Tips and Tricks for Android Users
Toggle Settings
Normally I have a few quick toggle applications sitting on my home screen to quickly switch on and off Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, etc. It really saves a ton of battery life switching off hardware when it’s not in use. I just ran across the free Toggle Settings app from cooolmagic. It has all the hardware switches, some cool status info (like what wifi network you’re connected to), and new toggles for stuff like auto-sync. Very useful, and it looks pretty slick. Just search for “Toggle Settings” in the market and you should find both the 1.1 and 1.5 versions of the app. Here’s a quick rundown of the controls:
- Turn on and off airline mode
- Turn on and off autosync
- Turn on and off bluetooth
- Turn on and off GPS
- Turn on and off Wifi, and show what network you’re connected to if you are connected
- Control the brightness level and screen timeout, or disable screen timeout completely
- Turn on and off silent mode
- Control the volume
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