3.User\u00a0Accounts<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nIt\u2019s usually quite a trouble whilst there\u2019s only one Android pill that distinct participants in a family use. Anybody has their personal on-line money owed and interest in games and apps. Fortunately, Android lets you create more than one person debts or profiles. In a brand new person profile, the consumer can setup a brand new search for that profile and might even installation new apps which won\u2019t have an effect on the unique account. Android tablets have had this feature from Android 4.2 but this selection handiest arrived on smartphones with Android 5.0 Lollipop. So, let\u2019s see how you may upload a brand new consumer account for your Android device.<\/p>\n
First, head to\u00a0Settings->Users\u00a0<\/strong>and tap on \u201cAdd user<\/strong>\u201c. Then, tap on \u201cSet up now<\/strong>\u201d when prompted, after which you will be taken to the new user account and you can add the accounts and install apps.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-136.png\")
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To switch between users<\/strong>, bring down the Quick Settings in the notification shade\u00a0and tap on the user profile icon in the top-right corner and choose the user.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-123.png\")
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Note<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0Now, some manufacturers set their own maximum limit for users. For instance, for my phone, the user limit is set to 2. The guest account is not counted in the limit though. Your phone might have a higher limit. So, create users accordingly.<\/p>\n4.Screen Pinning<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nYou have to have been through this example in which your buddy asks you to make a cellphone name from your smartphone and after he\u2019s completed with the decision, he starts off evolved messing together with your phone; reading chats and sorting out personal pictures. It\u2019s annoying, proper? well, there\u2019s a really perfect answer for such conditions. Google delivered a new \u201cdisplay screen Pinning\u201d feature with Android 5.0 Lollipop that no longer many humans are privy to. What it basically does is, it pins a specific app in your cellphone, which means that a consumer can handiest use that precise app and will no longer be capable of open another app. Even the home, again, and the recent button emerge as unresponsive. Hence, you could keep a person restricted to a selected app.<\/p>\n
To enable Screen Pinning go to\u00a0Settings->-Security->Screen Pinning and enable it<\/strong>. Now, just\u00a0open the app you want to pin<\/strong>, tap on the\u00a0Recents button<\/strong>\u00a0and you should find a pin icon in the bottom-right corner for the app. Tap on the pin icon and the app will be pinned.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-114.png\")
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To unpin the app, you just have to long press the back button<\/strong>. Well, you can also enable the option \u2018Lock device when unpinning\u2019 in the Screen Pinning settings for more security.<\/p>\n5.Smart Lock<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nAnother security feature that you perhaps aren\u2019t using on your Android smartphone, is the Smart Lock. Smart Lock automatically unlocks your phone when it is around some trusted agent like your Android smartwatch, your house\u00a0or maybe, in your pocket. If you happen to lock your phone with PIN or Pattern then this feature can be really convenient. So, let\u2019s see how to enable it. You\u2019ll need Android 5.0 or above for this.<\/p>\n
Go to\u00a0Settings->Security->Trusted Agents\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0enable \u201cSmart Lock\u201d<\/strong>. If the option is grayed, it means you haven\u2019t added a PIN or a\u00a0Pattern Lock. Set a lock first and then enable the option.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-99.png\")
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Now, to customize and set your trusted agents, go to\u00a0Settings->Security->Smart Lock<\/strong>\u00a0on your phone. Here,\u00a0you\u2019ll find the options to set up different trusted agents like places, devices, voice etc. You can set up whichever option is convenient to you.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-71.png\")
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6.Notification Control and Priority<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nAndroid 6.0 was all about giving control to the users. It brought a new \u2018App Permission Manager\u2019, which allows users to disable specific permissions for an app. Permissions like camera access, storage access, location\u00a0and others. Along with that, you can also set up the priority of notifications from a certain app.<\/p>\n
Android 6.0 become all approximately giving manage to the customers. It introduced a brand new \u2018App Permission supervisor\u2019, which lets in users to disable unique permissions for an app. Permissions like digital camera access, storage get admission to, location and others. In conjunction with that, you may also installation the concern of notifications from a sure app.<\/p>\n
If you are on Android 6.0, you can just go to\u00a0Settings->Apps<\/strong>,\u00a0choose an app<\/strong>, then tap on \u201cNotifications<\/strong>\u201c. Here, you can ensure the app\u2019s notifications are treated as prority. You can even make sure to hide sensitive content from an app in the notifications. There\u2019s also an option to block all the notifications from an app, whose notifications you don\u2019t find useful. Android 7.0 Nougat takes it even further. In the \u201cNotifications\u201d page of an app, you will find a bar, which you can set to give the app notifications different priority levels.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-60.png\")
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You can also get to an app\u2019s notification settings by\u00a0press holding on the notification<\/strong>\u00a0of the app and tapping on \u201cinfo<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-53.png\")
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Note<\/u><\/strong>: Some manufacturers include even more notification control options, so you should check them out.<\/p>\n7.The Do Not Disturb Mode<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nWell, most of the users know about this feature but they often neglect it. Maybe it\u2019s a meeting or you\u2019re doing some important work; switching off your phone or setting it to vibrate is not the only solution. The\u00a0Do Not Disturb Mode can really be helpful in these situations<\/strong>.<\/p>\nFine, most of the customers realize about this selection however they regularly overlook it. Maybe it\u2019s a meeting or you\u2019re doing some critical work; switching off your cellphone or placing it to vibrate isn’t the most effective solution. The Do now not Disturb Mode can sincerely be helpful in these conditions.<\/p>\n
You can allow the\u00a0Do Not Disturb Mode from the notifications panel. Tap on it and you\u2019ll get the options to\u00a0set the time<\/strong>\u00a0period<\/strong>\u00a0till you want it to be active or you can just\u00a0set it to\u00a0indefinite time<\/strong>\u00a0until you manually disable it. If you have some important contacts whom you can\u2019t ignore, you should choose the\u00a0Priority only\u00a0mode<\/strong>. You can also choose the \u201cAlarms only\u201d mode if you don\u2019t want to miss out any alarms.<\/p>\nTo set up the Priority mode, you can head to\u00a0Settings->Sound & Notification->Do not disturb<\/strong>\u00a0and tap on \u201cPriority only allows<\/strong>\u201c. Here, you can enable reminders, events, messages and calls from starred contacts only and more.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11-31.png\")
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You can also\u00a0set \u201cAutomatic Rules\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0that will enable the Do Not Disturb Mode automatically when a rule comes into action. You can set the Start Time and the End Time along with the actual day. Also, if you happen to have an event in Google Calendar then you can set that too. You will find these options in\u00a0Settings->Sound & Notification->Do not disturb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-21.png\")
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