Android 10: The 7 Best Feature  

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Android 10 has landed on Pixel smartphones and is partly already available on devices that do not come from Google. If you have already installed the update, you should take a look at these functions first.

Some of the new features in Android 10 have long been requested by users. Others address growing privacy concerns. Google not only dropped the dessert in the name , but also packed a lot of new things into the update. Here are our best tips and tricks for Android 10.

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New gestures for navigation


This is how it works: Download Android 10 and install it on your smartphone

Smart Reply, regardless of the messaging app

One of the first new features that you will notice with Android 10 is Smart Reply. This allows you to react to messages with a response suggested by Google, directly from the notification bar. You may already be familiar with the feature for Google Apps, but with Android 10 it supports all messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger .

Since data protection comes to the fore with Android 10, Google has pointed out that the Smart Replys are implemented by an AI on the device. So your messages will not be sent to Google's server. Android does not suggest an automatic reply to every message. However, you often don't have to open the app to send a short answer.

Smarter sharing

Sharing something on Android has always been a bit of a hassle. But with Android 10, Google has improved a lot here. If you call up the menu for sharing, you now have the option to send links, pictures and other data from your smartphone to others. In addition to SMS, popular messaging applications, and email, there are now options to share with many other apps. The integration of Google Keep saves you, for example, from copying text from a website or message into the note app .

You can also easily share content with yourself. One of the best examples of this is sharing a Chrome tab with one of your other devices. If I use Chome on my smartphone and want to continue reading on my tablet in order to be able to use a larger display, I don't have to reopen the website manually, but can simply send it to the tablet.

Share WiFi with QR code

Sharing WiFi passwords with friends and colleagues has always been a problem on Android. Especially if the password is a long series of numbers and letters. Now Google has used Huawei functions and integrated WiFi sharing directly into the operating system. In the WiFi settings you can choose whether you want to share your connected network with a QR code. The menu also shows the password clearly so that you can read it out. Note : We have edited the screenshot below to hide the password for obvious reasons.

Dark mode

Android users have long requested a dark mode - it's finally here. The dark mode in Android 10 can be activated system-wide in the settings. It can also be switched on via the quick menu. Dark Mode affects supported applications and all Android menus. It is activated automatically when you switch to energy saving mode. Because the lower energy consumption of the dark mode in connection with an OLED display is one of the main reasons why users wanted this mode.

Focus mode

As part of Google's digital wellbeing package, Focus Mode aims to reduce distractions. You can interrupt distracting apps, and an option in the quick menu makes it even easier. The apps identified as annoying then do not send any notifications. WhatsApp messages should not distract from your task and the idea of ​​quickly watching a video on YouTube is nipped in the bud.

Be strict with app permissions

Users are paying more and more attention to what companies have to offer in terms of data protection. So it's not surprising that Android 10 comes with improved privacy and security features. There are three main areas in which Google has improved:

Share location data only once

You can now choose whether you only want to share location data with apps while they are active. Android also informs you when inactive apps are accessing your location. Then you can decide whether you want to allow this or not. So there is a third option, before you could only choose between "always" and "never".

Web & app activity and ad settings in one place

In a new privacy area under Settings , the settings for web and app activities are now combined with the settings for ads. Nothing changes in the settings, but it is more convenient to manage them together.

Security patches straight from the Play Store

You can now transfer system updates with security and data protection functions from Google Play directly from the Google Play Store to your smartphone. Just as you update apps, you can also receive system updates without having to wait for a full operating system update.

New gestures for navigation

With Android 10, Google has improved gesture navigation. You can now slide your finger in from the edge of the screen to take a step back. It takes a little getting used to, but can then be used quite naturally. You can pull up the home screen to switch fluently between tasks. A new feature that Google calls "Peaks" is designed to reduce accidental gestures. It also gives you a kind of advance warning when you are about to initiate a gesture. It looks particularly elegant on smartphones with a 90Hz display, such as the OnePlus 7 Pro .

Have you already discovered cool features in Android 10? Let us know in the comments so we can try them out.