If
you're lucky enough to have Android
5.0 Lollipop
on
your device right now, you're amongst the lucky few with Nexus,
Motorola or LG devices. But the Android 5.0 Lollipop update is coming
for everyone, so why not get up to speed on the best Android 5.0
Lollipop tips to give you a head start on what you need to know to
get the most out of Lollipop and avoid some of the biggest
Android 5.0 Lollipop fails...
Enable silent mode
This
is easily one of the biggest frustrations with Android 5.0 Lollipop:
the official death of silent mode. We've shared a couple of tricks to
enable
silent mode on Android 5.0 Lollipop but
one of our awesome Mods and all-round geniuses, Mattia from
AndroidPIT.it has come up with a cool silent mode widget that'll flip
your device to silent and back again – the app is getting the final
touches on it right now, but we'll share it with you as soon as it's
uploaded to the Play Store. In the meantime, check out the article
linked above for all the current options.
Lock screen security
Android
5.0 Lollipop comes with a variety of lock screen security options.
From the classic pattern, PIN or password, to the more funky Lollipop
options like Trusted Faces, trusted Devices or Trusted Places.
Whatever lock screen method (or trusted bypass option) you choose,
this should really be one of the very first thing's you do with any
phone, any time. With the new Trusted options, having a complex
pattern lock doesn't even have to be a pain as long as you're hanging
out near home/work, have your smartwatch or Bluetooth headphones on
or have your beautiful mug in view of your phone (which should always
be attached to your body).
Chrome tabs
This
isn't a huge problem, and maybe you like having your Chrome
tabs
dispersed throughout your recent apps stack, but for me it's as
irritating a default setting as its possible to have. Fortunately,
all you need to do to get your Chrome tabs back to their rightful
place (you know, in Chrome) is to go to you Chrome settings and
disable ''merge tabs and apps.'' Your Chrome tabs will now be
accessible via the traditional button on the URL bar in the Chrome
browser.
Priority interruptions
Priority
interruptions are a key component of the Android 5.0 Lollipop feature
set. Knowing that there are times and places when you don't want to
be interrupted by anything except the most urgent notifications is a
great addition to stock
Android's
functionality. It may take you a little while to set up exactly how
you like it, but once you've got your priorities in order you can
enjoy peace and quiet unless your mom's dog runs away or your
girlfriend is texting you.
Dead Email app
For
some odd reason, Google
decided
to keep the now useless Email app. When you launch it for the first
time, you'll get a splash screen that tells you Gmail
is
now handling Email services and you can check the box fto launch
Gmail instead. But why do that and have a hollow app sitting in your
app drawer? Go to Settings > Apps > All tab and find Email and
disable that useless waste of space. Your emails will still be
handled by Gmail but you won't have the dead app icon cluttering up
your precious app drawer.
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