{"id":277646,"date":"2026-06-21T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/i-wish-more-people-knew-about-these-7-buried-android-features\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T08:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:15:09","slug":"i-wish-more-people-knew-about-these-7-buried-android-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/i-wish-more-people-knew-about-these-7-buried-android-features\/","title":{"rendered":"I wish more people knew about these 7 buried Android features"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish more people knew about these 7 buried Android features<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/buried-android-features-you-need-try-3676379\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-21 08:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been writing about Android smartphones for years, so I know a lot of the tricks and hidden features that can improve a user\u2019s experience. At the same time, I\u2019m constantly finding out about features that went unnoticed by me thanks to complicated menus and differing Android skins.<\/p>\n

Once I discover these features, though, I become akin to a street preacher sharing the good news of Android optimization. And today I\u2019m here to share some of the most useful buried features I wish more people knew about.<\/p>\n

Which buried Android feature do you find the most useful?<\/h3>\n

3 votes<\/p>\n

The privacy dashboard.<\/p>\n

67%<\/p>\n

QR codes for Wi-Fi sharing.<\/p>\n

33%<\/p>\n

Setting a hotspot connection as metered.<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

Using Quick Settings icons as shortcuts.<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

Changing what your power button does.<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

Adding additional shortcuts to your Quick Settings.<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

Something else (let us know in the comments).<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

1. Android\u2019s built-in privacy dashboard<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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Megan Ellis \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

You can see the permissions each app has access to in your app settings, but Android also has a built-in privacy dashboard that makes this information easier to digest at a glance. It highlights the permissions that apps have accessed in the past 24 hours in a useful chart. You can also see a summary of specific permissions and which apps have accessed them over the past day.<\/p>\n

This dashboard has helped me revoke permissions that I have accidentally granted in the past. For example, I realized that X (Twitter) had a contacts permission that I didn\u2019t remember granting. It also flagged several other apps that were accessing my contacts unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

To access the privacy dashboard, you can go to Settings Security & privacy Privacy dashboard<\/strong>. On Samsung\u2019s One UI, the steps differ slightly. You will need to go to Settings Security and privacy Permissions used in last 24 hours<\/strong>. However, Samsung\u2019s version doesn\u2019t include the handy chart.<\/p>\n

2. QR codes for sharing Wi-Fi connections<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"qr<\/p>\n

Megan Ellis \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

More…<\/p>\n

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