to ‘quchy load directions to each one There are several different ways that you can view the map in Google Maps, from basic block colours to full satelite Image. To see the available different layers, tap the menu button in the app. Traffic Satellite The Traffic layer allows you to se citfrent This changes the map view from block tafe densities forthe roads you plan to colour image toa fl satelite image, You luavol on Trafic dant several onto te can 200m n to the satelite image as you Standare!map asa series of coloued ines. can withthe normal map, and the leve!, Redshows where afi isheaviest whist _of deta captures pretty impressive. ‘green shows where it flewing smooth. __ You can overlay anyother layer onto the coloured lines ar shown fora section satelite view traf, places, etc). yeu of road tho Wai iformation is normal or arousing a mobile Internet connection to lunavalable for that steten. The information view Maps, bear in ming that viewing te Isusually more accuatein and around major satelite View wil take more data and may tvs and cts, cost mare money. Street View 10 s00 Stroot Viow on the Google Maps ‘app ress an holdon the map to drop a pi You can them tap thet conto pull up the Information sheet to learn more about that place fd rections, check out Steet View ‘and save or share the location by tortor ema "When in Street Viw, tap the arrows onthe road to move the camera in that decton, To loave Street Viow simply tap the Back button ‘on your device to return tothe maps viewCe S| oemat the key part of the app on a mobile device. @ Facebook camera around an image or video. The camera cludes lts of Fiters and fe 3 the abit to adel masks (ike thare seen in Snapchat im both til and moving images MD vec roe iisinn avn rsdn eces thatthe name of the person or page posting is splayed (AME n this ese) ona with how long ago i was posta Feed eptions hide undr the smal arrow on the ihe. © Fiend eguests- tyoutre any new rend ie tb nd tsa wnt eee © Marketplace - the marketsace ie somennare for YoU toll unwanted items to others based on your location (hak jst to Facebook rend). You can view tems by taling?: Complets th information requestac @ Facebook Menu Ths were youcan dato ne If you started those inthe browse verson of Facebook Navigating the Facebook App ‘The Facebook app is laid out differently to the browser version, even on the larger screen of a tablet. Let's take a look The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Nhat’s on your mind Bier.-0 Custom il drum lid © seiies-rtanrsrsiessreeavostnssr deue patel] anaes Login Alerts If you ae concern that someone logging into your account without your knawiedoe, the first option ito immediately change your pesswore, Another option is to enable Login Alerts. Ths lets you choose a method, Le femal or sms message, of ting you know nena new devie ngs in. Who an see your hate post? 8 se Who can see my stuff? Move in tothe privacy settings and you can see controls for who ean see your posts including images, that you add to Facebook You can change who sees Future posts (trom this point on) or you ean lt ature and oa sts. Content you have shared may enange fer some people. Facebook Security and Privacy With the Facebook app up and running on your device, the next thing you should do is check and edit the privacy and Pete eh eee eon in ne eres a (5) Mato neo ie neon teen tne te ee 1S ee ve ie ed en Known Login’s Change Password ‘The security settings incdes an section Changing your password is one ofthe called Where youarelogged in Thisistsal simplest ways toad secur: deal, use a ofthe devicas(ohones, tablets computers) combination ofa eat 6 letters, numbers and \ihich have accessed your Fecebook account punetustion marks. Avoid including your name Inthe pat tis a good idea tocear th lat for commen words. Denture your Facebook you.are using the Login Alerts option password anywhere ese online and never share your passwoed ho can send you fend requests? ie gabknsping een tn © @ eno ‘eve she ee oe aie at sronct tents @ Be act Who can contact me? Who can look me up? Tisconls whocan sensu ted eet Ti set contol how ise yous. o Inoneor rant Pras anton {Deer cart om rte you Peebook ‘messages arefitere out within your inbox. _—pofieinformation sf you want to alow Batic filtering allows you to see messages pope to be abl to view your mall and mostly trom people you know but the phone number used when setting up your ceasional urknown contact may get through. account, eave as Ife, change those Settings asa prion.The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Posting on Facebook Posting a message to the News Feed, sometimes known as “Updating your status” tie ea Penner ern E i ec ‘These are some thoughts. | eeeece anee Ores: Seer simolest form, a postis made up of us text Yeu can type in the bos that opens and then tap the Post button at tho top right of tho post eration sereen Your pos hen appears Salo, cata, Spin eo0o000 if you want to tel your tons on ceba0k where you a0 when you are posting you can Check In. sina your location, Facebook will pul up list of suagestions and previous check in locations, You can either pick one ofthese or ‘reat 3 brand new chock im location, e~" These are some ies A elatvely new feature of 200k poss isthe ably to change the colour ofthe post background. You choose the background colour by tapoina the multi-coloured Aa button at te bottom ofthe post textbox. Top any ofthe coloured eile to apply that colour Ifyou want t alort rind to your ost, you can tag them in tho ‘update Tagging means thatthe person wll seeanotfiction wen they next check Facebook, making ita great way to ‘ensure someone specific gets to see the pos. Typing thor Facsbook name in th Our: SBAnDWA ee ad oe Oz nace creating @ pos. You can then ether choose camer buttons a the top-tiaht stil ond ideo), and grab a new image to post em om we a, Find On eoeeoe. Imapes etc Before you tap the Post button tap the button just blow your name to ‘pon the privacy menu This ts you choose ‘whether your pos is publ, seen by friends orUsing Facebook Messenger ‘Although designed primarily for use on phones, Facebook Messenger can be used effectively on your other Android devices. Additional features include group chats, easier photo sharing and Chat Heads. = ean Te rs ‘Yu wil nas to have the Facebook app instaled on your device before you can use Facebook Messenger "Messenger chat bubble con atthe top ofthe ‘main interface, ed Qe Pay list of any recent chats, incding ‘those fom other devices, willbe shown at the top. These ae ust bolow the new area for the Messenger Day feature. Ts allows you to show your finds lon Mossonger what you aro up to ane to encourage them zo intaract with you © @eo0o rial, the Facebook Messenger chat feature is 2 separate (ut likes) ap9, £0 908 and instal the app trom the Google Pay store Dut ls ust as quick and easy to dot trough the Facebook app. Just tap instal a Diane Red 2 e-~ @ ‘Chariome Coombes sre @ Joe Gaeren EET an ‘hare ate varus sections, elu Active Now and Favourtes. These can be hidden using the menu button bese the section title, Tapping any image wil open a conversation with that person You can tap the New Message button atthe bottom right and then enoeseacoatact Tohave anormal instant chat with ny one of your Facebook Friend ‘pen tho main Facebook app ane tap the messenger enat bude con at the top ofthe sereen. I thisie the frst time you have used the app, you willbe prompted to (pen Messenger and then sian in (sing your FB deta. e® @ Tbs ontage.Obmy bay sth ¢ @ ri key v9 lh ae ~ A the ottom ofthe Messenger main screen you wll see the main control tabs These take you to Cals, People (where you fd new contacts) and the Information sereene. nthe mide creating your Messenger Day messageThe Ultimate Guide to Facebook eo ‘Amanda Applegarh Stidworty ‘a. Notations © ca te moh QB reves nncyunes © Fees @2Qa cot Ser comersston Enter a conversation wth You can customize each of Facebook Messenger adds 2 sorreene and you wil 308 your Messenger contact and Clover no fete wach he ott tar sl chat window. Th conversations indict, Open itera chat stom er Rae icons atthe botiom alow yout. trom ie aneistng conversation and top the hot Heads. These a smal cea role torlght Tet Tike Photo Ad! Pte Add lana the opi tescreen Here you pe which oat on your screen when & aster Adda GIF Record Vice Message canchangethe colour ofthe conversation conversation is active. Even fyou ave and Add Location, The fracen opens, bubbles add ance or sable Messenger (ord Faceboo the Chat Head tran of adetorl esse tot notteaton or tat contact Toman acer at 2 9p Checking In Checking in is a simple way of updating your status to show wh 8 ° dant ce © opreser nora sien ° ° 83000800 & couw The Seana napococLEoon wertyuiio © cmouie atl Aepr a y P pen the Facebook app and tap Ifyou see your curent location Ifyou don't se your required the What's on your mind? box at listed ap it, ana then tag any lccaton inte checiin it, you the top ofthe screen You can tps friends you are with Gi you wish) on an add one there and then Tap stats update if you wish, or simpy tap the the next screen. You ean skip this step using the search ald a the top of he lst and type Checkin button below the ext Box. AISt of the button a he op af he seraen, You now the name ofthe location. it aeady has 2 previous locations available to check nto wil simalyneed to tao the Post button to update checker logged (by someone else) tapi then be splayed onscreen your status withthe checkin. not, at your home for example, you wll be ble to enter one.Exploring Android Get Started with WhatsApp WhatsApp started as an alternative to SMS but now supports sending and receiving a variety of media, including text, photos, videos, documents and locations, as well as voice calls. WhatsApp messages and calls are secured with end-to-end encryption, meaning that no third party including WhatsApp can read or listen to them. This makes it the perfect choice for your private and personal conversations. How to Chat on WhatsApp ‘WhatsApp is a very popular chat platform and not just because it is secure and private. Thore are dozens of features to ‘explore but here are the most important tools and functions. Bc e Bones @ tecaien e tcp e Bows ° mcm e SS eeene e Adding Contacts > WnatsApp quickly and easly recognises which of your contacts ae using WhatsADD by accessing your phone's adress book Ifyou cat see your contacts, make sure you have alowed WhatsApp to aocess your ‘one's contacts in your phone's Settings (Gettnge > Appe> Aap Permision) 22 owe Start a Chat > Assuming tis afresh instal of Whats App, you wont have any conversations sted Under the Chats tab. nsteed fap the New Chat button atthe bottom right and choose a contoct from the lst thet opens, For 8 roup chat tap the New Group option at the top and than choose contacts to invite tothe cnet ote eco © He how's hanging poppe? ° > 1 Tm 8 Qwerryu lop ASDFGHJKL 4 ZXCVBNMG Chat Tools » During a chat you can use several tacks te add content. Tha smiley face con nthe text box lets you ad various emo and the camera lets you add or tke a photo. Tap the paper leon a the top to ottach 9 document, photo, recording, locaton or a contact to a message. Tapping tha phone startsa VOR call‘Open WhatsAop and goto the chat containing the message you wish to delete, Top and old the message and then tap the Trash can icon cn top ofthe chat sereen and select Dleta, Optionally you can tap several Pflagats You can ston receiving WhatsApp messages, calls and status undats fom cortain contacts by blocking them. Tap the Menu Button > Settings > Account > Privacy > Blocked contacts. Tap the ade contact icon from tne st Using WhatsApp Status ‘WhatsApp Status Snapchat Stories but with a WhatsApp twist Updates to an trom your contact, both you ane your contacts must have each others phone numbers saved To view someone's status updat, ta the Status tab and selec a contact’ status. To reply to cone of your contacts status udates, tap Reply atthe bottom ofthe eevee, > + dwer't'y'u' io p asdfghjkt To adel status update, go tothe Status sreen and tap the status button atthe bottom ight. You can take a new photo oF record anew video ‘or choose an existing one from the picker, then top the send button. The eamer is aly basi, only allowing you to adda flash or site to rant camera Last seen © wycomaes By defout any WhatsApp user can see your read receipt, last seen status, about Info and prof photo. Your contacts can also 00 your status, To change theca settings, 39 to Whatspp > Menu Button > Settings Seen" you won' $00 I fr you contacts lows you to share photos, videos and animated GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. It's @ bit like Howover, you can add caption ‘and parsonalse your sttus uncstes by adding emoys, text and freehand Security. Scllte the bottom of the Secuny settings and you wil se Trust Agents Under the advanced heading. This is where you enable Smart Leck require this. Your choice a saan lock ‘mut be Patter, PIN or Password to use ‘Smart Lock Find the setting and follow the instructions You can reed mare about the screen lock elsewhere inthis magazine, tum on now inthe Securty menu under Advanced tap Tust Agents and make sure that Smart Lacks se to On, With Smart Lock now activated, you can begin to setup ‘and se the other security featuresOA] Trusted Devices and Places With Smart Lock turned on, you can now start to add those devices, places or even faces that you trust. your devices Settings menu» Personal > Security and tap Smart Lock. Enter your pottern, PIN oF password n the next sereen. when your devices connacted to the Bluetooth device. wil ‘automaticaly unlock To remove a trusted Bluetooth device selec i from the ist of trusted Smart Lock options inthe “Trusted Deviess menu Xe ase nae catey 5) 3 sosocornwose keep your phone unlocked whenever that evi is connected, You have to peir your ‘Bluetooth device before you can make te tmutted device ire aay 35) >on your phone or tablet, make sure tat Bluetooth le tumed on. n the Smart Lock menu, tap Trusted Devices. Tap the Ad icon and then choose Bluetooth Touch a devi to sletit fem thelist of connected devices. Ory pared device wl show in thi lt. mies basen Toad your home or workplace asa usted location. the Smart Lock manu touch Trusted Places Move the sith net to Home ar Work 0 the On pcition You ned ta have an internat eannectlon an aiow your Phone to Use Your location for your tusted places to work ow=. To ait your name ar warknlac, ‘en the Google Maps app on your device and san in. Tap the Menu button thon select Settings > Est Home oF Work Undate th information an tan tho tick mark To romous or eat a customise plas, ‘move the suite to te Off poston.Exploring Android Trusted Faces ‘Although contained in the same menu, Trusted Faces works differently to Trusted Places or Devices. _ 1 ve » You can have your device unlock To set a Trusted Face, open your Face Unlock captures an image vine it recognises your face. 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Screen Pinning » Screen Pinning enables you to » To enaba Screen Pinning, pan Now open an app and ae to lock your devies ena specie Settings > Soeur, snd loon the tereen you want fo pin Tap app or seroon This is ust wen ‘the Advances section Tap Seroon ‘the Qverviow button (you might allowing someone to watch a move for Pinning and use the sider totum the feature know it asthe Recent Apps button on your example, without alowing them access to __On.if youcant find the Screen Pinning option device. Swipe upto reveal the pin fen on the anything else onthe davice. It's perfect for __inthe Securty menu check whether the bottomriaht comer of you selected screen nen yout sharing your device with chicken. feature is availabe with your device. Top the pin ico, 26Use sereen pinning? lock pate before If you want the lockscreen to ‘appear after an app is unpined, check the box net to Bek for Unlock Pattern Before Unpinring. Final tap Start pin the sen. 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By applying some or all of these simple tips you could see a decent boost in stability, ee late Rue s Choose Widgets Carefully rere erent event aera Se eens Certainly impact on the runing af your device, as each ee eee ert Sees Seen eee eee ee teen mnty pea eeerr are snareanenied Se een eee eet ates Use Device Maintenance Roti a ean Core nn ens eh ee ters See es ee een eat eriee te ets Pe ee ere ere eee ery etree ener tel Clear the Cache terre eens Ce een ne cen eee ener enn pe ee er ae een eet eeAndroid Performance Turn Off Tica OG Clear Out PV reo Runtime Some Apps [A hidden stings option in Android een ent) Cerne Cent ierseanpeenesenaitienens peer eapommerenn inion eee en eee Dereon eet eer ees ee ees promrieam pate toni Pasir een eee teen econ peracetic ie pomeireerenyr cer eee ony Foaapeeg einnenbenioni Fosloeles phere) Boneirarnenenapanen’ Peer erent Phare eeRer anne pee tee) ete ery eee eee ers Felieeparinrer seein croton Freedonia nemerery pole dinee nine peaieereearntr pemrerrtey tet paieebeeerieneententtn Be pecicespner sonnel erst Pipirinrepcotrenrenreereenn arenes Paar aioe pueer Hoo Renee ssaneremtiet eee oeeneare ne prenvaeureany weston eee renee ec eeaneaes eee ere eneiag pecrbapeerersesipeerrtrenae Keep the OS Updated eee papmerdeonieaperemnnenete eeeer nna perenne nent ee eer ere er a Seer tee eter x Unrat rrenena ieee En een vereg Updates using the button there or you ean check the Poteet ten ett eTacole Vari es ened Eten ee ened ee ee eer eer as performance boost, paticulry with older handsets Pemeennee tara Cn eet retard eh eee a ee tet terry per etc net tn) eee rea ents eee rc) ee ee Se ee screen select Reset Device or Factory Reset. Once the pareve eet eels ani es account details et. 50 make sure you know them and aeraExploring Android Manage Multiple Passwords Password security has never been more important than it is today. We can manage everything from our business website to our bank balance online, and to do so we need passwords. A great bit of password security advice is to avoid using the same password for multiple accounts, but this also may mean keeping track of anything from five to 25 different passwords, LastPass, one of the best-known password managers around, solves that problem. Never Forget Your Log You almost certainly have dormant or inaccessible accounts littering the Internet, all because you have forgotten the login details. 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Tap LastPass and use will only work propery for apps en devices information, so make suri is strona but the sider to erable the function You can set running Android 41and inter. you want to memorable Conf and choose sreminder. this uplater you wis, Tap Back to return {iin forms in Crome, version 4.3 is neoded, to Last,@EvERNOTE To flan apo, just tap on it to launch from your home screen and LastPase wil offer to fil in the details for you To fil n Chrome, you wi need to launch your Chrome browser from your home sereen and then navigate toa site. Tapping on the Username or Passer field will engage the autfil feature. o=— when LastPass detects that you ‘are entering a password for asite ‘that isnot already stored in your LastPass Vault, or creating anew login on a new sito, it wll pop-up the Generator icon toasset you. Use the sider to change the password length, and tap the Copy teon to copy the current password shown, Tap ‘Save t0 finish Manage Multiple Passwords Img e > Alter instaing LastPass, you the Fill Helper. The Fil Helper Is great for pages and apps wiere the App Fill Window ie net allowed to pop-up ‘sutomsticaly, Select the options and apps you Would ke the Fill Helper to appear on You can also change these settings later in Settings > App Fil ronterhome pape Show uagsatons fom Googe Wambetere ting secuetemrs er cokes ong out o (cosets ene out a Cer istry onto at a once the app is up and running, les time to check some settings. Lock LastPass Automatically wll allow you to set when LastPass wl lock itself it sant tothe background ofthe screen ie turned of Accessing LastPaes again wil require oithor your mastor password ara PIN code. The sub-options allow you to set aPIN code and modify the Repromot Timer > Lanta for Android features a bult-n browser tat wl automaticaly fil your losin Information for each of your saves LastPass sites. Once you have installed the LastPass Android app, tap the App icon to launch the login page. Tapping the button inthe upper tet of ths sreen gives you aceats to the Vault options screen FoF fies ‘Sozuty Change cum Password Bh Manage shred Foes | © Logout can open the Manage Shared Folders feature from the Vautt Menu. From there you ean tap on the Pus osting Acton button to instantly create a now Shaved from the Shared Folders.Exploring Android How to Use Multi-window ‘The update to Android 7.0 (Nougat) adds support for displaying more than one app on the screen at the same time. On handheld devices, such as phones or tablets, two apps can run side-by-side or one above the other in split-screen mode. On Android TV devices, apps can use picture-in-picture mode to continue video playback while users are interacting with another app. Launching Multi-window It seems that most apps can be viewed in multi-window mode but you may find some force full screen (including many ‘games) so this feature won't work. a O oy O a ~| | aa . ete Yui Wee odes rio Boge her oe ie Pease io Besse reo Beso Bary ewe eae TN New Toy Cewek ett ons New het eur er eens New aoe ao ovr em & Piece Open tho fst app you want Now tap and hold the Recent > You can thon select the app to to vow on your phone obit ‘Apps Dutton the square leon on fil eye bottom naff he eroon ‘Ths wit obviously i the whole {your device, previously known 3s from ocent apes. Ian app doesnt serean as usual In our case we have opened themulttasking button. ifthe button son _suaport split-screen a message will appear on Facebook but almost any nen-garné 309 screen (not 2 capactve button), you willsee the thumbnal tling you so. You can change vl work wth mul window eno in that te it changes to two smallerrectangles _theato ofthe spt by touching and haldina ‘Android Nougat and later few apps,and and the screen splits The fst app open wll onthe white line inthe vier anc! moving wp ‘early all games wl foresFulleereen, and move to the top and the bottom wil show anedoum unl he sereen i spit at the aio, cannot be viewed in mutt-window mode, recant apps to choose trom, you want use. 32Multi i-window on Samsung aoa ORO ate Multi-window mode on Samsung devices has been available for some time and works slightly differently to most other devices, even after updating to Nougat. On your Samsung deve, ap the Recents button to vi the ‘thumbnails of recently opened ‘apps. On the top bar ofeach app thumbal ‘8 mul-window icon Tao this to-open the frst ‘spin the top haf ofthe screen. You wil see thatthe bottom haf stil shows Recent Apps. yin a=: as sucha gate i= nara a Tete aoe . > You can also open an apptication in pop-up window on seme Samsung deviees. To open an pplication ina pop-up window, open the appieaion touch atop corer of te screen and swipe dlagonally towards the centre of Dic Walooes oa hemes Topeatgees ooo > You can then tp the thumbrall ‘to.open an app in the bottom hat ‘ofthe screen To change te ratio ‘ofthe spit ouch and hold on the cving line and dag it up and down. you drag ‘the divider ll the way uo or down, you wil crop out of mut-window back nto single ‘window mods ‘sede dag ) Touch and drag the blue outing toresize the pop-up. Touch and rag the contro do tthe top fof te pop-up window to move around the screen. You can tap the arrow controls at the top ofthe box to change back to full Screen or sink the window down to app >If you leave mut-window mode by pressing the home button, wil stay active. A ntieation nthe statusbar wil play the multisindow con, ‘and tapoing i wil switch back othe sit screen view You can cance the spit sereen by tapping the Kin the notification. > If you search for mult-window inthe settings on your Samsung Gata you wl in that there ae a few options for the spit screan mee, You can turn certain features on and off and change how the mode accessed. There is also a developer option to force apps to spit screen.Exploring Android Using a System Monitor Task Managers, the apps which monitor your device and kill any background tasks which could be slowing things down, were once one of the most recommended tools for Android. Modern versions of the OS, however, have no need for task managers as they become increasingly good at assigning system resources intelligently. But that doesn’t mean there isn't a place on your device for some system monitoring to keep things running smoothly. Monitor System Statistics Boing able to easily view important system stats isthe first step towards making sure that your Android device runs smoothly. System Monitor @ There are lots of iterent system ro versions, which will mentor a variety of system functions. We have chosen the lite version of System Monitor by Chron Goliner. Ths versione free, ut coffers the option to upgrade should you 34 > Once installed, open the app to set the monitor running. The a ‘screen wl snow CPU usage on 3 ‘rp neal time. f your devices a mult= care, this wil be spit inte two or Four separate charts, showing what each ofthe cores is doing. 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As device manufacturers improve battery technology and capacity, more power-hungry processors have become the norm. However, there are several things users can do to increase the length of time between charges. Quick Settings > Mony current Android devices now allow you to uichy se and control what services are runsing: WI-Fi, GPS, ee. This ism to the Powar Control widget found an some ether devices. Although the Quick stings dont actualy save battery power, thay do alow you to ‘Quickly and easly keep battery draining services under contro Adjust Backlight Brightness > One ofthe quickest and easiest ways to save come battery juice 1s to turn down the brightness ofthe sereen backlight. There ate 2 ‘couple at atterent methads ta do this. Qpen Settings > Display > Brightness and then move the sider down ta iheraver you think i acceptable. Less than 50 per cents advised. ou can also access the brightness control from the Notifications panel 36 Power Saving Mode > Many Android devices now inckide @ Power Saving feature which, With the flick of a switch, can automaticaly activate several power- saving tools. These include limiting the performance ofthe CPU, reducing the amount of power going t the display and turning off, Haptic Feedback, You probably won't want to activate all of these tools al of the time but in en emergency it can work well _ En ME Change the Wallpaper > Gotting rd of your lovely Live Wallpaper int going to sive you an extra 24 nours for watehing videos but i wil make a sight ference If your device is really struggling to last a day, and it you're changing to static wallpaper, choose a dark (preferably black) one. The pixels in AMOLED screens, found on many Android devices, are photo erissive. This means that they generate light.8 4 ote . Decrease Screen Timeout >This will not save massive amounts of power but ever ttle helo! “Tren, do you really need your ereen to stay on for ten minutos after you fish using i? Obviously you can switch of the sereen manually botore you put your devi away, but each time you get a notation fora message and then don’t check ior don hear your serean may stay on for whatever pero is set. GPS and Wireless Networks > Hoving GPS tured on wil dein the battery like almost nothing else, It you re using locationreliant apps, then of course you may need to have GPS on. Just remember to tur off when youre not using Tum off GPS ether withthe Guick Setting buttons or goto Settings > Lcation Services. Whist youre in Location settings, make sue that Use Wireless Network is aso unchecked, Reduce Update Frequency > Ifyou don't want te cisable Alnays-On Mobile Data, you can 90 into ‘2ch app that undatos regularly, Facebook, Twit, atc. and change ‘heir nevcualsotings to update loss regulorly. Where you wil fine this seting vares batween apes, butt wil usualy Be nthe main settings menu for the app sometimes under Notations. How to Boost Battery Life c ee Ei « = ~ ° Turn Bluetooth Off > A curprsinaly large numbor of people love Blustooth running al the time, Quite apart rom being a bit ofa securty issue, Bluetooth wills use up @ big chunk of your battery power over the course ‘of a day, even If not actually sending or receiving fles, To tum oft Bluetooth goto Settings» Bluetooth You can aso contrl Bluetooth vith the Quick Settings Turn Wi-Fi Off (or Have it Always On) > Following abt of a theme, turn WI-F ff when you don't ned it ‘atemativey if you are usvally near arelable Wi-Fi connection, sot Ie to be Always On. WiFi uses less battery than a data connection ‘and when Wi-i8 on, 36 wil be off. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Press the Menu button and then choose Advanced. Open the WiFi Sleep Policy menu and choose Never Background Apps > A.quick way to reduce battery drinis to sto some ofthe apps running inthe backaround. From Settings > Apps wie to the lft ‘and you wil S00 ist of apps that are currently unning. Tap on each ‘ne f0 S66 what theyre for, and than you ean stop any apps that you ‘don't need running inthe background all ofthe tine 7Doing More with AndroidDe} NE MORE WITH AYN D 1510) |B) Our advanced and expert guides will introduce you to launchers and troubleshooting, show you how to access advanced developer options, monitor your system for ic TER Ue Me CUS ao CLM A ol LLnL Pico MCR SoM eC RCE EU Meh a: BC Mn eeeae eee eum nC Mri Om cc leNa CTsDoing More with Android Using Android Pay You already use your phone for just about everything, so why not use it to pay for stuff too? Android Pay lets you do just that. Just add your credit, debit, loyalty and gift cards to Android Pay and start shopping in stores, in apps and online, all using a secure and convenient system. Android Pay can be used at hundreds of thousands of shops around the world, wherever contactless payments are accepted. Setting Up Android Pay ‘Androtd Pay is a secure system but as with anything to do with money and payments, it is important to make seston a a) 7 ae Je omnes | ae | aa ue 7 eae Vien 3968 @, comcic ao pay Seal Aso aNorien Cano 2eo0o mi.) ey PL > You wit need ta make sure tat > Once installed, ap the app icon whichever option you choose, youhave your credit or debit tnd then Got Started and choose you wil ave to ad information, cards close at hand and have the Gooale account ro use with including C¥C codes ana allthe details avaible: account numbers, the app cf you have mors than one). ‘other security information: we cant tot codes, security numbers, te. You wil you already have a credit of debt card show a screenshot of this process, due also need to download the Android Pay registered to your Google account it will __to-a sacurity Feature that prohibits the app trom Gaosie Psy It you don’ already ba displayed next, along withthe option to information being captures. 8 careful have ton your phone, Setting up Android add a ferent carl, you don't already toad tho exact information recuired Pay can take atte time, mainly dus to the have a credit card attached to your Google Complete the information requested and security questions ond settings ‘account, ou can add one later ‘accept the terms 40Penis Verify your card ‘Tur on NECto pay in shops You havea screen eck, youre good too. ee Sa It you dont slready have 2 ‘Tho next stop i to very your (once verted, the ast thing sera0n lock set up on your Phone, Phone with your bank. In most you need to oto start using you wil ged to set one up now, cases, you wil need to calla ‘contactless Android Pay in stores for an adctional level of security on top of number specially for Android Pay that offer the servic. sto enable NEC. the app security. It isa gcod idea to set the verifications but this can vary between INFC, or Near Field Communication, allows screen lock delay to zero. In some cases, __ifferent banks and card issuers The your phone to communicate with the mall purchases ean be mad even when _number should automatically be entered contactless tominalt ithe turn ton here the phone is locked. inte your phone dialer. Call and fellow fr turn ton in your main settings manu, Security and Advantages of Android Pay ‘Android Pay is not only secure, it also makes shopping easier, whether you are buying a loaf of bread at your local supermarket or the latest fashions online. (ERO eres SE Recta, (ou see these symbols \ @ Ween ‘Once you've made a purchase, youl When you use your shone to pay in stores, > Android Pay makes it easy to check out S00 9 payment confimtion thet shows Android Pay doesnt send your actual ert in apps end online. There is no need to you exactly where a given transaction ‘or debit era number with your payment. enter your card detalls every time you buy happened, slong with the merchants name Instead it usee a vitual account number to something. When yout shopping in your and number, making it e357 to spot any represent your account info, 0 your card favourite app just choose Android Pay (i suspicious activity details stay safe and secure available) at checkout and save yourself aDoing More with Android Erase and Reset an Android Device You can remove data from your Android phone or tablet by resetting it to factory settings. Resetting this way is also called ‘formatting’ or a ‘hard reset’. A factory reset is useful if you're trying to fix some persistent issues or are planning to sell or give away an old device and want to make sure that everything of yours has been removed. Preparing to Reset Before you reset and wipe your device you need to make sure that you understand and are prepared for what you need to get back up and running afterwards. < coo ruse ware@gmailcom russware76@gmellcom : r ¢ > To shew that’s you doing the reset, youll need to enter enter the information, you won't be able to you will ned to know the Google account information that i eurenty being used on the device, a2 SBeckupsetings Restore ‘Backup my cata « Beckup acount @® > A factory data rset will rose ata stored in your Googie Gata wil be uninstalled, Open your device's Settings apo, tap System > Backup. Turn lon Beck up to Gooale Drive 97 on 15 2 zo ® *—e e » A fll factory reset can take ‘longtime (upto an hour, so lug your device nto a powor ‘source and keep ft plugged in unt the reset competes; ensure you connect your device to Wi-Fi or motile network, When the reset completes, youll ned tobe connected to ign into your Gooate accountErase and Reset an Android Factory Reset Your Device Reset network settnge Factory data reset. } Open your device's Settings app and tap System > Reset Ifyou have one setup, you may need to enter your PIN, patter or password at this pont o tell Android that itis you trying to reset the device. On some vices, factory reset may be found under the Bockup & reset heading Erasing Specific Data If you don't want to factory reset your device but do want to permanently remove sensitive di <_CTORY DATA RESET (Yount te able use ened lee ) Top Factory data reset > Reset phone or Rosot tabi. In come ‘cats, this where you will need to.enter your PIN, patoen or password, To {erase all data from your device's internal storape tap Erase everything. When your vice has Fished erasing pick the option torestor. the dovico, Shreddit - Data Eraser is a useful tool to have installed. Shreddit-Data Eraser Breas 2200 PSHREDDIT i 9 data eraser which socuraly deletes fies leaving tham ‘rracoverabe, The tool erases your ata completely and protects ft faisinto ‘malcious hands. t deploys ick svedding ‘laprithms that shred huge data volumes PERMANENTLY in a matter of seconds erly ‘s0 card (1483.68) Irerae/ 318968 i Intemal Storage (8.91 66) Jverage/erste/o = > when launched fst ie the shreder wil asfor pormssion to acess photos, media and fles on your device. The fest sereen here mounts your internal and extemal storage with their ‘mount points path and their total capacity ‘or sze. intemal Storage is where you val find app cata. tna dt on your pene Mate sara your Gealoxy 59 + © select a > Ifyou are resetting the device to sell or ve away, you are tinshea: Inet, you need to set pand estore your backed-up data as With anew device. if you cant open your device's Settings apa, you ean try factory resetting your Andkoid device by helding Its power and volume buttons ‘nomovedaDcare/ = 20180112.155157 0 of eee oer IM 20190112 112708)09 > Open the relevant folder (OCI for carmora images, otc) and select the tems you want to frase. When you have selected them, tap the red Shred button atthe bottom ofthe screen, Shredding may take a while, so be patient and wait forthe process to Finish before closing the app.Doing More with Android 5 Things That Can Affect Your Phone Signal See ce eee rea ele Roan aR eens Ne nage Ue tec acour em ERR: ea ana oui aa Ci eRe e aca e cu Ry ea Coe ae Riese Demme RR eee tenn enema eI Recamacet ey > Your motile phone communicates using simple rao waves and these travel straight line from your phone to therearest visible cell tower Anything that gts the way can cause oss of sonal strenat or even signal fale. For example your nearest cel tower was a mle axe, but hidden behind a hil and the next visible tower was fie o en miles ‘anay, your phone would be forced ta connec to that one, rather than the much closer tower. In this ease, distance woud ‘180 begin to have an eect on signal strength Ifyou ive in A valey anda of thecal tomers wer outside the vay you ‘would etectvaly be na Dead Zone, ‘You muah think that living in city woud be tke beng in an unnatural valley all the tee but there ae usually smaie redo ‘towers or antanras placed al ove cities, 50 the signal never has to travel far Rado signals can also bounce off euilings and round corners, you might net even need ine-ot witha toner te get a signal. Again, nti i Strenath would be los. Distance faye factor with any radio waves and your phone signal sno erent. The and even in perfect conditions “eno dus, ai or sow, the furthest stance tothe nearest ‘owe wll need to be less than 25 miles if you expeet any sort of signal. Theoretically, a rato wave from a mobile phone could travel 4S miles but depending onthe network cara, ‘components used and the receiving equipment the relwerid stance cous be as low 3¢ 20 mies. ‘The more powerful he transmit, the further the racio ‘waves wl ravel but there isa limit 1 how power a smertohone redo canbe. In ety, dstane rarely a problem but inthe great outdoors, of even st rural towns, hiss probably going tobe the biggest factor affecting the ualty of ‘yur mobie signaThings That Can Affect Your Phone Signal < Weather on the typeof inside o bulding wil to toast some desree, al travels. Commonly used bulling aster are ll reat 2 cable toa enteral acod antenna. It signal outside, a signal booster wont helaUsing the Developer Options Every Android smartphone and tablet contains a secret set of options - the Android Developer Options. As the name suggests, these are intended principally for developers of apps, used for debugging or simulating certain conditions. There are, however, several options within this menu which more adventurous Android users can utilise to good effect. Enable Developer Options I you choose to do so, before you can start to use the developer options, you will need to unlock and activate them in the settings. Baseband version Kara veri eee ee Build number ‘SE for Android status ‘Security software version KNOX version Baseband version Kernel version Build number ‘SE for Android status Security software version =—— ] esis ox version Use development settings These settings are intensed for development use only, ‘They can cause ears to ‘occur with your device and its applications, > open the main settings app and locate the About Device mera (sually found a the bottom of the settings lst), This menu gives you acess telots of information about your phone or tablet. Serotl down unt you se the Buta Number secton, Mir T acral el xg Cee erry Tap on the Bull Number heading ten times quick. As you do so, you wil s2e a message appear counting ‘down and then saying "You are now 2 ‘develope’, Continue to tap the buld rumbor hoacing ana the message changes to "You ‘are ateady a ceveloper tap Back and ook for the new heading Developer Options inthe main settings. Once you open the developer options menu, you will ned to use the sider atthe top ofthe screen to tenable access to thom ane allow them to ‘be modifiedng the Developer Options Useful Developer Option Not all of the developer options are worth changing, or Indeed should be changed unless you really know what you doing, Limit background processes perry pare aed Enable OpenGL traces Standard it ® erm No background processes C) Apps: ANEL SET EACKUP PASSWORD ‘Atmost process Donat keep actites g Denorenyechmyerwenetewn — ‘Atmost 2 processes Limit background processes ‘Atmost processes ‘nde most 4 processes ‘Show all ANRe ‘ntmost ap een) 1- Limit Background 2- Desktop Backup 3 - Don’t Keep Activities Processes Password per > Scrotright down tothe bottom ofthe st The Andrld Developer Options allow you ‘2nd you wil see Limit Backaround Processes. to backup and restore to your PC things This option ets you set how mary processes such as apps and thir associated data. This > although you need tobe abit careful about sina this setting it canbe useful if your [Phone strugaies after heavy use. Ths option ‘enrunin the background on your device at optionrequres a password fr such backuPs. _Yoregcoses every appiestion as soon a¢ ‘any one tne. Be aware thot too smallalimt You willed to ensure that your device can Sou age te ain wens Use eter shor the might be counterpreductive. connect ta your computer successtuly Limit Processes option, nat both Debug GPU overdraw ‘Allow USB debugging? Show non-rectangular clips re USB debugging is intended for “development purposes only. Enable 4x MSAA o ‘can be used to copy deta tral SHA Ope ES.20 8 between your computer and your device, install ‘applications on your device Fees ac) ‘without notification, and read . esting log data ‘Simulate color space 4- Force 4x MSAA 5- Profile GPU Rendering 6 - USB Debugging Pit younave a powerful pone arable nd Tis setting draws a sual rendering ofhow > Allows your Andoid device to play alot of games. this setting, which forces hard the GPU s working over aperod af time. communicate via USB to your camouter via mult-sample anti-aliasing (HSAA) can be You can ether view on screen cr save to affie. the Android Debua Bridge (ADB). You can useful It essentially makes things ookbetter This can be useful if you are trying to werk also revoko USB debugging authorisations (and not ust games), but puts more train on out what appé o features are causing battery This setting wil need to be srabled it you ‘the CPU/RAM anor lag. plan to fash custom ROMs curing rooting.48 Speed Up Android Animations You may already know about the hidden developer menu available on all Android devices running version 4.0 or later of the OS. Within this initially confusing list of settings, you can find some really useful tools for making your device run faster and more smoothly, as well as a few simple tweaks to get the most from your phone or tablet. Here we will look at using animation settings to improve overall performance. Modify Animation Settings You can now begin to modity development settings, including the animation settings, It is a good idea to back up your device before continuing ‘Aw development stings? van na ‘Soroprent iconyTey can caus yor Force RTL yout decor ete nec on teeta F simdate seen dels Whilst it may be tempting to For this guide, we are looking Before we go further you ply sround withthe settings at animation options whieh can should understand what is mean here, we suggest leave everything be Found in the “Drawing” eaction by animations on Andrei. alone until you know what the possible about haltway down te list of settings. \ithout animations, switching home effects could be And if you do decide 9 You wil se thee animation settings fereen panels, opening aps or sroling change developer options change them Window animation scale, Transition would apear to be an instant sith from fone at atime andl test the changes before animation scale and Animator duration ‘one screen to another Animations provide altering anything else. 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Each ofthese options will be et the slicing effect of home panels or the hare to know what eaused any probloms to" This means animations running at grow effect when opening 8 new app. tat occur norma peesWindow animation sale Odin tt © ssinston soe (© pniaton se (Onton soe (Osniaton sete 2¢ (Osimaton se (© dnimaton sae 100 ‘Your dovie has to procoss these ‘animations everytime you switch Screens or open an app. But by reducing the animation speed to"5x", you can speed up al transition effects and not only improve how fast your device runs, but the shorter animation sequeness wil eimstor duration ssle © piston ot (O prmston se (© pnimaton ssi (Opnmeton se (Osman ste Oriana (© trimation sale 10e you want to go further, you ean change the animation Scales to Oft You will speed up transitions and window animations to ther fastest, but you wil lose some of the smoothness ofthe operating system, Choosing 5k ie» good compromise between speed and how your device looks Monitoring Performance It you Find thatthe changes 210 causing prodioms, ori you {ate seeing no Improvement in animation speed, try restarting your device. If this stil doasnt help, g0 back into the settings > Develeper Options and reso ll ‘of tho changes to ther orsinal stato (or simpy turn Developer options otf There are also several options in the Developer settings that allow you to monitor the performance of your device. This, Enabling this onion inthe Monitoring section ofthe Developer settings will use the sereen to lash when apps perform long, potentaly heavy data use operations This allows you to see whether app useful if animation settings cause problems. This option puts an overay onthe screen ‘that shows CPU ¢the main device processor) ‘sage ata times. Th will dpay a8 & {ed and green ba tthe top right ofthe screen Itallows you to see which actions are causing the most CPU stan Developer options Stow suc ups This option is inthe Input section and cenabies screen touch feedback By viewing where the sereen registers your touches, you ean monitor whether the system working accurately If touches are cut fof place, you can sometimes fx this by restarting your device, 49