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Monitor all your Android

devices with Potential

Usethissimple

apptokeepan

eyeonallofyour

Android devices

atthesametime

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t’s a good bet that if you’re reading this magazine

you’ve got more than one Android device. You

might have a phone and a tablet, a work phone and

a play phone, or any number of combinations, but

sometimes it can be a bit of a faff keeping track of the

batterylevelsofthosedevices. That’s where Potential

comesin.Notonlydoesitkeep you abreast of the

powerlevelsofmultipledevices, it also lets you toggle

the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections on and off with a

simple tap. It doesn’t run through your Google

account either, so you’re not sharing your sign-in

information.

Best of all, you don’t need a rooted dev ice to make

it work – you simply download the standard Potential

app from the Google Play Store to your dev ices. A ll

you’ll need to get it up and running are your Android

devices and an internet connection. It shouldn’t take

more than a couple of minutes, either.

There’s not a whole lot of tweaking you can

do here, and anything that you can do involves

buying the paid version. Once you’ve made the IAP,

you need to reboot the app to make the changes.

When you’ve done that, head back to the app’s

Settings screen to have a play.

Check the settings

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First you need to install the Potential app

onto the devices you want to use it with. It’s a free

download from the Play Store, but there’s an

in-app purchase that lets you access more of the

functions the app offers. Grab the app from the

store and install it on each of your devices.

Download the app

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Once you’re done you’ll find yourself in the

app.TheUIisprettyeasyontheeyeandlaysout

all the information you need. There are three icons,

for battery life, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; tap either of

the last two to toggle it on/off. Tap the top-left icon

to open the side menu, then select Settings.

Explore the app

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Now you need to set up a Potential account.

It’s as simple as entering your email address and

choosing a password. Make sure you pick a

password that’s secure but easy to remember.

You’ll get an email through asking you to confirm

your address; click the link and you’re ready.

Start an account

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Give your first device a name. You’ll be asked

to do this with all of the devices that you add to your

Potential account, so if you’ve got multiple devices

that are the same model, make sure you give them

distinct names. When you’re happy with the name,

tap the OK button.

Name your device

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