Those who have an Android phone may have read many guides to optimize it, to download the best applications and to get the most out of the device. In addition to the tips and guides on what to do and how to optimize Android, we must also talk about the things that should not really be done, namely those operations or ways of use to avoid in order not to run the risk of ruining the smartphone or otherwise of don't make it perform better.
I have known many people who say they are disappointed by their Android smartphone just because, in fact, they have never been able to use it correctly, neglecting some important aspects that we are going to describe here.
For some it will be elementary advice, but in general it is really essential to follow certain recommendations to make every phone equipped with Android operating system work better, be it Samsung, LG, Asus, Huawei and others.
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1) The Google Account is vital
Android is from Google just as iOS is from Apple therefore if on the iPhone an Apple account is essential, on every Android smartphone it is vital to register with a Google Gmail email address.
I have seen people use a Google Account registered there for them using a password that is easy for anyone to remember and discover and forget about it.
Since the smartphone is a computer full of sensitive data, it is necessary to register with a Google / Gmail account that can also be used on the PC, with a strong password and complete protection.
The Google account is the essence of every Android device, without which you would lose the ability to synchronize the address book, to install new apps from the Play Store, to watch Youtube videos, to use Google Maps, to find the lost phone and much other.
Setting up a Google account on an Android phone should always be done as soon as it is turned on the first time and should never be skipped.
2) Don't install apps that promise to speed up Android, save battery, task killers and memory managers.
Although in this blog we have mentioned them in several articles, said among us, all the applications that claim to save phone battery power, increase memory or make Android faster, are useless.
In another article, however, we have explained well that closing the background apps on Android is useless so a killer task that ends the apps not in use is rather inefficient and, in reality, it does not recover any memory.
Android isn't Windows and doesn't really need external apps to optimize it.
Instead, there are several tricks to save battery on Android and to have Android always fast.
3) Avoid installing more than one antivirus application.
Given that already installing an antivirus on the phone, if this is not used to download apps from unknown sites, it is already a superfluous precaution, installing two or more is really the most useless thing in the world.
In addition to consuming more battery while remaining in the background, any antivirus app also takes up memory and slows down the phone.
Anyone who wants an antivirus on Android can install 360 Security, which also works as a system maintainer.
4) Do not install applications from outside the Play Store
This point is very important for the less experienced and novice.
Installing apps from sites or other stores that are not the Google Play Store is the easiest way to infect your smartphone with a virus or to have your personal data stolen in favor of some advertising agency.
5) Always update the apps, but don't be in a hurry to update the system.
If updating Android apps is always useful, for system updates it is better to wait a moment and inquire first if after installation the smartphone still remains fast or if it presents new problems.
Especially in the transition from Android Jelly Bean to Android Lollipop there have been many cases of smartphones that have lost efficiency, such as the Moto G.
6) Don't install too many bulky widgets on the home screen
Even on devices with a very large screen, it is never convenient to insert too many widgets or app icons for two reasons.
The first because icons create disorder and it becomes difficult to find what you need.
The second is that the widgets consume battery and memory so, if they are too many, they can cause quite a few performance problems.
In another article, the most useful widgets for Android
7) Check which apps use the most memory and remove the heavy ones
In the guide on how to manage the active apps in Android we have explained how to control how much memory the various active apps occupy in the background.
If you find apps that never open or games that we rarely play, we need to remove them or disable them.
Personally, I also advised to remove the Facebook app and access Facebook from the site, to get the phone back as fast and optimized as it was just bought.
8) Do not let the battery drain completely
Most phones use lithium ion batteries and numerous tests show that a partial discharge reduces stress and prolongs battery life.
In other words, instead of letting the phone battery drain completely, it is recommended to charge the phone when the remaining battery is 20-30%.
This is one of the tips for storing battery power in electronic devices
9) Neglect the security and privacy of your phone data and the possibility that other people can spy on it
A smartphone contains more personal data than a computer if you consider that photos, emails, messages on Whatsapp and Facebook, SMS, address book, recent addresses searched and where you went and much more are stored inside, even if you want bank details, codes, passwords and much more.
It is obvious therefore that if a stranger or even a friend of ours can access it, he can read all these data without problems and really discover many things about us and our life.
We must therefore be careful and work to secure the data of the Android smartphone and, above all, activate the essential security settings.
10) Do not occupy all the space of the internal memory
Although this can be difficult on some cheaper models, it is one of those things to be more careful about not letting the memory fill up.
In fact, any computer with full memory becomes very slow in every operation and stops working properly.
In other articles we have therefore seen how to survive with Android with full internal memory or out of space on the phone and how to optimize a cheap Samsung phone
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