As an Android user, you enjoy the liberty to further customize your Android device at points in the usage of your device. this post will give cue to a few of these customization...
1. You can change the way your Android keyboard appears from bland white to a colorful outlay as you may wish.
Just select settings from your keyboard. Theme and either add an outlay pic or just select a default picture provided by Google. The Google keyboard settings will reveal other options you can play with to alter the general workings of your keyboard.
2.Change the theme of your Android phone with a launcher app and icon pack to enjoy a wider range of customization. With this option you can harmonize the shape of apps icons though this can be achieved within many phones default android launchers. You can experiment with a lot of popular launchers in the google play store like Nova launcher, Apus launcher, Evie launcher, Microsoft Launcher etc. typing launcher in the Google play store search bar will reveal a long list you can test. You get the icon pack from the Google play store in similar fashion.
3. Dark mode theme feature on many Google apps.
By constantly updating a whole range of your apps from the Play Store, you stand to enjoy dark mode features on many existing apps automatically or from their settings.
4. Gray-scale feature from the digital well-being app.
The digital well-being app is an Android app designed to regulate the use of your phone based on controlled timing. At least in this digital age, we find ourselves, we now need to be told by our phones when to sleep or rest. The grey scale features make your phone monochromatic thereby leaving it unappealing to use hence the need to substitute press press for rest rest. The settings are customizable though and this app also disables notifications.
6. Google home screen customization: on your Android home screen, a long press can reveal a menu that can cause subtle edits to the look of your icons and other settings. This long press applies to launchers too.
NB. Every feature talked about was tested on Android Pie. Settings and results may appear different on varying phones.
1. You can change the way your Android keyboard appears from bland white to a colorful outlay as you may wish.
Just select settings from your keyboard. Theme and either add an outlay pic or just select a default picture provided by Google. The Google keyboard settings will reveal other options you can play with to alter the general workings of your keyboard.
2.Change the theme of your Android phone with a launcher app and icon pack to enjoy a wider range of customization. With this option you can harmonize the shape of apps icons though this can be achieved within many phones default android launchers. You can experiment with a lot of popular launchers in the google play store like Nova launcher, Apus launcher, Evie launcher, Microsoft Launcher etc. typing launcher in the Google play store search bar will reveal a long list you can test. You get the icon pack from the Google play store in similar fashion.
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| simplistic look from the Evie launcher. |
3. Dark mode theme feature on many Google apps.
By constantly updating a whole range of your apps from the Play Store, you stand to enjoy dark mode features on many existing apps automatically or from their settings.
4. Gray-scale feature from the digital well-being app.
The digital well-being app is an Android app designed to regulate the use of your phone based on controlled timing. At least in this digital age, we find ourselves, we now need to be told by our phones when to sleep or rest. The grey scale features make your phone monochromatic thereby leaving it unappealing to use hence the need to substitute press press for rest rest. The settings are customizable though and this app also disables notifications.
6. Google home screen customization: on your Android home screen, a long press can reveal a menu that can cause subtle edits to the look of your icons and other settings. This long press applies to launchers too.
NB. Every feature talked about was tested on Android Pie. Settings and results may appear different on varying phones.