One of the best things about the Android system is its opening, making it possible for all owners of Samsung, Nexus, LG, HTC or other brands to customize not only the graphical interface to their taste but also the operation of the phone itself through automation and changes that can significantly improve performance . There are applications that work as " Tweak " or software tools for improving system performance, which add functions and modify existing ones in a customizable way. Tweaks for Android can be widgets or interface elements or they can change the way some operations are done, they can speed up the device and improve the experience in general. In the Google Play store there are many apps to apply tweak on an Android phone, here we see the 13 best ones that work and that can prove extremely useful depending on your habits.
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1) Chronus: multifunction widget
This customizable widget can be used both on the home screen and on the phone lock screen, to view different types of information, including weather, battery status, calendar and email notifications. For Chronus widget you can download many extensions and plugins (those of the now disappeared Dashclock) to add more information and increase its functionality.
I had already talked about this app in the article on the best widgets for the Android lock screen.
2) Quick Settings
This useful application adds, on phones that do not have it, a line of buttons in the notification area to activate and deactivate the various functions of the smartphone such as wifi, data connection, bluetooth, GPS etc.
Power Toggle is one of the apps to have a bar of buttons and ON / OFF switches on Android
3) Battery Widget Reborn
This special widget shows the current battery charge with many other useful functions. There are discharge charts, battery life forecasts and links to system settings. In addition, to save energy, the application can automatically activate airplane mode at night and deactivate it in the morning, a really useful tweak to be inserted inside Android.
4) Light Manager
This is a simple application developed for devices with notification LEDs that allows you to customize the color of the light based on the type of warning or depending on the application that generates it. For example, you can configure the LED to flash blue when you receive a text message and green for a missed call.
I had already talked about this app in the guide on how to choose the LED colors for each notification on Android.
5) Browser to open sites in the background from other apps .
This is an ingenious tweak that reinvents how to open links on the phone. Instead of launching the browser, Link Bubble loads the link in the background and displays the web page in a compact window, which remains in front of other applications. from the window you can save the link or share it with friends.
6) Easy Touch
On each Android mobile phone, the central button opens the list of applications which, however, can be very large and not really easy to use. For this reason, you can use the most important app icons on the main screen or use one of the apps to launch applications quickly.
It is an elegant ring that floats on the screen in transparent mode and that allows you to launch your favorite apps without having to go back to the main screen or to activate and deactivate various functions such as Wi-Fi, the locator and airplane mode.
The ring can be moved anywhere on the screen and customized.
7) Clean Master
After using an Android phone for a while, it fills up with junk files that must be eliminated in order not to have problems with slowing down caused by memory. Clean Master is a powerful application to clean up the memory of your smartphone or tablet and restore speed in seconds.
8) Screen Filter
This is one of the tweaks to change screen brightness and colors on Android automatically, to be used to have a more restful light at night or to darken the screen more.
9) Greenify
This is one of the most powerful applications to use to save battery power on an Android phone and, at the same time, improve its performance. It relies on advanced algorithms to manage running and background processes, hibernating applications that take up too much memory.
10) Smart Unlock
To unlock your mobile phone at home and lock it out automatically, on Android Lollipop phones there is a setting in the security section while for previous versions you need to install this application.
11) Shush
This is an app to automatically silence your mobile phone with a timer and return the ringtone after the set time has elapsed, ideal for those who go to school or often make business meetings.
12) LeanDroid
This is one of the applications to activate and deactivate WiFi and data connection automatically on Android, based on the time, the place where you are and the screen on or off.
13) Macrodroid
To make the phone set up and configure itself according to the time and the place where you are, you can set automation rules with this application. If Macrodroid doesn't like it if it's too complicated, in another article other similar apps are listed to activate automatic actions on Android.
14) Energy Ring is an app for Samsung S10 Smartphone that allows you to have the battery indicator on the front camera lens, coloring the circumference according to the battery level. Truly a great value aesthetic tweak.
In two other articles, tweaks for Android continue with:
- 10 apps to make Android smarter for a smartphone that does it all by itself
- 30 apps to improve Android, modify and customize the system
