It may be difficult for us to list all the functions and tools that we have on our mobile. Many of them will never be used, but there are some that we can consider essential such as the camera, the flashlight or even the voice recorder. However, too much time is usually lost to access them, and more when we require them immediately. Luckily there are options that will provide us with the fastest possible access to these and other functions.
The imagination of the developers means that various elements of hardware can be used to interact more quickly with the software, as we will see below. On many occasions, the user requires the activation of a function, but first he must unlock the mobile and then find said access to the desired function. This time can be considerably reduced if we activate the quick actions of Android. It is the best way to start an action or even a specific application that we have installed on the system.
What are Android Quick Actions?
In order to achieve the above, we have this option on mobiles with Android operating system. It works when the screen is off, to reduce activation time for many system functions or applications. With the screen off, pressing and holding the volume down button will enable specific functions. We can choose from a few of the most common, or even choose our own application. It can be changed whenever you want, but we can only operate one at the same time, since it is limited to the volume down button.
How are they activated?
This option is usually found within the shortcuts and accessibility settings of our mobile. We can also do a quick search from the application drawer, typing “quick action” to access directly. Once inside we will only have to press the switch to activate some of the quick actions that we can choose.
The first thing we’ll look at is a few more frequently used presets. In this way we will have quick functions to open the camera or even activate the audio recording. Another of the most used options is the flashlight, which is also on the list of the most used by users.
Choose a specific app
The default options may not be what we are looking for. In that case we will have to click at the bottom and click on “Open application”. By doing so, we will have at our disposal a large number of applications, including those that we have installed ourselves and those pre-installed by the system.
Within all applications, we can select social networks or games that we access very frequently , in order to reduce time. We can even select the “Settings” menu, since it is also one of the most visited to make continuous adjustments to the system. The photo gallery or even the web browser, are usually two of the most used functions and that can make the most sense to put as a quick action.
To consider
Some shortcuts, such as the activation of the flashlight, will not require any unlocking method on our part. However, if what we want is to open a specific application such as WhatsApp through this method, we must pass the security of the unlock method that we have selected, for example the fingerprint or the face unlock. Otherwise the quick function will not be activated. In the same way, it is recommended to have all the apps that we have selected for the quick activation function updated. Otherwise, we could also find some other problem in its activation.