Android's
plenty options and features are very much enough to overwhelm even smartphone
veterans. For every feature you know, there is another that can help you do
something new with your android devices. I once posted lists of android mobile codes days back and today, this article will take you through ways to optimize
your Android's performance with personalized shortcuts, search boxes and
widgets.
Read on to know what i am talking about...
Note: These
codes are used only by technicians, So be careful with them and use it at your
own risk.
- Force reboot:
Just press Power Button+ Home Key + Volume up button simultaneously.
- Quick Google Access:
Press menu key and hold it for couple of seconds, it will launch the Google search.
- Reboot Android in Safe Mode:
To reboot your android in safe mode, follow the below given instructions.
*Long press the power button
*Long press on the power off option.
Android phone will show a confirmation message about rebooting it in safe mode, if we reboot android phone in safe mode then all the 3rd party application will be disabled. These applications can again be enabled when we reboot our phone normally. This is a great android utility in case when, one of your 3rd party application is causing trouble for you and you want to hunt it.
- Unlock android phones by face detection:
To achieve this,
Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock > Face unlock.
- Get detailed information about phone status:
This is a handy USSD to get the details about battery usage, DNS check, Ping, Application time usage time and so on.
- Move android apps to SD card:
Go to settings > Application settings > Manage application > Select the application, You will see the option “Move to SD card”.
- Hard Reset and Factory reset your android phone:
FACTORY RESET
HARD RESET
a) Factory reset: In factory reset, your phone is being formatted to factory level. Means all the settings will go by default and all the internal data will be deleted. To factory reset a phone dial *#*#7780#*#*.
b) Hard reset: To hard reset a phone dial *2767*3855#, this will delete all the data (including internal and External SD data) as well as settings of android phone. Don’t try this code for testing purpose, until you are not sure. It will not ask for a confirmation.
Context menu in android:
long press on the screen, will show you additional options for customizing android phones. This context menu is somewhat similar to the right click menu of most operating systems.
- Taking screen shots on android phone:
Press the Home button + power button (This trick work on most android phones.)
For Galaxy Nexus: Power button + volume down button.
For Galaxy Note 2 and S3: Swipe your palm on the screen to take screen shot.
- Android Version Animation:
To make use of this android trick, Go to settings > about phone > Tab repeatedly on ‘Android version’.
After sometime, the android version will be animated.
