4 Cool Things You Probably Never Knew Your Android Phone Could Do

There are a few things that can be
done in times of grave emergencies –
Your mobile phone can actually be a
life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
Check out the things that you can do
with it:-
1. Have you locked your keys in the
car?
Does your car have remote keyless
entry? This may come in handy
someday.
Good reason to own a cell phone: If
you lock your keys in the car and
the spare keys are at home, call
someone at home on their mobile
phone from your cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot
from your car door and have the
person at your home press the
unlock button, holding it near the
mobile phone on their end. Your
car will unlock.
Saves someone from having to
drive your keys to you.
Distance is no object. You could be
hundreds of miles away, and if you
can reach someone who has the
other ‘ remote ‘ for your car, you
can unlock the doors (or the trunk)
…
2. Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is
very low. To activate, press the keys
*3370#
Your mobile will restart with this
reserve and the instrument will
show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when
you charge your mobile next time.
3. Make your phone snappy with
faster animations
One of the most common
complaints about Android is
“lagginess.” For whatever reason
Google has never been able to get
Android on the same buttery
smooth level as iOS or even
Windows Phone. In the last few
versions they have made some
serious improvements, but if you
still feel like your phone is a little
laggy there is a trick for speeding
things up. Google has hidden some
secret developer options inside the
Settings. Inside the secret developer
options is settings for animation
and transition speed. Here’s how to
speed things up.
– Open Settings > About phone
– Scroll down and tap on “Build
number” 7 times
– Now go back to Settings and you
should see new “Developer options”
– Adjust the window and transition
animation scales to .5x or turn
them off completely
4. Locate and wipe your lost phone
Losing your phone is one of the
worst things that can happen. These
devices contain sensitive
information and private data. If
your phone falls into the wrong
hands it could put you in a world of
trouble. There are apps you can
download to help in the event of a
lost phone, but in order for them to
work you need to have them
installed before something bad
happens. Luckily there is a built-in
way to find your lost phone and
even wipe all of your personal data.
– Double-check to make sure
Android Device Manager is
installed
– Go to google.com/android/
devicemanager
– Select your phone from the menu
– Now you can see the location, ring
it, lock it, or erase it