Android has just been updated via a Google update. Add the functionality that acts as a filter against scams in calls and also SMS, in addition to being able to share our location in real time with the “search for my device” tool. And he has more juice, with A little noveltyIt is no less useful.
It is a timer widget that Google itself adds to its phones. It is now available: you can put it on the home screen and thus activate a timer at any time in a very fast and agile way. It's perfect for Replace the vocal command of “Put me a timer” smart speakers.
Google's clock has a new widget
With the Android QPR2 update, or what is the same, the drop in the functionality of March pixels, Google also presented a refreshment to its native clock application. Now Google Pixel is available A widget with which to have quick access to the temporary function.
It is a tool that was seen last summer, but so far it has not been extended by all users with a Google phone. While we started, he arrived next to the quarterly update, although in substance It only depends on the “clock” application.
Therefore, it is not so exclusive to Google Mobiles: we have tried it in other manufacturers, also with success. Of course, if you have a pixel phone, it will be as simple as downloading the OTA update and updating all Play Store applications. On the other hand, for the rest of the brands, the new version of “Clock” will have to be installed.
Fortunately, in trusted standards like Apkmirror, the application can descargar (version 7.12) is necessary. Do you have an Android mobile from Samsung, Oppo or Xiaomi? Whatever the manufacturer, do not forget to activate the unknown origins option to allow the installation of external APK. And if you show an installation error, uninstall the previous version of the application before trying again.
Subsequently, to place the widget on your “desktop” or your home screen, keep your finger pressed on an empty space: Toca in “widgets” And under the section which brings together those of the “Clock” application, make a prolonged impulse on labeling as “timer activator”.
After placing it on the screen, you can Personalize your size. Keep in mind that depending on the area you occupy, this will give more information and of course, the capacity: the smallest mode is only a quick access to a 10 -minute timer.
However, in its maximized version (from 3×2 or 2×3 cells), it is really More comfortable: Display the buttons to start a timer of five, five and 10 minutes, in addition to one with the “+” symbol to create a personality.
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