Four Android Tips To Make Your Phone More Awesome!

Got an android phone? Do you love it, cherish it and pamper it? At least for now, until you throw it away and get the next model? Well, speak no more! I have information you need. 

Four Simple Things You Can Do To Make Your Phone Awesome!

A Confusion Free List!

You may be asking what makes me so qualified in this matter. It’s no mystery. I had a shit load of time on my hands, and so I actually researched and did this stuff and then came to my own conclusions.

In any case that’s what prompted me to write this post. Or maybe posts… haven’t decided yet.

So ‘nuff talking! Let us get to it, huh?


1.  ROOT YOUR ANDROID. BE A SAFE REBEL.

This is step one before we start anything else. After much studying on the internet and personal experience as well, I have found that this is a GOOD THING TO DO. Many tech masters will tell you that this step is ‘essential’ – that the whole life and future of phones and android kind depend on this. They are being dramatic. It is not ‘necessary’ that you do this, but your phone will work better and you will get rid of some clutter that slows your phone down.

Know this though – chances are…

ROOTING YOUR PHONE WILL DEVOID YOUR PHONE’S WARRANTY.

This is because you’re messing with the pre-installed apps and settings on the phone. I would suggest you do it anyway… show them you’re your own boss! Grrr.

But you know… make a decision depending on your situation.

IT TAKES LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO DO IT AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.

If you decide to do it, here’s what you do.

First check and confirm that your phone is NOT rooted already. Or you’ll feel like an idiot for trying later.

Get this app called Root Check from Google Playstore. Get it HERE.

Install it. Use it. It will tell you in one tap, whether your device is rooted or not. If it is, YAY for you. 

If it tells you your phone is not rooted, we move on to the next step.

Technically, there are two ways in which you can root your device.

The app you need is called Kingo Root.

You can use your device to get an android version of the app on your phone and then use it that way – which is easier but has a higher failure rate - or you can do it the way I did it.

Don’t get me wrong. I tried the easier method but it failed for me with my device. Besides, the Kingo Root people will tell you that the second way is more stable and has a better success rate.

Here’s the process.
       
a.    Get the app FOR YOUR COMPUTER by clicking HERE.

Now makes sure your phone is good to go by shutting down all unnecessary apps for the moment. You need to make sure that your phone does not switch off or get used for anything else while it is being rooted. This is important, okay? Make sure you do this.

b.      Get your android’s USB cable and connect your phone to the computer.

c.       Open the Kingo Root Desktop App.

d.      Root your device by clicking the option in the app.

e.      Stay the hell away from your phone and makes sure your family doesn’t interfere.

f.        Your phone should be rooted in under 5 minutes. Congrats. You are a tech genius now. Go celebrate. Have a fruit juice.

      2.     ACCESS THE DEVELOPER OPTIONS. BE A PRETEND HACKER.

All phones think of you as useless consumers and don’t want you to become ‘developers’. True story. But, you can outsmart them by doing this.  You know… take charge of your own destiny.

Go to the settings on your phone. Select ‘About Phone’. You will see an option called ‘Build No’. Tap on that option 5-7 times (depends on the phone).

And the sneaky phone will act like it wanted you to do this all along and congratulate you for now being a freakin’ developer.

Yeah, nice try phone. Pfft!

Now that you have developer options, you can do a couple of things. First things first though.

DO NOT GO AROUND PLAYING WITH ALL THOSE NEW DEVELOPER OPTIONS.

Not unless you know exactly what you’re doing. You mess around too much and you might just damage the software on the phone. You know how temperamental Androids can be, right?                   

 3.  BE A DEVELOPER. FEEL COOL. BUT DON’T OVER DO IT.

There are some graphical options in there like hardware acceleration etc. Now these are best left untouched UNLESS you have a top of the line phone with a great graphics system. You know – the kind that can play those demanding, high end newer RPG and FPS games.

The kind, which I say, people with common sense would play on a large screen using a console or a computer. Seriously. Show some respect to gaming, and don’t play that crap on your tiny phone. Waste your time being a combat laser bird demon. But do it with some sense and class.

Sorry, I digress.

Here’s what you do as a developer.

 a.   Go to the animation options. There should be three of them with the selected option being ‘1x’. That’s the speed of animation on your phone right now – how fast the apps transition, and pages flip etc.

b.      Change the animation speed to ‘0.5x’ and your phone is now two times faster than before. I myself selected the 0X or no animation setting for all three of those options. Got to say guys, my phone works a hell of a lot smoother since then. Just saying.


c.       Go to the section of the Developer options that deal with background processes. There is this option for Limiting the Number of Background Processes. I’m sure must have cracked that code by now. It limits the number of background processes that run while your phone is on. Now, if you have a medium level android device like I do, I would suggest keeping this setting at 3 or 4. As in, limit the number of processes to that. Less than 3 might make your phone lifeless. DO NOT LIMIT IT TO ZERO. Unless you want a landline that looks like a smartphone. You might as well use your phone as a paperweight.

4.     CHARGE YOUR DEVICE USING A WALL SOCKET. FOR REAL.

Now, I know that most of us already charge our phones at a wall socket. BUT THERE ARE SOME WHO DO IT USING A LAPTOP. Or anything else that gets the job done.

Here’s the problem. It takes longer for your phone to charge from anywhere else other than a battery pack, or wall socket.

That’s the list of four things you can do to make your Android device run smoother. Hope you guys liked it. If you did, make sure you click the G+ button and share this post. Let me know if this was useful, and I will put up more posts for Android stuff with links. Peace out!