20 tips and tricks to get the most out of your Android phone0 tips and tricks to get the most out of your Android phone

Call your favorite contacts with one touch 

Android lets you create icons on the home screen contacts. To add a press and hold an empty space on the screen. When the menu appears, select Shortcuts> Contact. You can then scroll through your contact list and touch the person you want to add. 

Search by voice 

Google search application can search the web or the phone just talking. Tap the mic next to the search bar of your search and registration. It's incredibly accurate.

Write with your voice

Many of the Android phones have built-in type talk on the keyboard. Tap the microphone icon and speaking alone. Android does the rest

Manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Airplane Mode from the main screen

Android has a good built-in flash that lets you toggle Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, brightness levels, and synchronize with Google. It's a great way to manage your battery power without digging through the settings

  

Chrome Sync your phone browser 

With Google Chrome for the phone application, you can post links, messages and phone numbers of your desktop browser to your phone. Download the free application from the Android Market and the extension for Chrome. 

Use your phone as a portable hard drive 

 When connecting the computer with a USB cable, you can activate the Android store. This allows you to exchange files between computer and phone, making an excellent way to take files with you on the go. 

Manage your files 

The beauty of Android is that you can use the phone's internal memory to store virtually any file. But it can be hard to find these files after downloading. Downloading a file manager like Astro File Manager to locate and sort your files. 

Quickly access special characters

 If you want to get your special characters such as commas and slashes faster, press and hold the point. A pop-up characters in common use.

Sync with Google for the ultimate experience 

To get the most out of Android, be sure to enter your Google account information when your phone first. After that, all Google services rather than work. Applications such as Gmail, voice, speech, and the calendar will automatically sync. 

Synchronization with other social networks

 

When installing applications for services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr or (to name a few), you have the option to synchronize information with your phone contacts. For example, you can synchronize Twitter handles with phone numbers of your contacts and emails.

After downloading one of these applications, go to Settings> Accounts and sync to configure 

Open your phone to non-market apps

With few exceptions, most Android phones give you the option to allow the market applications in your phone. That means you can download third party software such as Amazon Appstore or applications that are online. To activate go to Settings> Applications and check the box next to "unknown sources".

Note that this makes your phone vulnerable to malware, so you do not download applications from sources that do not rely on 

Use Amazon Appstore applications for free premium

 Amazon's Appstore is not as big as Google's Android Market, but has a unique function. Every day, Amazon offers an application of the premiums paid for free. Amazon has also been able to score exclusive launch applications such as Angry River Birds and Plants vs Zombies.

Click here to learn how to use Amazon's Appstore.

Protect your phone against malware 

Malicious applications are still a real problem in the Android Market. Because applications do not go through a process of research at Google, a few bad apples have gotten through in the past. Download Security Viewpoint mobile phone. The application scans everything and tells you to install any malicious file. 

Close any applications that are draining the battery

 Android lets you see how much processing power each open application is using. Go to Settings> Execution Services for a list. if there is something that is open not need to touch and select Stop to close the application.

Perform multiple tasks with ease 

Hold down the button on your home phone and a window will open with the recent opening applications 

Animations ditch and animated wallpaper to save battery

 

Android animated backgrounds are pretty good, but can be taxing on the battery life. If you find your phone quickly drop, switch to a fixed background instead.

You can also disable other animations by going to Settings> Display> Animations

Backup your phone using Dropbox  

 We love it when people find clever uses of Dropbox. Check out DropSpace application to synchronize the files stored on your phone to your Dropbox account. You never have to connect to your computer. 

Use your Google Voice number to make calls

Google Voice integrates with any Android phone. You can also set to be your default number for outgoing calls. Launch of the new Voice application to verify your phone number and sets it as the default. It is also a great option for sending free text messages. 

Use an alternative browser

Default Android browser is decent, but there are others out there that we like best. Our favorite is the Firefox 4 Mobile, including tabbed browsing and syncs with the desktop.

Organize applications into folders

You can create a new folder on the home screen by tapping and holding an open space. When the folder menu select Folder> New. A new folder is displayed on the screen. Now you can drag applications on it.