Android is an extremely powerful operating system that can be used for much more than just regular use of social media, WhatsApp, and calls. Unlike iOS, Android is infinitely customizable and is a very capable and powerful operating system that can be used for so much more. Here are 7 awesome things you can do with your Android phone that you may or may not be aware of:
Compass and barometer
Your Android smartphone is packed with sensors with an accelerometer sensor, a compass, a proximity light sensor, and even a barometer. They work seamlessly across various features on your smartphone BUT you can also access them independently by downloading apps like Smart Compass.
Encrypt content on SD cards
We all have important or privileged information that we do not want anyone else to have, that is why it is very useful to have the sensitive information of our phone encrypted on the SD card, this is an external memory that allows us to expand the memory capacity or simply transfer and save files . There are many apps that allow us to put a key to our SD memories or to certain files so that only we can access them, these memories are not expensive but you should take care of them, even if they are damaged, here we leave you a
tutorial to repair a microSD, it sure works for you.
Voice search with screen off
Most Android smartphones allow you to search by voice by saying "Ok Google" from anywhere in the operating system. Some phones like the Moto X also have a dedicated listening core that allows you to use the "Ok Google" command even when the screen is off! Apple implemented the same thing recently with "hey Siri" but that only works while the phone is charging or connected How to turn on "Ok Google" always detection Google Settings > Search and now > Voice > OK Google detection > Always on and turn on the switch
Pay bills without cards
If you did not know this function, we assure you that you will run out to try it, today you can pay bills, make transfers and even buy cryptocurrencies with your mobile, if you forgot the card you should not worry, you can simply do it with the payment app of your preference. If you want to know a little more, here we show you all the details of how
pay with your mobile.
Remote lock or erase your lost phone
In case you're like me and keep losing your smartphones, Android has you covered. Google has a great feature called Android Device Manager that allows you to track your phone and wipe/reset it if you lose it. Just enable Android Device Manager in Settings > Security > Device administrators and access the site on your computer if you ever lose your phone.
Scan barcodes / documents
Your Android smartphone has a camera on the back that you use to take photos of your food and post it online. It can also be used for much higher and more productive purposes. You can use the rear camera as a barcode scanner and document scanner easily by apps like “barcode scanner” for the former and “CamScanner” for the latter” Besides these, there are a lot of apps in the store Google Play that can be used for the same.
Access Chrome tabs from other devices
So you're jealous of your sheep friend from Apple who brags about how all Apple products work seamlessly together. How all your Internet tabs are synced across your iPad, Mac, and iPhone. Well, Android allows you to do the exact same thing with Chrome. Just sign in to Chrome with your Gmail ID on all your devices and your tabs, history, bookmarks will be synced across all of them. The icing on the cake is the fact that while your friend Apple is limited to your Apple devices, Chrome is available on multiple platforms. Every time you open a new tab in Chrome, you'll see the Recent Tabs option at the bottom right, where you can see your open tabs across all your devices.