USE WIDGETS
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Simplify with widgets—live app windows that offer quick views of most-used
apps without your having to actually tap into the program. Use them to check
the weather, peek at your inbox, or control music at a glance. To create a widget,
long-press anywhere on a home screen page, and tap the widgets link in the
pop-up menu. Swipe through a list of apps that have available widgets (not all
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KEEP THE BATTERY GOING
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most. Smartphone batteries are bigger and more powerful than ever, but so are
displays, which means power can get sucked away faster than you realize. There
are some things you can do to get a little extra life out of your phone, but your
best bet is to use Power Saving mode.
All Android devices have this feature, though some manufacturers may have
more options than others. Find the mode hidden within battery settings, where
you can turn down CPU speed, decrease brightness, and even limit app
availability. Some phones may have several predetermined levels of power
savings. You can also put unused apps to sleep if you’d rather them not work in
the background and eat up precious battery life.
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