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I've posted this before, but it got buried and other people have asked about it so I figured I'd put it in its own thread. I find the notification light very annoying at night, but the only way I could find to shut off the notifications was buggy at best. This way will allow you to pick whatever triggers you have access too in tasker to control whether the light is allowed to turn on or not.
Some background: when a notification comes in, the system sets the file led_pattern in /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led to something non-zero. 3 is a slow blinking blue light, 1 is solid red, I forget what the others are now. When the screen is turned on, this is reset to zero, and when the screen is turned off, if the notification bar hasn't been opened (and the program with the notification hasn't been opened) the value is reset to something non-zero. So, I created a simple task to change the value back to zero:
Create a new task, then select Script>Shell. Enter the following command:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern
Check the 'Use Root' box
Then your task is done. Try it once to make sure you have accepted whatever superuser popups (you'll need to always allow this for it to work on its own).
Now create a profile, and for the context select Event>UI>Notification. You may need to check tasker on the accessibility menu if you haven't already (it will prompt you if necessary). Add whatever other contexts you want (I have a variable that's set when I turn on my nighttime menu that I check for so the light will blink during the day but not at night). You could easily just pick a block of time to turn it off instead. If you don't add other contexts this will always block your light, so make sure you've done some check to block it only at night. Add the task you created to this profile.
Next create another profile with the context State>Display>Display State set to Off, and add in the other secondary (ie night time) contexts. Call the same task you created above. This will prevent the light coming back on if you turn the display on and off at night after receiving a notification.
The only quirk I've found so far is that if you receive a google voice text, the light instantly turns purplish/pink normally. On my phone it will come on for a split second before tasker can kill it.
If you have any issues with this please let me know and I'll see what I can figure out.
I turn my phone over so the light and screen are face down. Case has a lip on it so screen doesn't touch the table. Problem solved.
-Hai guise don't feel like looking at 5 pages but I haz problems on the pre-alpha release and I don't know why.
joshindc said:
I've posted this before, but it got buried and other people have asked about it so I figured I'd put it in its own thread. I find the notification light very annoying at night, but the only way I could find to shut off the notifications was buggy at best. This way will allow you to pick whatever triggers you have access too in tasker to control whether the light is allowed to turn on or not.
Some background: when a notification comes in, the system sets the file led_pattern in /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led to something non-zero. 3 is a slow blinking blue light, 1 is solid red, I forget what the others are now. When the screen is turned on, this is reset to zero, and when the screen is turned off, if the notification bar hasn't been opened (and the program with the notification hasn't been opened) the value is reset to something non-zero. So, I created a simple task to change the value back to zero:
Create a new task, then select Script>Shell. Enter the following command:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern
Check the 'Use Root' box
Then your task is done. Try it once to make sure you have accepted whatever superuser popups (you'll need to always allow this for it to work on its own).
Now create a profile, and for the context select Event>UI>Notification. You may need to check tasker on the accessibility menu if you haven't already (it will prompt you if necessary). Add whatever other contexts you want (I have a variable that's set when I turn on my nighttime menu that I check for so the light will blink during the day but not at night). You could easily just pick a block of time to turn it off instead. If you don't add other contexts this will always block your light, so make sure you've done some check to block it only at night. Add the task you created to this profile.
Next create another profile with the context State>Display>Display State set to Off, and add in the other secondary (ie night time) contexts. Call the same task you created above. This will prevent the light coming back on if you turn the display on and off at night after receiving a notification.
The only quirk I've found so far is that if you receive a google voice text, the light instantly turns purplish/pink normally. On my phone it will come on for a split second before tasker can kill it.
If you have any issues with this please let me know and I'll see what I can figure out.
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Tasker is a confusing app to me. I've tried to enter this in a few times but can't seem to get it to work. Is there any chance you could help me out and let me know more of a step by step? This guide seems to jump around a bit (it could be my extreme lack of experience with Tasker). This sounds like it is exactly what I am looking for though. The led on the GS3 is so freaking bright it lights up my whole room when it is charging at night. I *could* turn it over as suggested above but I have two problems with that:
A) We are better than our phones, aren't we? We should be able to get them to bend however we want! Why compromise?
B) I use my phone as my alarm clock and I don't want to fumble around to flip it over before I can silence it while I'm still mostly asleep.
Thanks for the guide. I will have to give this a try. I tried something else but it didn't seem to have any effect. Any idea where to find the other codes to make the LED turn on differently when you want?
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Relentless D said:
Tasker is a confusing app to me. I've tried to enter this in a few times but can't seem to get it to work. Is there any chance you could help me out and let me know more of a step by step? This guide seems to jump around a bit (it could be my extreme lack of experience with Tasker). This sounds like it is exactly what I am looking for though. The led on the GS3 is so freaking bright it lights up my whole room when it is charging at night. I *could* turn it over as suggested above but I have two problems with that:
A) We are better than our phones, aren't we? We should be able to get them to bend however we want! Why compromise?
B) I use my phone as my alarm clock and I don't want to fumble around to flip it over before I can silence it while I'm still mostly asleep.
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Don't know if you are aware or not, but you can turn off the LED while charging using the build in settings. Go to Settings -> LED indicator and uncheck Charging. It shouldn't light up at all until you get some kind of notification.
ADC_112358132134 said:
Thanks for the guide. I will have to give this a try. I tried something else but it didn't seem to have any effect. Any idea where to find the other codes to make the LED turn on differently when you want?
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Don't know if you are aware or not, but you can turn off the LED while charging using the build in settings. Go to Settings -> LED indicator and uncheck Charging. It shouldn't light up at all until you get some kind of notification.
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Yea I know. The thing is that I would like it to light up while charging (and change color when charged) just not between 11PM and 7AM
So, I haven't tested it for this (although I am now...) because I just have the charging LED setting turned off. I think this should work fine, although if you've killed the battery full notification you might get the green light coming on once charging completes (which you can probably deal with with an additional profile). Here's a more detailed description of the task setup:
1) Open Tasker and go to the 'Tasks' tab at the top of the screen.
2) Click on the green [+] at the bottom of the page to create a new task. Then name it something (LED kill?) and tap the green check button.
3) Click the [+] in the lower right hand corner to add an Action to your task.
4) Select 'Script', then 'Run Shell' from the Menus that pop up.
5) Under 'Command' type "echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern" without the quotes
6) Check the 'Use Root' box, then click the green check at the bottom of the window.
7) Now you should see the Task Edit window. Click the blue 'play' button at the bottom right of the window to run the task now. If you get a Superuser popup make sure you've checked the box to remember your selection, and accept the SU request. Now tap the green check box to save the task.
* Now you have a task that can turn off the light, but you need a way to trigger it. In tasker you do this by setting up profiles, which you can think of as triggers that will call the task. We want to trigger it to kill the LED whenever the phone turns it on. The phone will turn on or change the light at 2 different times:
A) When you receive a notification
B) When you turn off the screen (This will 'reset' the led if you turn on the screen and then turn it back off without clearing the notification) It will also turn on the led if the phone is charging and you've left that setting checked.
So, lets proceed:
8) Tap the 'Profiles' Tab at the top of the screen.
9) Tap the green [+] to create a new profile. Name it something like "Notification Kill" and click the green check box.
10) Select 'Event', then 'UI', then 'Notification' from the menus that pop up. Click the green check at the bottom of the Notification window that pops up (all the default settings are fine).
10a) At this point I think I was prompted the first time I did this to add Tasker to the accessibility permissions. If this happens, scroll down in the accessibility settings window that pops up and check the box next to Tasker. Then hit the back button to go back to Tasker.
11) Now select the task you just created (LED Kill) from the Task Selection window that pops up
* Now if you leave Tasker you should be blocking all notification LED lights. But you only want to turn them off at night! So you need to add another Context to this profile.
12) Long press on the Context (left hand side of the profile you just created where it says 'Notification *,*' and has a Orange ! triangle)
13) Select 'Add' from the popup, then select 'Time'
14) Pick the time range that you want the LED turned *OFF*. In your case you should pick From: 23:00 and To: 07:00.
15) Click the green Check and you're done with this profile.
* Now you've taken care of the (A) reason for the light coming on. But you need to take care of (B) as well, in case you check your phone during the 'night' hours, or if it's plugged in.
16) Repeat step (9), but name it 'ScreenOffLEDKill' or something easier to type.
17) Select 'State', then 'Display', then 'Display State' from the popup menus.
18) Make sure 'Off' is selected from the 'Is' dropdown menu, and click the green check box.
19) Select the task you created earlier again (LED Kill)
20) Repeat Steps 12-15 for this profile (Long press on 'Display State Off'...)
Now you should be set! If this still isn't working let me know and I'll try and troubleshoot it with you.
Relentless D said:
Yea I know. The thing is that I would like it to light up while charging (and change color when charged) just not between 11PM and 7AM
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ADC_112358132134 said:
Thanks for the guide. I will have to give this a try. I tried something else but it didn't seem to have any effect. Any idea where to find the other codes to make the LED turn on differently when you want?
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Just try different numbers. You can test it out and actually make the lights come on with the screen on from terminal emulator/adb or play with the tasker shell options. Try the following commands after getting superuser rights (by typing 'su' in the terminal emulator):
echo 7 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern
You get a slightly pulsing blue led. Substitute other numbers for the 7 and play around. You can turn off the LED by setting it to 0. You can also try echoing a value to led_b, led_g, or led_r, which will turn on the blue, green, and red leds (probably 255 is the maximum value). From what I've seen, whatever you set last overwrites whatever else you've done. So, if you set pattern to 7, then led_b to 255, the led will switch to solid blue from the pulsing light. If you then set led_r to 100, it will switch to dim red, but it won't maintain the led_b setting. I don't really have any interest in further customizing the led so I haven't played around with it much more. I haven't really figured out how to use led_blink either. If you find out more post here!
Josh
joshindc said:
Now you should be set! If this still isn't working let me know and I'll try and troubleshoot it with you.
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Beautiful! I'll punch this in tomorrow at work. Thank you so much for helping me out!
Thank you so much for this post. Your method works perfectly. This is exactly something that I was trying to do but couldn't figure out. Great job! :good:
Just FYI, when Tasker updates from the market, it appears that sometimes the update disables the tasker accessibility service. If that happens this technique will no longer work. So, make sure to check that the accessibility service is still enabled after a Tasker update.
Thought I add a mapping of the colors to save some time to the next person...
Code:
0 = Disabled
1 = Static Red
2 = Blinking red (fast)
3 = Blinking blue (slow)
4 = Blinking red (slow)
5 = Green
6 = Static blue
7 = Static pulsing blue
Awesome, informative thread! Giving it a bump for those who want more, better information. Could anybody post the XML code in color-coded format? It helps me understand how to set it up exactly. Thanks to you for the hard work!
joshindc said:
I haven't really figured out how to use led_blink either. If you find out more post here!
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This is a bit off topic, but since you went there I'll share some of my findings on led_blink. It turns out you can use it to create any color, but I haven't figured out how to make it... uh... blink.
At first, since led_blink usually contains 0 0 0, I thought it was simply the rgb colors with values up to 255 (just like with led_r, led_g, led_b). But, after a lot of trial-and-error, I found that it's actually hex. But that's not all. You also have to send led_blink additional information. Let me try to explain.
If you echo a string of numbers to led_blink, it seems to ignore the first two. The next two are red, then green, then blue (spaces are interpreted as zero, it seems). So, if you sent:
echo 00ff0000 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_blink
you'd get a solid bright red light. But, here's the thing... led_blink would only contain "ff 0 0", since the first two numbers don't seem to stick. If you tried to send green the way you would intuitively think ("0 255 0"), you'd get led_blink set to "25 50 0" - which, to be fair, is still mostly green. Using the hex values plus the leading two digits, you can make the led any solid color you want.
So, what's left to figure out is:
What do the first two numbers mean, if anything? It doesn't seem to matter what they are.
How do you make it blink?
I swear, at one point when I was messing around with numbers (I wrote a Tasker task to make it easier to write to and read from led_blink) that I saw it rapidly blinking, but I don't know how I got there.
If someone can figure out how to get it blinking, Tasker would become a serious Light Flow alternative.
LightFlow can handle this and all notification aspects so much easier and with 1 button click (versus Tasker).
I use the hell out of Tasker, but I use LightFlow for ALL notifications - lights, sounds, vibrations, pop-up windows, etc. And you can set it to kill any notifications of any type you set by time of day. At 10:30pm all my lights stop flashing and come back on at 6:30am for example.
Does it work on any device? Or it is only for Galaxy S3
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iirc led control from the play store has "night time" setting that will disable the led during times you specify
I'm using this command to turn off the led for specific Whatsapp groups, using specific contexts.
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joshindc said:
So, I haven't tested it for this (although I am now...) because I just have the charging LED setting turned off. I think this should work fine, although if you've killed the battery full notification you might get the green light coming on once charging completes (which you can probably deal with with an additional profile). Here's a more detailed description of the task setup:
1) Open Tasker and go to the 'Tasks' tab at the top of the screen.
2) Click on the green [+] at the bottom of the page to create a new task. Then name it something (LED kill?) and tap the green check button.
3) Click the [+] in the lower right hand corner to add an Action to your task.
4) Select 'Script', then 'Run Shell' from the Menus that pop up.
5) Under 'Command' type "echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern" without the quotes
6) Check the 'Use Root' box, then click the green check at the bottom of the window.
7) Now you should see the Task Edit window. Click the blue 'play' button at the bottom right of the window to run the task now. If you get a Superuser popup make sure you've checked the box to remember your selection, and accept the SU request. Now tap the green check box to save the task.
* Now you have a task that can turn off the light, but you need a way to trigger it. In tasker you do this by setting up profiles, which you can think of as triggers that will call the task. We want to trigger it to kill the LED whenever the phone turns it on. The phone will turn on or change the light at 2 different times:
A) When you receive a notification
B) When you turn off the screen (This will 'reset' the led if you turn on the screen and then turn it back off without clearing the notification) It will also turn on the led if the phone is charging and you've left that setting checked.
So, lets proceed:
8) Tap the 'Profiles' Tab at the top of the screen.
9) Tap the green [+] to create a new profile. Name it something like "Notification Kill" and click the green check box.
10) Select 'Event', then 'UI', then 'Notification' from the menus that pop up. Click the green check at the bottom of the Notification window that pops up (all the default settings are fine).
10a) At this point I think I was prompted the first time I did this to add Tasker to the accessibility permissions. If this happens, scroll down in the accessibility settings window that pops up and check the box next to Tasker. Then hit the back button to go back to Tasker.
11) Now select the task you just created (LED Kill) from the Task Selection window that pops up
* Now if you leave Tasker you should be blocking all notification LED lights. But you only want to turn them off at night! So you need to add another Context to this profile.
12) Long press on the Context (left hand side of the profile you just created where it says 'Notification *,*' and has a Orange ! triangle)
13) Select 'Add' from the popup, then select 'Time'
14) Pick the time range that you want the LED turned *OFF*. In your case you should pick From: 23:00 and To: 07:00.
15) Click the green Check and you're done with this profile.
* Now you've taken care of the (A) reason for the light coming on. But you need to take care of (B) as well, in case you check your phone during the 'night' hours, or if it's plugged in.
16) Repeat step (9), but name it 'ScreenOffLEDKill' or something easier to type.
17) Select 'State', then 'Display', then 'Display State' from the popup menus.
18) Make sure 'Off' is selected from the 'Is' dropdown menu, and click the green check box.
19) Select the task you created earlier again (LED Kill)
20) Repeat Steps 12-15 for this profile (Long press on 'Display State Off'...)
Now you should be set! If this still isn't working let me know and I'll try and troubleshoot it with you.
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I have à Sony xperia Z with jelly bean.
Do you know where i can find the folder there?
In the folder sys/devices/virtual there is no folder sec....
I can't find where i can turn off the charging led at night.
Thanks @joshindc! You are the man. I've been looking for something like this forever. This LED Profile works great! Thanks again. :highfive:
Cheers.
joshindc said:
So, I haven't tested it for this (although I am now...) because I just have the charging LED setting turned off. I think this should work fine, although if you've killed the battery full notification you might get the green light coming on once charging completes (which you can probably deal with with an additional profile). Here's a more detailed description of the task setup:
1) Open Tasker and go to the 'Tasks' tab at the top of the screen.
2) Click on the green [+] at the bottom of the page to create a new task. Then name it something (LED kill?) and tap the green check button.
3) Click the [+] in the lower right hand corner to add an Action to your task.
4) Select 'Script', then 'Run Shell' from the Menus that pop up.
5) Under 'Command' type "echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern" without the quotes
6) Check the 'Use Root' box, then click the green check at the bottom of the window.
7) Now you should see the Task Edit window. Click the blue 'play' button at the bottom right of the window to run the task now. If you get a Superuser popup make sure you've checked the box to remember your selection, and accept the SU request. Now tap the green check box to save the task.
* Now you have a task that can turn off the light, but you need a way to trigger it. In tasker you do this by setting up profiles, which you can think of as triggers that will call the task. We want to trigger it to kill the LED whenever the phone turns it on. The phone will turn on or change the light at 2 different times:
A) When you receive a notification
B) When you turn off the screen (This will 'reset' the led if you turn on the screen and then turn it back off without clearing the notification) It will also turn on the led if the phone is charging and you've left that setting checked.
So, lets proceed:
8) Tap the 'Profiles' Tab at the top of the screen.
9) Tap the green [+] to create a new profile. Name it something like "Notification Kill" and click the green check box.
10) Select 'Event', then 'UI', then 'Notification' from the menus that pop up. Click the green check at the bottom of the Notification window that pops up (all the default settings are fine).
10a) At this point I think I was prompted the first time I did this to add Tasker to the accessibility permissions. If this happens, scroll down in the accessibility settings window that pops up and check the box next to Tasker. Then hit the back button to go back to Tasker.
11) Now select the task you just created (LED Kill) from the Task Selection window that pops up
* Now if you leave Tasker you should be blocking all notification LED lights. But you only want to turn them off at night! So you need to add another Context to this profile.
12) Long press on the Context (left hand side of the profile you just created where it says 'Notification *,*' and has a Orange ! triangle)
13) Select 'Add' from the popup, then select 'Time'
14) Pick the time range that you want the LED turned *OFF*. In your case you should pick From: 23:00 and To: 07:00.
15) Click the green Check and you're done with this profile.
* Now you've taken care of the (A) reason for the light coming on. But you need to take care of (B) as well, in case you check your phone during the 'night' hours, or if it's plugged in.
16) Repeat step (9), but name it 'ScreenOffLEDKill' or something easier to type.
17) Select 'State', then 'Display', then 'Display State' from the popup menus.
18) Make sure 'Off' is selected from the 'Is' dropdown menu, and click the green check box.
19) Select the task you created earlier again (LED Kill)
20) Repeat Steps 12-15 for this profile (Long press on 'Display State Off'...)
Now you should be set! If this still isn't working let me know and I'll try and troubleshoot it with you.
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Seems cool. Will try out
I stumbled upon a Tasker plugin from BlackDino that lets you change the Galaxy S3 LED settings. It might be a bit easier to use and gives some extra functionality.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2117829
This is for random tricks that aren't widely known.
I'll start off...
Missing that search button key on the bottom from the SGSII? Have no fear, just press and hold the menu key, which acts like the search key
Annoyed of the home button lag? turn off double tap to activate S voice within that program and your home key will be much more responsive
Can anyone think of anything else?
Edit: Ironlood has put together a list of tips and tricks. Thanks!
1.Hold menu button for search menu - eyecon82
2.To get rid of home button lag open up S-Voice and navigate to settings and untick the launch with double tap home button -eyecon82
3.Lock screen app settings are listed under security in settings - kegacide
4.you can swipe the screen with the side of your hand to take a screenshot, or hold home and power-kegacide
5.Hold down physical button and you can close all open apps and go to the task manager - hawkeye2188
6.Buttons on the bottom of the lock screen and can be swiped and open that application - hawkeye2188
7.You can also swipe away individual apps after holding down the home button - NA 521"
8.first go to settings>language and input and turn on voice cmd for apps. I had it on early today and said cheese and the camera snapped a photo...pretty cool -s3xda (on a side note it seems as though the variants have different voice cues try snap, cheese, shutter, and go)
9.In settings > sound > device vibration, you can select a different pattern of vibrate, or just make your own by touching create! - Zoidpilot
10.In app drawer > widgets, Sammy added a widget to use flash as a flashlight, and a widget to turn the entire phone into negative colors.-Zoidpilot
11.You can set the brightness in the majority of stock apps (i.e. the browser) to be app specific, instead of just setting a brightness for the entire system. For example: set the brightness to auto in the system settings, then open the stock browser > brightness and colors, and set it to high. Now the system will have auto brightness, but it will always go to high/bright when you are in the browser! -Zoidpilot
12.If you go to Phone > Logs > call logs, you can long-press a number (like that telemarketer you always reject) and select "add to reject list" to have the phone automatically reject the call every time. You can also unblock the number in case you change your mind.-Zoidpilot
13.In the stock messaging app, you can go to settings, and on the top you will find options to change the background and bubble style of the messages.-Zoidpilot
14.Samsung's S-Voice can do complex mathematical equations for you, then show them in different answers. For example, open S-Voice, and ask "how many inches are in a mile?". Or "what's the square root of 543,636?". -Zoidpilot
15.In settings > security > lock screen options > shortcuts, you can change what shortcuts appear on your lockscreen, or take them out altogether.-Zoidpilot
16.On the headphones that came with your device, you will see a single button and the volume controls. One press of the single button will pause the music, two presses in quick succession will skip to the next track. -Zoidpilot
17.In settings > wallpaper > home & lockscreen, if you select a live wallpaper, it will show as your lock screen as well. It will deactivate the ripple effect though if you have it active.-Zoidpilot
18.You can also use pop-up play on streaming online videos as long as they're not YouTube videos, and as long as you use the stock video player to stream them.-Zoidpilot
19.Pictures come out better with the camera if you hold the camera button and let it focus before the shot, rather than just pressing it after touching the focus box.-Zoidpilot
20.The stock browser has "incognito mode" just like Google Chrome! You can access it by opening the browser, the touching the top right corner to see open windows, then touching the incognito icon. While you're incognito, no history/cookies/or form data will be saved.-Zoidpilot
21.While you are on a call, on the screen where the contact picture is displayed, there is a speaker icon in a bubble. Touch it to increase the call volume past the maximum setting. It works on speaker or on headset setting.-Zoidpilot
22.If you're not rooted, but want to get rid of those pesky bloatware apps, go to settings > application manager > all, and select the app. Within those settings you can clear the information the app has, then disable the app with the top right button. You may need to uninstall updates before it says disable app though... you can also go to the app drawer, hit menu, then select "hide apps" to hide the bloatware icons you've disabled. -Zoidpilot
23.With voice cmd turned on, you can snooze your alarm by saying snooze. -s3xda
24.Cover the screen with the palm of your hand to pause media playback. -NA 521"
25.You can use S Voice like a translator,for example: What is the meaning of house in spanish?-TitaniumBarbell
26.I just found out the contents of the clipboard stay there even after a reboot.-kingwp
27.touch wiz scrolling wallpapers fix go Settings > Wallpaper > Home Screen... If you set them independantly you will be able to crop the wallpaper just like any other HC/ICS device-nonmindo
28.you can get your status bar in ANY full screen app, even full screen games. How? Start with your finger touching just outside of the top of the display and drag down, it will fade in and you can check your notifications, it works both in landscape and portrait mode-nonmindo
29.I noticed that any time you send an email in gmail with our new phones (t-mobile version at least), it puts a stupid T-mobile signature at the bottom of the email. I found that you can change it by going to gmail>menu>settings>[email protected]>signature and putting in whatever you want.-moonfire711
30.Also, go into your dialer>menu>settings for more in call goodies.-moonfire711
31.Many probably already know this, but I just found out that you can turn on the screen with the physical home button instead of the power button. Which is nice if it's laying down on a desk or something.-moonfire711
32.If you get tired of re-unlocking your screen when it turns off, you can set it to not lock for a set period of time after the screen turns off... Go to menu>settings>security>Lock automatically and change the timeout.-moonfire711
33.If you go into Settings > Sounds > Auto Haptic It will enable haptic feedback on your games/apps based on sound, pretty neat!! (note: doesnt work on all games/apps, but does on many)-nonmindo
34.In relation to the haptic feedback with sound... Tap on the left side of the toggle (where the text is), and it'll open up a menu to choose which ones to enable/disable. -pizz0wn3d
35.The wiimote controller successfully pairs and works with our SGS3s! -pizz0wn3d
36.For your contacts or logs, slide left to direct call and slide right to direct text.-jaytxvo
37.while in the stock video player press the picture in picture button to pop out the video -s3xda
38.Super video does pic-in-pic -20blks
39.***Sprint Specific*** In order to turn on and off LTE ... Settings >wireless settings>more settings >network mode>lte/cdma -iphony89
40.camera quick access... allows you to touch the lockscreen and rotate the screen to open the camera... Settings > security > lock screen options > camera quick access -Cappurnikus
41.pull down the notification touch the time and it will open the world clock (might be variant specific) -Deputy13
42.I have only tested this with Windows Media Player, but I assume any DLNA equipped TV/media device would work. This is great if you want to quickly show a slideshow of photos or play some media file on your tv/computer.1) Go Settings/More Settings/Nearby Devices 2) Turn on file sharing and change any options you'd like. Since I'm on my own my Wifi network, I just disabled access control, otherwise you have to approve every device.3) Start Windows Media Player. Make sure under Stream "Allow Remote Control" is checked. You should see your phone show up under "Other Libraries" in WMP. Mine shows up as [Mobile]SCH-135.4) Go into Gallery and select a picture. If connected properly, in the upper right hand corner there will be a new little icon with a monitor and some arrows. Touch this and it will allow you to select a playback device. 5) Now the picture should show up in a maximized screen in WMP. Sometimes it takes a good 10-20 seconds. Videos take much longer, but they work and what I got was the first frame, followed by a good 20 seconds of a "Processing" notification on the Galaxy S3. When I browsed from WMP to my phone videos, it buffered for a very long time, so this "processing" notification is the buffering taking place. I don't know why DLNA needs such a long time to buffer over a home Wifi network.6) Whenever you change folders you have to click the DLNA icon again and re-select your playback device. Not sure why this is, seems like a bug...Unfortunately I did a little research and there is no way to physically copy files to your computer through DLNA, you'll have to use other methods.Make sure you turn this stuff off when you connect to public Wifi .-sluzbenik
44.When viewing videos using the stock video player, you can lock the touchscreen by pressing the power button so that the video does not get interrupted by inadvertent touches. This is especially useful if you are using your phone to entertain your baby or toddler. Also works with mx player though haven't tried it with other players -limeaid
45.Do not know if it has been mentioned already, but you can also bring the phone up to your ear and it will call that contact.-ricky babalu
46. if you are in the apps drawer, and you pinch the screen, you will see all pages of your apps and can quickly choose the one you want.-moonfire711
47.Haven't noticed this being addressed but regarding S-Beam it appears that both phones are required to utilize the same app that is involved with the file being transferred. For example, I use "quickpic" as the default image viewer and when I used s-beam to test a pic transfer, the phones connected however my buddy's phone went to the play store and more specifically went to the "quickpic" downlad page. Obviously my buddy's phone required him to dl the app in order to finish the transfer. I then opened the same file via "gallery" and reinitiated the transfer. This time the phones connected and transferred the file without a hitch. -augustorm
48. lock screen shortcuts can be edited on the swipe lock screen go to settings/security/lock screen options/shortcuts click the word shortcuts and not the toggle it will bring up the 4 shortcuts and your allowed to change which app is accessed or what order there displayed in -ironlood
49. Just found a way to substantially increase smoothness. Under Developer Options--> Limit Background Processes. I set mine to 5 and notice a difference -eyecon82
This is great, Thanks!
Currently not being productive on my S3.
23.With voice cmd turned on, you can snooze your alarm by saying snooze. -s3xda
Do I need to have S Voice turned on for this? For example, I completely disabled S Voice (due to the lag it creates) and just set my alarm through ICS/Settings. Will this still work?
Thanks for the list, awesome information
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23.With voice cmd turned on, you can snooze your alarm by saying snooze. -s3xda
Do I need to have S Voice turned on for this? For example, I completely disabled S Voice (due to the lag it creates) and just set my alarm through ICS/Settings. Will this still work?
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Disabling s-voice by double clicking home button doesn't deactivate s voice, it does help with the home button lag...just create for s voice icon on your homepage...
however if you completely disable it in settings-->manage applicatoins, then im not sure
Hey, my tip about pinch to zoom in/out while using the Calendar app to quickly go from day to week to month to year view and vice versa isn't here! Haha btw, did you guys know you can rotate your phone while using the dialer? It doesn't add any functionality but it's something random I noticed this weekend.
Also, #34 applies to any toggle in Settings (including voice cmd!) except data usage/mobile data:
34.In relation to the haptic feedback with sound... Tap on the left side of the toggle (where the text is), and it'll open up a menu to choose which ones to enable/disable. -pizz0wn3d
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
I would really like to thank eyecon82 for making this thread (and bump it while I'm at it!). This is worth its weight in gold to a technologically impaired guy like me. I would also like to thank those of you that added along the way. Top notch work all
hi
i was looking for the below could not find it just fyi hope it helps
Updated on 24th June
Since so many repeated questions on Hardware and Software about our Mi4i's are asked, I thought of creating this thread to group together all the questions that are frequently asked by New Members and have already been answered. So, that they can check here first before posting to see if their questions have been answered. Without much further ado, here goes:
1. Does the Mi4i come in only white color? (This info only for Indian Consumers. If any info about other Asian countries, please tell me and I'll update)
A: Yes, for the time being, only the white color version of the Mi4i was launched. However, some of the countries has got the "Dark Grey" variant. India - Xiaomi Mi4i - Dark Grey (IN), Hong Kong - Xiaomi Mi4i - Dark Grey (HK)
2. Does the Mi4i come with Corning's Gorilla Glass 3?
A: The Mi4i doesn't come with Corning's Gorilla Glass 3, it comes with Corning's OGS which has been claimed by Xiaomi to be as durable and strong as Gorilla Glass 3.
3. Do both SIMS support 4G|3G?
A: In a manner of speaking Yes, but only "ONE" SIM can be used for "Data Services". You can select which SIM slot to use "Data Services" on in "Settings".
4. Is the Mi4i IP57 certified?
A: No, the Mi4i is not IP57 certified (i.e. Not Water Resistant. However, it does hold its own in most scenarios)
5. Where can I find accessories for the Mi4i (Tempered Glass Screen Protector, Flip Cover, etc.)?
A: You can purchase these from the official Mi.com site, or search official Xiaomi partners website like Flipkart (India).
If you are comfortable buying 3rd party accessories then you have that option too.
6. What about the freebies for my Mi4i?
A: Freebies can also be redeemed through Mi.com. Here's the link - Mi Freebies
7. Missed Calls registering as Rejected on my Mi4i?
A: This is a known bug and will be solved in upcoming updates. If you get an incoming call and the caller cuts the call halfway, then the call will be shown in the call log as "Rejected". However, if the caller doesn't cut the call halfway, and lets the call ring through till the end, then the call will be shown as "Missed Calls".
8. No MIUII6 animations on my Mi4i?
A: Animations have been temporarily disabled until ROM is deemed to be stable enough for such.
9. What about Rooting and Boot loops?
A: Check Tools, Tips & Tutorial Section. Boot loop Guide
10. Fastboot ROM for my Mi4i?
A: Check ROM section - http://en.miui.com/type-80-86.html. Make sure to check whether you want Global or China ROM.
11. SAR Value of Mi4i?
A: Already mentioned in Box. However, here it is again - 1.290 W/kg (Max) for 1g and 0.598 W/kg max for 10g
12. Heating issues on latest ROM?
A: Working on it. SD615 SOC issue. Latest update has resolved heating issue somewhat. If the issue persists, try following given Tutorials in Tools, Tips & Tutorials section.
13. AOSP or custom ROMS/Kernel sources?
A: Hasn't been released yet. Working on it.
14. How to flash Fastboot ROM?
A: http://en.miui.com/thread-112662-1-1.html
15. Developer ROM?
A: http://en.miui.com/download-263.html
16. Difference between balanced/performance mode?
A: It's just as the name suggests. In the recent updates, in balanced mode however, two cores are shut down. In performance mode, all the cores are active. (Note - Heating and battery drain may occur when using device for prolonged periods in Performance mode).
17. How to force 3G only mode?
A: No permanent solution yet. Check this Workaround
18. Virtual Assistant like "Siri" or "Cortana" for Mi4i?
A: Cortana is released as Beta for Android devices. For time being, you can check this app - Speaktoit Assistant - Play Store
19. How to use One handed Mode?
A: If already activated, then slide from the home button to the left or to the right, depending on which side you want the screen to be.
Otherwise, go to Settings > Additional settings > One-handed mode
20. Custom themes do not show notifications on the lock screen?
A: Some themes do not support displaying notifications on the lockscreen. However, even Mi India themes do not seem to support such. Hopefully this issue should be addressed soon in updates.
21. Don't cover the "Orange Area" Warning?
A: Disable "prevent pocket dials" option from Settings > Lock Screen > Prevent pocket dials.
Also from > Settings > Call settings > Incoming call settings > Prevent pocket dials.
22. Where can I download Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 for our Mi4i?
A: Not available.
23. How to enable "On Screen Buttons"?
A: Feature not baked into the ROM. But there is a workaround. Do it at your own risk. LINK
24. Installing Regional Fonts?
A: Check Tips, Tools & Tutorials Please. Use Search. Here's an easy and user-friendly tutorial written by Dev Team Member, Krishhi - Installing Regional/Custom Fonts
25. Mi 4i ROOT/Unroot, Change DPI, CPU, Guest Mode?
A: Tips, Tools & Tutorials - Mi4i ROOT/UNROOT, Change DPI, CPU, Guest Mode
26. Does Mi4i support NFC and FM Radio?
A: Mi4i supports FM Radio, but NFC is not present.
27. How to enable Developer Options?
A: Go to Settings>About phone>Tap on MIUI Version till Developer Options is enabled.
28. What are Window Animation, Transition Animation, and Animator Duration Scale in "Developer Options"?
A: As you may well know, all android phones display animation regardless of make or manufacturer. While these animations make the phone's UI appear slick, they sorta waste time — especially on faster phones, which could switch between apps instantly if not for the animations. When we disable the animations, it speeds up navigation between different apps and interface screens on your phone, saving you time and making the phone to seem faster.
Window Animation Scale- Refers to the speed of the animation when a new window opens
Transition Animation Scale- Refers to the speed of animation when transitioning between apps
Animator Duration Scale- Refers to the speed of animation when you press the app tray button or other related items. (This takes effect only after you've restarted the launcher. No effect on custom launchers though)
However, if you turn all these off, you'll lose smoother transition effects but gain a speedier phone.
29. What about Pop-Up/Floating Notifications for apps like FB messenger, WhatsApp, etc.?
A: Go to Security>Permissions>Permissions>Select App, say FB Messenger>Display pop-up window>Accept
Also, go to Settings > Notification > Manage notifications > Select your app > enable/disable Show floating notifications option.
30. How to block phone numbers?
A: In call log, select the number you want to block by long pressing it and then, select "Block". Or, in messages, select the contact you want to block and long press it, and then select "block". Alternatively, you can go to Security>Blocklist>Blocklist Settings>Blocked numbers>Add (+)
31. How to check which numbers have been blocked?
A: Go to Security>Blocklist to check.
32. Does Mi4i have inbuilt Virus scanner and Cleaner to perform Virus scan/Cache clean?
A: Yes, Go to Security>Virus Scan for Virus Scan and Security>Cleaner for Cleaning out "Cache, Ads, Packages, & Residuals".
33.How to manage Data Usage/Checking Data Usage Stats and Restricting App Data Usage?
A: Go to Security>Data Usage (The icon that looks like a raindrop). In the settings you can specify "Mobile Data Limit", "Daily data usage limit", etc.
You can restrict an app from using only Wi-Fi only or Data Networks or Both. You can check "data usage" under "Data usage stats".
34. How to access Battery Stats?
A: Go to Security>Battery. You can select "Battery Profiles", "Battery Saver", "Schedule profile switch", and "Schedule power on/off" here. It's a good idea to have the device power off automatically while you sleep and power on before you wake so that your device gets a chance to sleep too, hehe
35. How to show battery in Percentage in Status Bar?
A: Go to Security>Battery>Battery Settings>Set Battery Indicator to "Percentage".
36. How to access torch on lockscreen?
A: Either you can swipe down the toggle menu and click on Torch option. Or from the lock screen you can > press the power/wake up button > long press the home button > the torch will lit and now > press the power button to make it lit constantly. If you do not press the power button after the torch is lit, then after few seconds light will switch off.
37. How to take screenshot?
A: There are 3 methods to do so. When screenshot is taken you should hear a sound notifying you that the screenshot has been taken.
Press power button and volume down button together for a few seconds to take a screenshot.
You can press the volume down button and menu/recent button together.
Swipe down the toggle menu and click on Screenshot option.
38. How to change launcher "screen transition effects"?
A: Pinch the screen to display additional launcher settings. Go to effects and select the "screen transition effect" you want. Personally, I prefer the Overslide
39. How to change Clock theme?
A: Pinch the screen (while at the home screen), you'll see an option near the clock, tap it and then you'll be shown the clocks available for download or you can simply set the clocks you've already downloaded.
40. How to access Camera directly from the Lock Screen?
A: While at the lockscreen, just slide from the right to activate the camera. Note that some of the custom themes may or may not have this feature.
41. Why did my Mi4i charging get stuck?
A: Devs are working on the issue, it'll be rectified in coming updates.
42. How to Enable/Disable download limit?
A: Go to Tools>Downloads>Settings>Change "Download Size Limit" to "Unlimited" to disable download limit completely.
43. What about low sound on my Mi4i?
A: This had been already fixed from 6.5.4 but if the problem still persists, then you can follow this tutorial given by our Dev Team Member Krishhi - VOLUME BOOSTER. Do it at your own risk. Also, you can try Volume celebration - LINK
44. How to set custom "Boot Animation" and "Boot Audio"?
A: Go to Themes>Customize>Scroll Down>Boot Animation>Download which one you like, or select from already downloaded ones. For Boot Audio, Themes>Customize>Scroll Down>Boot Audio>Select whichever one you want
45. Does the camera app on our Mi4i support capability to save image files in RAW format?
A: No, it doesn't have that capability yet.
46. How to set custom "Fonts"?
A: Go to Themes>Customize>Font>Download the one you like or set from already downloaded ones.
47. How to change notification light?
A: Go to Settings>Additional Settings>Notification Light. Here you can set Notification light color, Calls light color, and Messages light color. You also have the option to disable and enable pulse notification light.
48. How to change Contrasts & Colors?
A: Go to Settings>Additional Settings>Contrasts & Colors.
49. Where to find "Developer Options" in settings?
A: Go to Settings>Additional Settings>Scroll Down>Developer Options
50. Does my Mi4i have Quick Charge feature? If yes, then which version does it support?
A: The Mi4i has Quick Charge 1.0, which explains the slow charging rate some users have been complaining about. The Mi4i takes roughly 2 hours 30 minutes to fully charge for me. To know more about Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology and its different variations, please google it up or search forum. Here's a link where you can read up on it - Qualcomm Official Website - Quick Charge 1.0. Here's another one by GSMARENA, where they compare the Quick Charge 1.0 and 2.0 - GSMARENA - Charge Test Review
51. What is mm-qcamera-daemon process and why does it keep draining my battery?
A: This is a process that gets started whenever you open the camera or any apps that utilize the camera such as whatsapp, facebook, etc. This bug affects some Android 4.3+ users. Hard to tell how many are affected as reports are hard to come by. However, if you do come across such a bug and its draining your battery, don't panic. Just do one of the following -
I) Reboot - A Simple Reboot has been claimed by many users to fix the issue, although this fix isn't permanent.
II) Download and install the latest OTA update which has fixed the camera bug. You can check the release notes before downloading. In the release note, the bug has been claimed to be fixed.
52. Where is ROOT option in Security App in Global Beta ROM?
A: It's not available. This release isn't Developer ROM. It's a Global Beta ROM. Please use earlier ROOT exploit to root, here - LINK
53. How do I flash the Global Beta ROM? Is there different flashing method for Global Beta ROMs?
A: Nope, it's the same as any other, flash through Recovery or Fastboot.
54. Upto what size OTG drive can I connect on my Mi4i?
A: I've tested with the San Disk 32GB OTG and it works perfectly. You can also attach higher capacity drives, like 1TB, provided you can supply the external HDD with additional power
55. What about Visual IVR feature that was supposed to be released?
A: Feature is still in testing phase and will be rolled out to our devices eventually.
56. How to turn on the option to flash notification light for incoming calls?
A: Go to Settings>Call Settings>Incoming Call Settings>Flash when ringing (Turn ON)
57. How to turn on option to silence call by flipping phone?
A: Go to Settings>Call Settings>Incoming Call Settings>Flip to Silence ring (Turn ON)
58. How to disable annoying intrusive "AD redirects" when browsing the net?
A: Download and Install Adblock Plus (Free Application) from here. After installing configure app and now you'll be protected from most ad redirects while browsing
59. Is there double tap to wake option in Global Beta ROM? If yes, how to activate?
A: Go to Settings>Additional Settings>Display>Double tap screen to wake (Turn ON)
60. How to enable USB debugging (Newbies)?
A: Go to Settings>Additional Settings>Developer Options>USB debugging (Turn ON)
61. How to display mp3 files having smaller size in Music app?
A: Go to Music App>Account Settings>Filter by size OR
Go to Settings>Music>Filter by size OR
Go to Music App>Long Press Recents button>Filter by size and THEN
Either Turn it off or change parameters.
62. How to prevent phone from sleeping too quickly automatically?
A: Go to Settings>Lock Screen>Sleep>Change to whichever you want, i.e. 1 minute, 2 minute, 5 minute, 10 minutes, etc.
63. How to keep phone from never dimming display or turning it off automatically?
A: Same as previous point, Go to Settings>Lock Screen>Sleep>Change to "Never"
64. How to set screen unlock options?
A: Go to Settings>Lock Screen>Lock Screen>Select either "Pattern", "PIN", or "Password", depending on your choice and set up accordingly.
65. What is "Smartcover mode" as found in Lock Screen settings?
A: If you turn it on and are using a flip cover then Screen will automatically "wake" when you flip open the cover.
66. How to show connection speed in Status bar?
A: Go to Settings>Notifications>Show Connection Speed.
67. How to force Mi4i to show Service Provider info always rather than just on the Lock Screen?
A: Go to Settings>Notifications>Show Service Provider.
68. Setting Custom Names for Service Providers?
A: Go to Settings>Notifications>Edit Service Provider Name
69. How to enable phone to show notification icon on status bar?
A: Go to Settings>Notifications>Show Notification Icon.
70. How to disable Haptic Feedback/Vibrate on Touch?
A: Go to Settings>Sound>Slide Down and Turn off "Vibrate on Touch" option. Disabling this is purely according to one's tastes. I keep it disabled on all my phones as it'll help save battery, even if its just a bit.
71. Disable "Touch Sounds"?
A: Go to Settings>Sound>Slide Down and Turn off "Touch Sounds" option.
72. How to enable "Vibrate for Calls"?
A: Go to Settings>Sound>Turn on "Also Vibrate for calls" option.
73. How to enable installation from "unknown sources"?
A: Go to Settings>Privacy>Scroll down to "Device Administration>Tick "Unknown sources". Now you can install downloaded apps without that Pesky warning message.
74. How to access "Smart Lock" options?
A: Go to Settings>Privacy>Smart Lock and you can access the options here, like "Trusted Devices", "Trusted Places", "Trusted Voice", "On-body detection". These all deal with unlocking your phone, like for eg. when you're holding it, or when you add an android wear watch as a trusted device, etc.
75. How to lock apps?
A: Tap on the recents button once, then you'll be shown the recents screen, selecting the app you want to lock, drag it down and release, your app is now locked, i.e. It won't be cleared from recents if you clear memory and will load up quickly the next time.
76. Why is there no Menu button on my Mi4i only "Recents" button?
A: In most scenarios, you can use the "recents" button as "menu" button. For e.g. Say you're using the Music App want want to access the apps settings. Then, long pressing on the "recents" button will take you to the app settings.
77. What is Do Not Disturb (DND) and what does it do?
A: MIUI comes with a DND mode that can reject all incoming calls, message, alarms or even notification. This is useful if you are in a meeting or you need absolute concentration on some work that you're doing, or if you just don't want to be disturbed while you sleep at night
78. Where can I access DND settings and its features?
A: Go to Settings>Do Not Disturb. Here you'll find a window displaying this text, "When calls and notifications arrive"> You can set this to "Always interrupt", "Allow only priority interruptions" or simply "Silence phone".
79. What are the different DND modes and what do they do?
A: The first one, "Always Interrupt" will allow all calls and messages to filter through, basically its turning off DND mode. Second one, In "Allow only priority interruptions", you can set which priority notifications to enable, like say, if you turned on "Calls", you'd be able to select from whom to receive calls from, like from "Contacts Only", or "Anyone", etc. Last Option, In "Silence Phone", It's exactly what it means, it "silences" your phone. However, you can still allow "Media", "Alarms", "Vibrations" and "Notification Lights" to ring Anyway, I won't be going too much in depth here, you can also explore on your own
80. How to set DND to automatically enable and disable on particular days and during a particular time?
A: In the second option, you can also select which days for the DND mode to automatically turn "on" and "off", I've set mine for Sunday, Start Time - 12 AM, End Time - 9 AM . Enjoy
source : http://en.miui.com/thread-122548-1-1.html
hope it helps
haree said:
hi
i was looking for the below could not find it just fyi hope it helps
Updated on 24th June
Since so many repeated questions on Hardware and Software about our Mi4i's are asked, I thought of creating this thread to group together all the questions that are frequently asked by New Members and have already been answered. So, that they can check here first before posting to see if their questions have been answered. Without much further ado, here goes:
17. How to force 3G only mode?
A: No permanent solution yet. Check this Workaround
54. Upto what size OTG drive can I connect on my Mi4i?
A: I've tested with the San Disk 32GB OTG and it works perfectly. You can also attach higher capacity drives, like 1TB, provided you can supply the external HDD with additional power
hope it helps
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Hello,
Nice compilation.
Some remarks.
From 17 and down, there are no links to other threads or sites anymore.
Please check that.
About 54, OTG disk.
i have tested it with my portable 1 TB Western Digital disk and without any external power source, it was working perfectly.
It did drain the battery, so after an hour, i lost about 30 to 40% or so (did not really found it necessary to remember ), but it did work as expected.
So in most cases a portable drive will work without any external power.
elot01 said:
Hello,
Nice compilation.
Some remarks.
From 17 and down, there are no links to other threads or sites anymore.
Please check that.
About 54, OTG disk.
i have tested it with my portable 1 TB Western Digital disk and without any external power source, it was working perfectly.
It did drain the battery, so after an hour, i lost about 30 to 40% or so (did not really found it necessary to remember ), but it did work as expected.
So in most cases a portable drive will work without any external power.
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hi
i have given the original source i just took it and pasted the info for the missing links u can look at the original post
I am facing problem on my xiomi mi4i phone that it does not vibrate or ring in case of incoming call from unknown numbers
GALAXY S4 TIPS AND TRICKS: GET THE MOST OUT OF LOLLIPOP
Ever since the Galaxy S4 got the Lollipop update, the old beast has been chugging along just fine. We're so fond of the S4 that we thought we'd share our ultimate list of Galaxy S4 tips and tricks, specifically for the Lollipop update. The Galaxy S4 is still a great phone, but read on to see just how much greater you can make it.
1. Disable S Voice for faster navigation
S Voice can be launched by double-pressing the S4's home key. This shortcut actually slows down the home key response, however, because TouchWiz pauses momentarily after the first press, waiting to see if you press it a second time, before taking you to the home screen. Go to S Voice, press the menu soft key, select Settings and uncheck the box next to Open via the Home Key to make home key navigation faster.
2. Turn off annoying Samsung sounds
While you're at it, why not turn off some of those annoying Samsung sounds? Even if you like them I can assure you that everyone on the train, at work and in the supermarket hates them. To do the world a favor, go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications > Other Sounds and un-check the boxes for as many sounds as you can live without.
3. Use shortcuts to call or message contacts
Why use messy menu buttons when a gesture will suffice? In your contacts list you can simply swipe a contact's name to the left or right to instantly call or message them. Now you can stay in touch more easily and save time while you're doing it.
4. Access the Galaxy S4's hidden settings
There's a great app called Note 2 Hidden Settings that also works with other Galaxy devices, including the S4. It won't work with some carrier-branded models, but it's worth installing it and giving it a shot because there's heaps of cool stuff in this app.
5. Secure your lock screen notifications
Lollipop comes with lock screen notifications meaning you don't have to completely unlock your phone just to read a text or email. But perhaps you don't feel comfortable having the contents of your notifications plastered all over your lock screen for anyone see. If so, go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications. You can select which apps will display content on the lock screen in Application notifications and the level of content in While locked.
6. Use your phone to control the TV
Download the WatchOn app and use it to set up your TV guide, favorite channels, control your TV, set-top box and plenty more. You can even put it on your lock screen or the notifications shade to make sure you're always the couch commando in charge.
7. Use your voice for hands-free control
Did you know your S4 has lots of voice control options? You can use your voice to turn off alarms, take photos, play music and answer or reject calls. Just go to Settings > My Device > Voice Control and flip the switches for the commands you want to use. You can also use S Voice to set reminders or check the weather.
8. Get a better launcher
If TouchWiz feels a little slow to you, why not replace with a faster launcher such as Google Now Launcher, Nova Launcher or Action launcher? Give them a try – they're free and you can always switch back if you want to.
9. Make your own Qi wireless charger
If you want the wireless charging experience that the Galaxy S6 offers, without needing to fork out a fortune to actually get an S6, why not buy a wireless charging pack? All you need to do then is take the back off your phone and align the tab as instructed in the packaging, before replacing the phone's back panel.
10. Activate Smart stay
Smart stay uses your phone's front-facing camera to detect whether you're looking at the screen or not, and makes sure that the screen remains on for as long as you look at it. This is great if you want to have a short screen timeout but also do a lot of reading on your phone.
To activate Smart stay, go to Settings > My device > Smart screen and press Smart stay.
11. Customize your lock screen
Don't settle for a boring old lock screen, add a camera and dialer shortcut, select a clock or private message and give it some pizzazz with a custom wallpaper. Go to Settings > My Device > Lock Screen and check the box for camera, then customize your lock screen widgets.
12. Customize your Quick Settings
Why settle for the standard Quick Settings when you can curate a custom batch of the most useful toggles and switches for the way you use your phone? You can even arrange them exactly how you like. Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap the little grid in the top right corner and then the little pencil to edit and rearrange your Quick Settings.
13. Make the keyboard smarter
If you're using the stock Samsung keyboard, make sure you have both predictive text and swipe typing enabled.You'll be amazed at how much time they can save you. Go to the keyboard and long press the button to the left of the space bar. Tap the Settings cog and make sure Predictive Text is on and that Keyboard Swipe is set to Continuous Input. You could also replace the keyboard with SwiftKey or another keyboard app.
14. Use Do Not Disturb mode
Another great Lollipop feature is Priority Notifications, which is also known as Do Not Disturb mode. It lets you set times where you won't be interrupted by any but the most critical notifications or alarms. You can keep calls from your family and boss on the white list, set days and times of the week and choose between calls, messages and calendar reminders. Go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications > Interruptions and get busy.
15. Supercharge your camera
Install the Samsung Smart Camera app and connect your phone to your camera with NFC to trasfer photo faster, use your phone as a remote viewfinder (hello, selfie sticks) and more. Best of all, your camera will automatically connect to your phone when it's on.
16. Always get the best display
One of the best things about Samsung displays is that they adapt to different conditions, so you always get the best possible viewing experience, whether you're reading, looking at photos or watching a movie. Just got to Settings > My Device > Display > Screen Mode and choose Adapt Display or check out the other options.
17. Try the floating keyboard
Your keyboard isn't actually locked to the bottom of the screen. Depending on what you're doing, a smaller, floating keyboard might be more suitable. Go to the keyboard, long press the button to the left of the space bar and tap the tile with the two overlapping boxes. Your keyboard will shrink a little and be movable.
18. Save battery with smarter Wi-Fi
If you have your Wi-Fi set to disconnect whenever the screen is off, you might think you're saving battery. That's not the case. Most of us turn our screen on an average of 150 times a day, so keeping Wi-Fi connected is actually better than having it turn off and on and search for connections every time. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap the soft menu key and then Advanced and set Keep Wi-Fi on During Sleep to Always.
19. Fix bugs in Safe Mode
If your Galaxy S4 is acting strangely, you might want to restart it in Safe mode until you solve the problem. To do so, simply turn your S4 off and then back on again. As soon as you see the Samsung screen, press and hold the volume down key and you will see that many apps have been disabled when it boots up. To get out of safe mode, just turn your phone off and back on again.
20. Make things simpler with Easy Mode
If you're a bit bamboozled by all the Samsung widgets and doodads in TouchWiz, give Easy Mode a shot. It'll clear things up, so you only see the most important stuff, as well as enlarge icons and make everything easier to manage and navigate. Go to Settings > My Device > Easy Mode to make the switch.
22. Always get the best photo
Let's face it, not all of us are Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers. So when a moment really maters, why not shoot a burst of pics and have your S4 choose the best one for you? Just open the camera app, tap Mode and Best Photo. Hold down the shutter to shoot a bunch of pis and let your phone choose the best one automatically.
23. Get better battery life
The Galaxy S4 doesn't have the stock Android Lollipop Battery Saver mode but it does have Samsung's Power Saver Mode. Go to Settings > My Device > Power Saving Mode and flip the switch to enable it. It works by disabling certain functions in order to conserve battery life. You can choose which functions these are in the settings.
25. Make security smarter
Why would you want to unlock your phone with a PIN or pattern when you're at home where (I hope) you can trust everyone? That's where Lollipop's cool Smart Lock feature comes in. You can save the trouble of unlocking your phone in certain places by adding a trusted face or voice, or a smartwatch or other trusted device.
26. Make Chrome easier and better
Chrome on Lollipop is a little annoying. By default your Chrome tabs will live individually in your recent apps list (accessed by long pressing the home button). If you prefer the old way – all your tabs contained in Chrome itself – go to Chrome, tap the three dots in the top right-hand corner, select Settings and turn off Merge Tabs and Apps
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GALAXY S4 TIPS AND TRICKS: GET THE MOST OUT OF LOLLIPOP
Ever since the Galaxy S4 got the Lollipop update, the old beast has been chugging along just fine. We're so fond of the S4 that we thought we'd share our ultimate list of Galaxy S4 tips and tricks, specifically for the Lollipop update. The Galaxy S4 is still a great phone, but read on to see just how much greater you can make it.
1. Disable S Voice for faster navigation
S Voice can be launched by double-pressing the S4's home key. This shortcut actually slows down the home key response, however, because TouchWiz pauses momentarily after the first press, waiting to see if you press it a second time, before taking you to the home screen. Go to S Voice, press the menu soft key, select Settings and uncheck the box next to Open via the Home Key to make home key navigation faster.
2. Turn off annoying Samsung sounds
While you're at it, why not turn off some of those annoying Samsung sounds? Even if you like them I can assure you that everyone on the train, at work and in the supermarket hates them. To do the world a favor, go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications > Other Sounds and un-check the boxes for as many sounds as you can live without.
3. Use shortcuts to call or message contacts
Why use messy menu buttons when a gesture will suffice? In your contacts list you can simply swipe a contact's name to the left or right to instantly call or message them. Now you can stay in touch more easily and save time while you're doing it.
4. Access the Galaxy S4's hidden settings
There's a great app called Note 2 Hidden Settings that also works with other Galaxy devices, including the S4. It won't work with some carrier-branded models, but it's worth installing it and giving it a shot because there's heaps of cool stuff in this app.
5. Secure your lock screen notifications
Lollipop comes with lock screen notifications meaning you don't have to completely unlock your phone just to read a text or email. But perhaps you don't feel comfortable having the contents of your notifications plastered all over your lock screen for anyone see. If so, go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications. You can select which apps will display content on the lock screen in Application notifications and the level of content in While locked.
6. Use your phone to control the TV
Download the WatchOn app and use it to set up your TV guide, favorite channels, control your TV, set-top box and plenty more. You can even put it on your lock screen or the notifications shade to make sure you're always the couch commando in charge.
7. Use your voice for hands-free control
Did you know your S4 has lots of voice control options? You can use your voice to turn off alarms, take photos, play music and answer or reject calls. Just go to Settings > My Device > Voice Control and flip the switches for the commands you want to use. You can also use S Voice to set reminders or check the weather.
8. Get a better launcher
If TouchWiz feels a little slow to you, why not replace with a faster launcher such as Google Now Launcher, Nova Launcher or Action launcher? Give them a try – they're free and you can always switch back if you want to.
9. Make your own Qi wireless charger
If you want the wireless charging experience that the Galaxy S6 offers, without needing to fork out a fortune to actually get an S6, why not buy a wireless charging pack? All you need to do then is take the back off your phone and align the tab as instructed in the packaging, before replacing the phone's back panel.
10. Activate Smart stay
Smart stay uses your phone's front-facing camera to detect whether you're looking at the screen or not, and makes sure that the screen remains on for as long as you look at it. This is great if you want to have a short screen timeout but also do a lot of reading on your phone.
To activate Smart stay, go to Settings > My device > Smart screen and press Smart stay.
11. Customize your lock screen
Don't settle for a boring old lock screen, add a camera and dialer shortcut, select a clock or private message and give it some pizzazz with a custom wallpaper. Go to Settings > My Device > Lock Screen and check the box for camera, then customize your lock screen widgets.
12. Customize your Quick Settings
Why settle for the standard Quick Settings when you can curate a custom batch of the most useful toggles and switches for the way you use your phone? You can even arrange them exactly how you like. Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap the little grid in the top right corner and then the little pencil to edit and rearrange your Quick Settings.
13. Make the keyboard smarter
If you're using the stock Samsung keyboard, make sure you have both predictive text and swipe typing enabled.You'll be amazed at how much time they can save you. Go to the keyboard and long press the button to the left of the space bar. Tap the Settings cog and make sure Predictive Text is on and that Keyboard Swipe is set to Continuous Input. You could also replace the keyboard with SwiftKey or another keyboard app.
14. Use Do Not Disturb mode
Another great Lollipop feature is Priority Notifications, which is also known as Do Not Disturb mode. It lets you set times where you won't be interrupted by any but the most critical notifications or alarms. You can keep calls from your family and boss on the white list, set days and times of the week and choose between calls, messages and calendar reminders. Go to Settings > My Device > Sounds and Notifications > Interruptions and get busy.
15. Supercharge your camera
Install the Samsung Smart Camera app and connect your phone to your camera with NFC to trasfer photo faster, use your phone as a remote viewfinder (hello, selfie sticks) and more. Best of all, your camera will automatically connect to your phone when it's on.
16. Always get the best display
One of the best things about Samsung displays is that they adapt to different conditions, so you always get the best possible viewing experience, whether you're reading, looking at photos or watching a movie. Just got to Settings > My Device > Display > Screen Mode and choose Adapt Display or check out the other options.
17. Try the floating keyboard
Your keyboard isn't actually locked to the bottom of the screen. Depending on what you're doing, a smaller, floating keyboard might be more suitable. Go to the keyboard, long press the button to the left of the space bar and tap the tile with the two overlapping boxes. Your keyboard will shrink a little and be movable.
18. Save battery with smarter Wi-Fi
If you have your Wi-Fi set to disconnect whenever the screen is off, you might think you're saving battery. That's not the case. Most of us turn our screen on an average of 150 times a day, so keeping Wi-Fi connected is actually better than having it turn off and on and search for connections every time. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap the soft menu key and then Advanced and set Keep Wi-Fi on During Sleep to Always.
19. Fix bugs in Safe Mode
If your Galaxy S4 is acting strangely, you might want to restart it in Safe mode until you solve the problem. To do so, simply turn your S4 off and then back on again. As soon as you see the Samsung screen, press and hold the volume down key and you will see that many apps have been disabled when it boots up. To get out of safe mode, just turn your phone off and back on again.
20. Make things simpler with Easy Mode
If you're a bit bamboozled by all the Samsung widgets and doodads in TouchWiz, give Easy Mode a shot. It'll clear things up, so you only see the most important stuff, as well as enlarge icons and make everything easier to manage and navigate. Go to Settings > My Device > Easy Mode to make the switch.
22. Always get the best photo
Let's face it, not all of us are Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers. So when a moment really maters, why not shoot a burst of pics and have your S4 choose the best one for you? Just open the camera app, tap Mode and Best Photo. Hold down the shutter to shoot a bunch of pis and let your phone choose the best one automatically.
23. Get better battery life
The Galaxy S4 doesn't have the stock Android Lollipop Battery Saver mode but it does have Samsung's Power Saver Mode. Go to Settings > My Device > Power Saving Mode and flip the switch to enable it. It works by disabling certain functions in order to conserve battery life. You can choose which functions these are in the settings.
25. Make security smarter
Why would you want to unlock your phone with a PIN or pattern when you're at home where (I hope) you can trust everyone? That's where Lollipop's cool Smart Lock feature comes in. You can save the trouble of unlocking your phone in certain places by adding a trusted face or voice, or a smartwatch or other trusted device.
26. Make Chrome easier and better
Chrome on Lollipop is a little annoying. By default your Chrome tabs will live individually in your recent apps list (accessed by long pressing the home button). If you prefer the old way – all your tabs contained in Chrome itself – go to Chrome, tap the three dots in the top right-hand corner, select Settings and turn off Merge Tabs and Apps
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Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions
Part 4 - Advanced features, Device maintenance, Apps
If you're new to this series or want to see the index, please read the Introductory Post first.
Advanced features
Link to Windows: ENABLED!! You can text, get notifications, call, see phone photos and in fact run Apps on your phone via your computer! View features here.
Call & text on other devices: You can make calls and text using your Watch, Tab or Speaker and they are routed via your main device. Thus, if you are logged into the same Samsung account on your Watch, you can call using it even if you are not in range of your primary phone and still use the phone mobile plan. For this, your devices need to be connected to the internet. Disable Use Wi-Fi only to use this feature even if your primary phone is on Mobile Data.
Continue apps on other devices: You can copy on one device and paste on the other that is logged into the same Samsung Account. Since this feature is enabled by default, be careful if you are signed it to the same account on your kid's device and do not want to let them see your copied text or pictures. It also supports apps (few for now) that can be synced to other device's recents.
Samsung DeX: Take the powerhouse with you! You can use your phone to get a desktop-like experience on your TV and PC screens. You can use it to make PPTs, manage photos on the device and endless possibilities. Your PC or TV becomes a desktop with your phone as the CPU! It works both wirelessly and by using an HDMI to USB C wire.
Android Auto: Must-have for car owners. My car, for now, does not support Android Auto, so can anyone add something to this?
Quick Share: You can make shareable links to share large files and even use Wi-Fi direct to share with nearby devices. I use the former much to avoid using my GDrive storage while sharing.
Labs: I have enabled both Multi window for all apps (if apps can use the feature, why not?) and Full screen in Split screen view (I will use split-screen rarely and when I do, I want full real estate).
Side key: When you Press and hold the power key, Wake Bixby is set to default and this is why you were struggling to find Power off menu in the beginning. You could still see the power off options in the Quick panel and also do it by pressing side and volume down keys together. Since they have now got rid of the Bixby button, I choose to get used to this since I power off my device rarely. Quick launch camera with Double press is great for the photographer in you. Pay with Samsung Pay is accessible by swiping up from the bottom of the lock-screen too! Open app will require unlock anyways!
Motion and gestures:
Lift to wake: Enabled since I pick it up mostly to see notifications and with fast unlock, it is a breeze to unlock device! Can anyone comment on the battery usage?
Double tap to turn on screen: Enabled. Useful when I just need to check notifications.
Double tap to turn off screen: Enabled. No need to go for physical buttons. If you use launchers like Nova, you can enable this feature in their settings.
Keep screen on while viewing: Would want to keep this ON sometimes (maybe a quick tile?) but sceptical about battery usage!
Alert when phone picked up: If enabled, you can purposely lift the phone (or when you lift to take it) just to check if you missed some call or messages.
Mute with gestures: Mute the annoying calls by just putting your hand above the screen or just turning your phone. The latter becomes a reflex after a few days!
Palm swipe to capture: Might be useful if you don't want to hit buttons. Enabled only because it does not interfere with any other gestures or accidental touches.
One-handed mode: A much-needed feature when you're on-the-go. If you hide the navigation bar, you cannot check 'Button' mode anymore. OHM is also a shortcut in my Edge panel that is easily accessible from one hand.
Bixby Routines: I have used much of Google Home Routines, Alexa, Samsung Routines and Tasker so I need to see about this.
Smart suggestions: You get suggestions with Samsung Keyboard, Widget, Calendar, Reminders and Messages based on the activity you are doing or what you receive from the other side (actually what is visible on your screen).
Screenshots and screen recording:
Show toolbar after capturing: You can scroll capture, crop and draw, add tags and share the screenshot as soon as you take it! Can be disabled when you need to take bulk screenshots since the toolbar will come in between.
Delete after sharing from toolbar: Storage saver! Enabled it since when I share a screenshot, it is mostly for one-time.
Hide status and navigation bars: Switched to Enabled! Yes, I don't want to show them. Disable from here when you want to take screenshots for embedding them into phone screens.
Format: JPG since I mostly share them. Switch to PNG for greater quality when you need to!
Screen recording: Choose if you want to record Sound from the mic while screen recording, set Video quality, set Selfie Video size and choose if you want to show taps and touches (useful when sharing a guide).
Video call effects: Just like Google Meet, you can hide your background and use a clearer voice. Works with Duo only for now.
Game Launcher: Optimizes and enhances your gameplay. You can also hide your games from appearing in the menu while they are categorized by Game Launcher.
Video brightness [Formerly Video Enhancer]: Makes colour vibrant and increases brightness while you are on chosen Video apps. Make sure to disable them for editing apps so that you get idea of the real colours and brightness of the video.
Dual Messenger: You can use two separate accounts for compatible apps (WhatsApp, Facebook) and restrict your contacts for the second ones. Suggested in case you have multiple accounts. You can even Use separate contact list to make your other WhatsApp number refer not to your main contact list. For more James Bond feel, use 'Secure Folder'. Delete all my data in Menu when you want to flush history.
[Discontinued] Finger sensor gestures: Open/close notification panel or launch Samsung Pay using the fingerprint sensor. Make this a habit. Looks cool.
[Discontinued] Device assistance app: Set to Google. Explore settings for the DAA - it was really cool to see Hindi (India) as an option there. Analyzing on-screen text/images is a very useful feature. Read the guide here and here on how to use Google Assistant like a pro.
[Discontinued] Multi window: One of the best features and legacy of Samsung and for Note, it's a must-use one. By default, you can use SSV (Split screen view) by selecting it for the required app in recents. 'Use Recents button' is much faster. 'Pop-up view action' can interfere if you generally drag down the notification panel from near the corners (enabled for me).
[Discontinued] Direct Share: Helps you save an extra tap while sharing something. Ninja guide here.
[Discontinued] Touch sensitivity: In case you use screen protectors or live in Antarctica (gloves), Enabled. Disabled for me.
Advanced features > S Pen
This section is exclusive to the former Note and now the S Ultra series so you should definitely give some time exploring it.
Air actions: Displays the availability of the S Pen and its charging level. Configure Pen button actions for each compatible App and master control. I've tweaked it a little bit to make 'Scroll up/down' for Chrome and 'Single press' to 'Skip' while 'Double press' to 'Play/Pause' for Music. You can always tap 'Reset S Pen' in Menu in case you want to get back the default settings.
S Pen unlock: If enabled, you can unlock your phone with your S Pen in case it was taken out while the device was unlocked. This helps you to stay with your S Pen and get back to work on your device if its screen turns off. In case you've enabled it, please keep an eye on your S Pen.
Screen off memo: Very useful when enabled. Just take the S Pen out while the device is unlocked and start solving math problems, writing notes or just passing your time with the oddly satisfying scratching noise.
Quick create notes: Holding the S Pen button, tap the screen twice and you can start taking a note. Looks cool if nothing, right?
S Pen to text: You can now use your S Pen in input fields and convert your handwriting to text. Even after they are converted, you can use S Pen to modify the text (insert or delete word or space) with marks defined in Learn how to edit with your S Pen.
Air view: Very useful features. Review them. 'Learn about S Pen features' on the bottom or watch this 30-min video.
Show air command icon: I don't like any over-the-screen icons so have disabled it. You can always open the Shortcuts menu by tapping the S Pen button while it's near the screen. I've also set 'Open Air Command' 'when S Pen is removed'.
Warn if S Pen is left behind: Works when the screen is off since if it's on, you probably be using the remote feature.
Sound; Vibration: Enabled since I don't like accidents. 'Oper Air command' in when S Pen is removed also helps in this case.
Digital Wellbeing
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Battery and device care
Info: Add a home screen or edge panel shortcut to it as it's going to be really useful. Tap 'Optimize Now' once in a while. It includes virus scanning, memory cleaning, storage cleaning and battery optimization. Read below for more on these.
Battery:
Battery Usage: Do review this once in a while in order to identify culprits. 'Refresh' for real-time monitoring. In an ideal case, all of your compatible apps should be set to 'Optimise battery usage'. In case any of them not working fine in the background and you need them to, disable the optimization for the app. You can click an app (after clicking the displayed graphs) and then Limit usage to put it on sleep or deep sleep. This is permanent until you change, right?
Power saving: You get this option in Quick Bar too. It turns off AOD and 5G while limiting CPU to 70% and decreases the brightness by 10%. If you enable Limit apps and Home screen, you will get a dark theme with only a few selected apps. Do this when you are very low on battery and need it to pick up calls only.
Background usage limits: Enable Put unused apps to sleep so that your device regularly puts apps to sleep. Review the Sleeping apps and Deep sleeping apps if you are not getting notifications from an app. You can also manually add apps here for those you know you only use rarely and don't need notifications or background usage. For apps you never want to kill, put them in Never sleeping apps. Many apps would tell you to put them in here. Unless it is necessary, try them without putting them here.
Wireless power sharing: Enable it only when needed. You can skip taking the charger of your watch and charge it from your device! This is called Reverse Wireless Charging.
More battery settings:
Adaptive battery: How is it different from Put unused apps to sleep?
Processing speed: Default is optimised and should be good enough. You can turn your phone into a beast with High and Maximum modes.
Show battery percentage: Using only a simple battery icon will always confuse you about the real juice left. Enable it!
Show charging information: If enabled, this will show Charging information even when AOD is off. I like it.
Fast charging: It is for 15W adapters. Disabled by default and this is the reason you are not seeing Fast Charging text while using an older but Fast charger. You can keep it disabled if you charge overnight from a 15W charger.
Super fast charging: It is for 25W or 45W chargers.
Fast wireless charging: For wireless charging which is already slow, so enabled!
Protect battery: For usual days, you can keep this enabled. Limits your battery to charge up to 85% only which is very good for you battery health
Storage: Love to see 512 GB here but only when it's the denominator. User Data is also categorized so you can review and remove files of different types. 'Storage settings' summarizes device storage and you can tap the items to get to respective apps or apps settings. You also get to see the Large files and empty the Recycle bin of Gallery and Messages.
Memory:
Tap 'Clean Now' to clear your RAM. Likewise, for battery, these apps may appear here again. However, you might not need to clear your RAM anytime on Android.
Excluded apps: These apps never go out of RAM.
RAM Plus: SWAP finally! Since you cannot decrease it further from 2 GB, why not use 8 GB then! You will get a total RAM of 20 GB (with 12 GB RAM model)!! Restart required.
Device Security: The virus scanning is powered by McAfee. Since it's disabled by default, enabling it never hurts.
Software update is here.
Diagnostics checks your sensors, touch screen, ports and more. This should be the first thing to do when you face any issues or want to make a report on the phone to send.
Menu > Automation:
Auto optimize daily: Enabled at 10 PM because Sleep tracking apps are working in the night. You can choose to close apps to free memory if you need everything clean.
Auto restart at set times: Enable if you are obsessed about that restart feeling! I won't do it because it would clear all the notifications that I would have missed.
Adaptive power saving: Enabled, let us see how it works. Any experience?
Auto scan for malware: Why not?
Apps
All of your apps settings including Usage, Battery, Storage (Clear Data/Cache), Uninstalling and Force stopping, Notifications settings, Permissions, Defaults and Version/App details in store. I use 'Sort by size' with 'Show system apps' to occasionally review the apps taking the most storage. Change your 'Default apps', 'App permissions' and 'Special access' in the Menu. You can set 'set default apps automatically' as well. In 'Set as default', I've disabled 'Open links in app' even if they're not installed since I get annoyed when I have not installed an app because I want to browse on Chrome only (reduce usage of separate apps whenever possible). Read about 'Instant Apps' here (you can use these even without installing them). In case you mess up with the defaults and notifications, tap 'Reset app preferences'.
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