20 Underrated Android Features that you Forgot Existed

Tips and Tricks for Your Phone

In this video, the speaker shares various tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your phone. These include using live caption during phone calls, blocking scam calls, accessing Google's weather app, having Google Assistant read articles aloud, customizing your status bar icons, creating shortcuts for routine tasks with Google Assistant, using Google Lens to search menus quickly, and enabling continuous search navigation in Chrome.

Live Caption Feature

• Use the live caption feature during choppy phone calls or when in a loud environment.

• Enable it within the volume panel on most phones.

• Everything will be transcribed automatically.

Block Scam Calls

• Dial pound 662 pound and hit call button to block all scam calls.

• Only works if you have T-Mobile.

• Verizon's is Call Filter and AT&T's is Call Protect.

Accessing Google Weather App

• Open the Google app and type "weather" along with your city.

• Within the card tap on overflow button and choose add to home screen.

• Quickly bring up Google's weather forecast without installing a third-party app.

Have Google Assistant Read Articles Aloud

• Open up an article and bring up Google Assistant.

• Say "read me this article".

• It will begin reading it out loud.

Customizing Status Bar Icons

• Use Activity Launcher app to place hidden shortcut on home screen.

• Search for System UI Demo within the app.

• Long press it and select create shortcut then open new shortcut added to home screen.

• Select status bar and disable any icons you like.

Creating Shortcuts with Google Assistant

• Hop into assistant settings then tap on routines create a new one for starter section

• Write out phrase typically asked of google assistant

• For action select something that you would like google assistant to do afterward

-Tap phone with diagonal arrow icon in top right corner to create a quick shortcut.

Using Google Lens to Search Menus Quickly

• Open Google Lens and tap on search with camera.

• Switch to the dyn tab.

• Snap a photo of the menu and then tap on the plate names to search them much more quickly without even typing anything out.

Enabling Continuous Search Navigation in Chrome

• Enable chrome flag called continuous search navigation.

• Get carousel strip below address to let you quickly switch to next search result.

Android Features You Might Not Know About

In this section, the speaker talks about some underrated features of Android that many people might not know about.

Enabling Sensors Off and Using Monday.com

• To disable the camera and microphone, enable "Sensors Off" in the Quick Settings Developer Tiles menu.

• Monday.com is a platform for creating customized workflows to organize your workspace. It can be used for anything from schoolwork to app development.

Customizing Screen Elements and Accessing Reminders

• Within developer options, set file transfer as your default USB configuration to avoid having to manually select it every time you connect your phone to your computer.

• Change the smallest width number within developer options to make elements on your screen smaller and show more content at once.

• Open assistant.google.com/reminders within Chrome and add it as a home screen shortcut for easy access to reminders.

Snapshot Feature and Phone Connectivity

• Access Snapshot by clicking on the button below the profile picture in the Google feed panel. It provides useful information such as weather updates, calendar events, commute times, etc.

• Plug in a flash drive or DSLR camera into your phone's USB port for quick data transfer. You can also use a mouse with your phone if the touchscreen isn't working properly.

Pixel-Specific Features

This section covers features specific to Google Pixel phones.

Call Screening and Now Playing

• When using call screening, press the volume up key to listen to the person's voice.

• The Now Playing feature recognizes songs playing in the background and displays them on your lock screen.

Quick and Easy Way to Get Rid of Ads

In this section, the speaker explains how to get rid of ads on Android devices quickly and easily.

Getting Rid of Ads

• To get rid of ads, go to the settings Wi-Fi and network.

• Tap on Private DNS and change the private DNS provider hostname to dns.adguard.com.

• This will block every ad within any website or app without downloading any app or paying money.

Bringing Back Blob Emojis as Stickers in Gboard

In this section, the speaker explains how to bring back blob emojis as stickers in Gboard.

Bringing Back Blob Emojis

• Go to the stickers section in Gboard.

• Tap on the plus icon and scroll down until you see "The Blobs Live On" or "Long Live The Blob".

• It may take a while to find them, but they are there.

20 Underrated Android Features You Forgot Existed

In this section, the speaker lists 20 underrated Android features that people may have forgotten existed.

List of Underrated Android Features

• Split-screen mode

• Google Lens

• Smart Text Selection

• App Actions

• Notification Dots

• Adaptive Battery

• Digital Wellbeing Dashboard

• Night Light Mode

• Wind Down Mode

• Customizable Quick Settings Tiles

• Guest Mode

• Screen Pinning

• One-handed mode

• Data Saver

• Google Assistant Voice Match

• Find My Device

• Emergency Information

• System UI Tuner

• Developer Options

Conclusion

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Conclusion

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