What are the best Google Pixel 4a apps? Every smartphone comes with tens, if not hundreds of preloaded apps. While many don’t get the use or popularity they deserve, there are an endless number of great apps out there for Google Pixel 4a users. If you are worried about storage space, be sure to disable any unused apps and make use of the microSD slot. Whether it’s finding a parking spot or improving your photography skills, these new and noteworthy Android apps can help make your mobile life easier.
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Best Apps For Google Pixel 6 Pro
Turn on themed icons to make your icons match your wallpaper
One of the biggest features in Android 12 is Material You, which customizes the software’s color palette to match your wallpaper. You’ll notice that some elements within certain apps — like the keyboard in Messages and Gmail’s Compose button — will have colored accents that match your wallpaper as part of the broader Material You refresh. If you go into Settings, you can choose from a few options.
But you don’t have to stop there. To give your app icons a colorful refresh that resembles your wallpaper, long-press any empty space on your Pixel 6’s home screen. Then tap Wallpaper & style and make sure the switch next to Themed icons is toggled on. Now app icons on the home screen should match your wallpaper, as shown below.
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You can make app icons on the Pixel 6 match its wallpaper.
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Use Quick Phrases to dismiss an alarm or phone call without saying, ‘Hey, Google’
We’ve all been there. It’s 6 a.m., your alarm starts blaring and you barely have the energy to reach for your phone. Google makes this a little easier on the Pixel 6 by enabling you to pause or dismiss an alarm by simply saying, “Snooze” or “Stop” without requiring the “Hey, Google” trigger phrase. You can do the same for phone calls by saying, “Answer” or “Decline” without having to grab your device.
To turn this on, open the Settings menu and choose Apps. Then, select Assistant and tap Quick phrases. You should see options for alarms and timers and incoming calls. Tap the switch next to each one to enable this feature.
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This feature lets you dismiss alarms and answer calls without using the “Hey, Google” wake phrase.
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Have Google Assistant wait on hold for you and transcribe automated phone menus
Tired of waiting on hold? Try using Google’s Hold For Me feature, which has Google Assistant wait on hold and then notify you when a customer representative becomes available. If you don’t want to remember which number to punch the next time you’re sitting through automated voice prompts, you can also turn on Direct My Call. This transcribes automated menus so that you don’t have to remember which number to press to get directed to the correct extension.
Both of these features are accessible from the Pixel 6’s phone app. Open the Phone app and tap the three dots in the top right corner to get started. Choose Settings and you should see Hold for Me and Direct My Call under the Assistive section.
The Direct My Call feature seems promising, but it only works for toll-free numbers in English right now. That can make its transcriptions a bit confusing since many automated phone menus typically read options in Spanish, too.
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Google Assistant can transcribe automated menus for you when calling toll-free numbers, but only in English.
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Choose whether you want to extend battery life or boost performance
Google’s Pixel phones can optimize battery life depending on how you use your phone. While that’s a useful perk, there may be times when you’d prefer to turn this feature off so that you can get better performance out of your device. You can turn this setting on or off anytime by opening the Settings menu, choosing Battery and tapping Adaptive preferences.
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The Pixel 6 can optimize its battery based on your phone usage.
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Turn on Smart Storage to avoid running out of space
If you take a lot of photos and videos, you know how precious your device’s storage space can be. As one way to deal with that problem, you can choose to have your Pixel phone automatically delete old photos to free up space. If you enable this feature, your Pixel device will erase photos backed up to your Google Photos account that have been on your device for 60 days if your phone’s storage is less than 25%.
To turn this on, open Settings, choose Storage and tap Free up space. Then tap the menu icon in the top left corner and select Settings. Toggle the switch next to Smart Storage.
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Google’s Smart Storage feature automatically deletes old photos to save space.
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Use Storage Saver to optimize your Pixel’s photo and video storage
If you want to save space, there’s another option: Enable Storage Saver on your Pixel device. This changes settings that use large amounts of storage, such as saving RAW images as JPEG and recording videos in 1080p instead of 4K. If you care more about saving space than having the best resolution possible, you might want to try this.
Launch the Camera app and tap the settings cog in the top left corner. Then, tap More settings and select Device storage. Toggle the switch next to Storage Saver.
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The Pixel can also change certain media settings to optimize storage.
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Customize what happens when you press the volume key while taking photos
You can use the volume button to snap a photo, adjust the zoom or control the audio volume on your Pixel device. Open the Camera app, press the settings icon and choose More settings. Then, choose Gestures and select Volume key action to choose your preferred option.
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You can customize the volume key on the Pixel 6.
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Make sure your Pixel’s screen automatically switches orientation when needed
Few things can be more annoying than having your phone stuck in portrait mode when you’re holding it in landscape mode to watch a video. Avoid this on your Pixel 6 by opening the Settings menu, choosing Display and tapping Auto-rotate screen. You can also choose to turn on face detection to make autorotate more accurate. Google says images used in face detection are never stored or sent to the company.
Google pixel 6 pro apps
Android Accessibility Suite
Android Auto
Android Setup
Android System Intelligence
Android System WebView
Battery Stats Viewer
Better Bug
Calculator
Calendar
Camera
Camera Obfuscator
Carrier Services
Chrome
Clock
Contacts
Device configuration
Device Health Services
Device Policy
Digital Wellbeing
Docs
Drive
Duo
Files
Files by Google
Gboard
Gmail
Google
Google Connectivity Services
Google News
Google One
Google Play services
Google Play Services for AR
Google Play Store
Google Podcasts
Google Support Services
Google TV
GPay
Home
ImCapture
Keep Notes
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications
Maps
MDS
Messages
NetGrapher
OFLBasicAgentApp
Personal Safety
Phone
Photos
Pixel Buds
Pixel Launcher
Pixel Live Wallpaper
Pixel Logger
Pixel Tips
RcsClient
Recorder
Settings
Settings Services
SIM Toolkit
Sound Amplifier
Speech Services by Google
Translate
Voice Access
Wireless emergency alerts
YouTube
YouTube Music
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