10 Hacks Every Google Pixel Owner Should Know

What’s Happening

Real talk: Your Pixel is packed with useful features, but you have to turn many of them on.

Google has packed its flagship Pixel phones with a long list of useful features for everything from privacy to productivity, and rolls out more with its frequent Pixel Drop updates . It can be hard to keep up with all that’s available plus, many of the best features are disabled by default. (plot twist fr)

If you have one of Google’s smartphones, here are 10 ways to maximize everything your Pixel has to offer.

The Details

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00 at Amazon Use App Pinning to keep people from snooping on your phone Before you hand your Pixel over to someone else whether you’re letting a stranger make a call or showing photos to a friend enable app pinning to prevent that person from navigating around your device. This privacy feature keeps users in the pinned app so they can’t open your messages, snoop your search history, or find other personal information.

Why This Matters

The only way to escape a pinned app is with your PIN, pattern, or password. To pin an app, go to Settings Security or Security & location Advanced App pinning and toggle on Use app pinning and Ask for PIN before unpinning . Then, open the app you want to pin, swipe and hold to open your Overview, tap the app’s icon, and tap “Pin.

This could have major implications for how we use technology going forward.

Key Takeaways

• Private Space holds sensitive apps (akin to having a separate phone within your phone) and hides them from quick search, launcher, and recent views.
• Private Space also disables foreground and background activities, including notifications.

The Bottom Line

You May Also Like To set up Private Space, go to Settings Security & privacy Private space and either authenticate with your device screen lock PIN or set up a new PIN if you don’t have one. Tap Set up Got it and follow the prompts to set up a new lock for the space.

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