Hidden features in Android: the best system options

Android hidden features

Throughout the life of Google's operating system, important functions have appeared, although quite a few of them are not visible. These usually give options that you always have at hand, but many others are worth us to know more about our phone, information that the manufacturer does know.

This system is already more than 13 years old, but even with the passage of time, not everyone knows the ins and outs that it hides, and the new versions add some extras. The latest version (Android 12) has added some important function, that if you know how to activate it you will get a good profit.

In this article we are going to give meet several hidden android features, some are extremely useful, but others will be just that, information for the user. Imagine knowing when the phone was manufactured, knowing the IMEI or many other details that you have at hand with a few steps.

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Activate dark mode from developer options

Dark mode settings

Surely you are looking for applications when you want to activate the night mode on the phone, but nothing needs to be downloaded or installed on the phone. In the developer options we can activate this so that the phone is completely displayed in this mode. Not all phones have the option to put it.

To enter the developer options, go to “Settings”, “About phone” and in “Build number” press a total of seven times until it tells you to enter “Developer mode”. After this it will show you different new settings, look for “Dark mode” or “Night mode” and activate to start working.

Pin an app to the screen

pin screen app

A quite useful and little known function is to pin an application to the screen, as if you were using a Windows system device. It is a fairly simple task, and it is not used by almost anyone, since it is not a parameter that we always have at hand as it is among the many Android options.

This option is available on almost all devices, except for those that are Huawei, since it will change places and we will have to look for it. The system has been evolving with it and today if we anchor an application, we will always have it visible on the screen.

To pin an app, do the following:

  • Go to “Settings” from your device
  • Click on the “Security” option and locate a setting that says “Pin apps”, choose the one you want to pin on the screen through “Open apps” and put a PIN code to lock it and only you can remove it
  • To remove that it is fixed go to the same route and enter the pattern to remove it

Turn on subtitles automatically

Activate subtitles

A way to have subtitles automatically is by activating this on our phone, not wasting time looking for it on the Internet. The activation is valid for any video that we have in English, so it is advisable to know what site it is on.

Not all apps support subtitles, but most of them are and this setting is available in different terminals. To find this parameter, it is best to do the following on your device:

  • Go to “Settings” quickly by clicking on the icon
  • Write at the top “Subtitles” and click on it
  • Once activated, those videos that you open directly will be translated automatically
  • This setting is located under “Accessibility” on some phones

It is a simple way for us to understand what it says if it is a song that we like, as well as to see information if it is a video of a tutorial that we are looking for. It's a good way to avoid having to use an editor and put the subtitle manually, which in the end is tedious.

Important codes in Android

android codes

Thanks to the codes we can obtain information on some parameter of our phone without having to go to the device options. The objective is none other than to write this sequence and, for example, have our IMEI at hand, this number is used for important things, including blocking the phone if we lose it.

In addition to this, there are other things that we can do thanks to these codes, so it is always worth having all of them at hand or at least remembering some of them. As sometimes happens, if you haven't written it down, you can take a look at them through the following list:

Enter in phone dialing the following:

  • *#06# – Gives you the IMEI information
  • ##7594## – Power off your phone by entering this code
  • *#9090# – Diagnosis of the phone, it does it in a few seconds
  • *#0228# – Battery status, it gives you some information and you access the adjustment of it
  • *#7353# – Menu for phone tests, this is valid if we want to do a complete test to the device
  • #0# – Phone service menu, a short code, but just as valid

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