1. Circle to Search
Circle to Search lets you search anything displayed on your screen without leaving your current app. Simply circle or tap an object, text, or image to get instant search results.
How to enable:
Settings → Display (or Search) → Circle to Search → Turn On
2. Battery Protection
Battery Protection limits charging to around 80–85% on supported devices to reduce battery wear and help your battery last longer over the years.
How to enable:
Settings → Battery → Battery Protection → Enable
3. Adaptive Battery
Adaptive Battery learns which apps you rarely use and limits their background activity to save battery power.
How to enable:
Settings → Battery → Adaptive Battery → Turn On
4. Find My Device
If your phone is lost or stolen, Find My Device lets you locate, lock, or erase it remotely.
How to enable:
Settings → Security & Privacy → Find My Device → Turn On
5. Private DNS
Private DNS encrypts DNS requests, helping improve privacy and adding protection when using public Wi-Fi.
How to enable:
Settings → Network & Internet → Private DNS → Select “Private DNS Provider Hostname” and enter your provider, or choose Automatic if available.
6. Notification History
Notification History keeps a record of recently dismissed notifications, making it easy to recover an important alert you accidentally cleared.
How to enable:
Settings → Notifications → Notification History → Turn On
7. Quick Tap Shortcut
Quick Tap allows you to double-tap the back of your phone to perform actions like taking screenshots, opening apps, or turning on the flashlight on supported devices.
How to enable:
Settings → System → Gestures → Quick Tap → Enable and choose a shortcut
8. Live Caption
Live Caption automatically creates captions for videos, voice messages, podcasts, and some phone calls.
How to enable:
Settings → Accessibility → Live Caption → Turn On
9. Split Screen
Split Screen lets you use two apps at the same time, making multitasking easier.
How to use:
Open the Recent Apps screen → Tap the app icon → Split Screen → Choose the second app.
10. Extra Dim
Extra Dim lowers your screen brightness below the normal minimum, making it more comfortable to use in dark environments.
How to enable:
Settings → Accessibility → Extra Dim → Turn On
11. One-Handed Mode
One-Handed Mode brings the top of the screen closer to your thumb, making large phones easier to use.
How to enable:
Settings → System → Gestures → One-Handed Mode → Turn On
12. Nearby Share (Quick Share)
Quick Share allows you to instantly send photos, videos, documents, and other files to nearby Android devices.
How to enable:
Settings → Connected Devices → Quick Share (Nearby Share) → Turn On
13. App Pinning
App Pinning locks your phone to a single app, making it useful when lending your phone to someone.
How to enable:
Settings → Security & Privacy → App Pinning → Enable
To use it:
Open Recent Apps → Tap the app icon → Pin App.
14. Adaptive Connectivity
Adaptive Connectivity automatically switches between 5G and LTE to balance speed with battery life.
How to enable:
Settings → Network & Internet → Adaptive Connectivity → Turn On
15. Digital Wellbeing
Digital Wellbeing helps you monitor screen time, set app timers, and use Focus Mode to reduce distractions.
How to enable:
Settings → Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls → Set Up Digital Wellbeing → Enable Focus Mode or App Timers as needed
Not every Android phone includes all of these settings. Availability and menu names may vary depending on your Android version and device manufacturer, but most modern Android phones support many of these features. Turning them on can help improve your phone’s privacy, battery life, security, and overall user experience without installing additional apps.
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