Punctual as a clock: from time to time, New update on my mobile phone. Sometimes, these can be small fixes or security updates, but important updates also appear as a new version of Android. This is something that stretches over time, even on mid -storage phones that can be selected for a good number of years of updates. And always, always, I have the same routine.
When it comes to an update of the operating system, as is the case of Android 16 or one UI 7, we will not only have new functions or an overhaul of the interface. There is the possibility of certain changes in our device, Several times without realizing. This is why, just after an important update, I always check a series of things. I tell you what they are.
After an update, I don't want a change to escape
As I said, some aspects of the phone may change after an important update. I really like to have everything at hand and well controlled, so I always check a series of elements or parameters to make sure that everything is configured for my taste. At the end, He is just allocated a few minutes after an update. This does not give so much work and it is worth it.
The first thing is always to check the mobile locking
This does not always happen, but it is possible for an important update of Android Eliminate or leave our unusable blocking method. It doesn't matter whether we have the footprint, a pine code or a password: you can also touch us. The ideal is that we also check it in the adjustments because it is possible that the update has added a novelty in terms of security.
As I said, this is something that we can quickly check the tab 'Security and confidentiality'In the parameters. In this document, we will find a section for the blocking method. To access it, in fact, there is the possibility that we must introduce the PIN code or the password we have.
Application authorizations may have changed
It is very necessary to properly control the permits that we give (or transmission) to applications. There are some who are dangerous, so it's important. After an Android update, some may allow have new configurations or even completely revoke. For this reason, it is practical to manage them directly.
As with the previous point, application permits can also be managed in “security and confidentiality”. In this case, we must go to the “more confidentiality adjustment” section and research “Allows the administrator'. The ideal would be to review everything, although it could be worth the applications to which we have granted more permit.
Confidentiality and security options, subjects to modifications
We continue with the space of safety and intimacy, although to finish, more generally. A new operating system generally brings news in the form of more advanced safety measures, In addition to improving some already present. Here we can include some of the last people who have added the main manufacturers, such as anti-theft mode.
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Check applications to search for new options, good idea
We put aside security to talk about applications. Here, we are talking about an update of the operating system, but it is also very common for developers Prepare the updates for your applications to adapt them to a new SO. These, in addition to adding changes, can also have better performance or be better suited.
If we want to avoid configuration or operational problems, the most interesting thing is to look for updates. The most direct and easiest way to search for it in all applications at the same time goes through access to the Google Play Store. In this area, we will press our profile photo, in “Managing applications and the device” and everything that will be available will appear. Obviously, if we have installed an APK or another store, We will have to look for updates independently.
He bloatwareThis great enemy
A consequence of important system updates can be the appearance of bloatware. As a rule, the majority of this type of software is a prior standard on the device, but it is also common that appears after a new version of the operating system. It's not that the experience is disturbing, but it can become heavy to see if we are used to having the mobile with a few applications.
Here you will depend a lot on the type of application installed after update, Although most of the time it can be eliminated without problems. It's simple: it is enough to devote some time to looking for applications that we do not know, to leave a few seconds at the top and to uninstall them.
Be careful with the default applications that we have
Whatever our device, we will have a series of default applications. These are those who, by default, will be used for certain actions, such as opening a web page or accessing SMS. The device can bring a standard, but the normal thing is that we were during our experience that we have selected most of them. And, although it is not so common, It may happen that an Android update has changed them.
In this case, to configure them to our taste, we will have to go to the “Applications” section, in the settings. Here, we will have a section intended for default applications in which, one by one, We have to select the ones we want. This will also help us to make sure that everything is as it should be.
Notifications, another element to examine
Notifications are other elements that are inclined to change after an update of the operating system. It may happen that they publish confidentiality or design functions, but it can also happen that Certain configurations that we have made disappear or change. If we don't look at him, we are likely to realize when we see something strange on a daily basis.
Here, the good news is that we will take very little to check it. Just leave the section of 'Notifications“In the settings to see everything at a glance. In addition to selecting the applications that we want to see the notifications, we will also be able to configure them to appear as we wish, as well as the “Do not disturb” section.
Changes in the interface: it's time to design
Of course, the verification of new design tools available to the operating system is also in my list of things to do. The clearest example is with the arrival of equipment 3 with Android 16, but it is not the only thing. Something very similar has also happened with the arrival of an IU 7That, among several of its new features, allows you to modify the parameter panel and the quick access panel to place it as we want.
Android material 3 (Imagine: Imagine: Reca)
The time we allocate in this section is probably the largest of all. In my case, I like to modify the appearance and this type of functions. In fact, going back to Samsung, we have a good lock to modify even more sections than the series series. It is also possible that an adjustment that we have made disappeared or changed by the arrival of a novelty.
Finally: check if there are new gestures or shortcuts
Although this does not happen in each important Android update, it is also possible that new gestures or shortcuts are added to interact with the mobile. These are very useful, because they allow us to have more functions on the device, shorten the processes to the maximum. After an update, moreover, it is possible that we have activated again.
The best thing we can do is look for them in adjustments. Its location will depend on the operating system or the personalized layer that we have. In a user interface, for example, it is inside 'Advanced functions'. In addition, the best thing is that most gestures or shortcuts generally have very visual explanations so that we know what everything is.
Updates, the better
Many things may seem to see, as long as they could make the laziness look around the street. The reality is that the system updates (and even more with regard to new versions) It must be installed as soon as possibleSince we can take advantage of the news in terms of design and functions and even security.
That there are more and more devices with six and up to seven years of updates, implies that Mobiles are longer and longer. Updates improve this because it is also possible that certain applications stop working with old operating systems. Anyway, we should not think about too much update. And yes, also check certain things later.
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