ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 31ANDROID 10one copy of the Files app open at a time by using the
‘New window’ command in the overflow menu.
- Silent and alerting notifications
Google has struggled with how to make notifications
more configurable without making the process
hopelessly confusing. The process is now much
simpler in Android 10. You can long-press on any
notification to get options for ‘Alerting’ and ‘Silent’.
Just flip an app over to silent if it’s bothering you too
much. You can tap the gear in the notification long-
press menu to access more features such as disabling
the pop-over alert and setting silent or alerting for
different notification channels within an app. - Restrict location permissions
Android 10 has a whole new menu for monitoring
how apps use your location under Settings >
Location. There, you can see the apps that most
recently grabbed your location, allowing you to
block anything you don’t trust.
Under the App Permission submenu, you can
change the way apps access your location as well.
You now have the option of allowing location
access all the time or only when the app is open. - Opt out of ad targeting
Google has long offered a way to opt out of
ad-targeting on Android, but the feature was buried
deep in your account settings. Android 10 puts it in
a much more accessible location. Check Settings >
Privacy > Advanced > Ads to find the Opt out toggle.