Android, compared to iOS, is a much freer operating system, on which you can install special applications that allow you to change the behavior of the phone, activating new and original functions, often very useful depending on the case. Many of these changes, which we can call hacks, can be obtained without the need to unlock the Android smartphone with root, i.e. with the procedure for obtaining system administrator permissions.
Let's see 10 of the best tricks and hacks for Android that work on any smartphone of any brand: Samsung, LG, HTC, Huawei, OnePlus, Nexus etc.
1) Make Android faster
This is an old trick that doesn't need to install any applications.
Basically it makes sure that each screen of the phone appears more quickly without showing those animations that make the system nicer, but also slower.
This hack is discussed in the article on how to disable Android animations for a faster mobile phone.
2) Control a PC from the smartphone
Thanks to some applications it is possible to control any PC in remote desktop, even via the internet.
Among these, the Chrome Remote Desktop application works well and only requires the installation of an extension on Chrome to work, without having to install programs.
3) Have our Android phone controlled by a Windows or Mac PC.
A special Teamviewer app allows you to control an Android smartphone from a PC in order to receive support from another person who understands us more than we do.
The app is safe, unobtrusive for the privacy of the owner of the phone and absolutely free.
4) Record the screen on Android
As seen in another article there are several applications to record the screen in a video on the Android phone.
5) Automate every operation
Automation is perhaps the added value, what really makes an Android smartphone different and better than an iPhone.
Basically, without having to do who knows what technical configuration, it is possible to automate many of the functions of a telephone according to the time, place and other circumstances.
For example, I can make sure that WiFi is activated automatically when I am at home, that it is deactivated when I go out, that the evening brightness is reduced, that airplane mode is set while I sleep and so on.
The best app to set up these actions is Tasker, but speaking of free apps, in another article we have seen the best ones to activate automatic actions on Android such as IFTT and Llama.
6) Use emulators of old video game consoles
On the Google Play store you can find emulators for the old game consoles for Android such as, for example, the Super Nes that allows you to play with the old Nintendo video games.
7) Check the TV, the stereo, the Playstation
An Android smartphone can function as a TV remote control with applications that are based on the infrared port or, failing that, via Wifi.
8) Reconfigure the phone keys.
You can easily configure all the navigation keys according to your needs through the Button Remapper app and with this application you can alter the operation of navigation buttons according to your desires. House 2 shortcut
9) Know when someone enters Whatsapp
This is one of the most delicious tricks for Whatsapp and it is a special app that allows you to receive notification when someone accesses Whatsapp and is online, so we can not miss it if we need to contact him.
10) Record phone calls
Using some apps it is possible to activate the automatic recording of the voice calls of the Android phone, both those made and those received.
In addition to these 10 souvenir tricks, from other articles:
- Tweaks to improve the performance of the Android phone
- the 30 apps to modify and customize the Android system in its internal functions.
