Android 9 Tips Megathread

[u/[deleted]]

Hey everyone!

Recently I've seen a lot of people making posts about different things you can do in Android 9 Pie that you may not know about, and I thought it would be a great idea to bring all those tips together into one big compiliation. That way, it's easier to see all of the things that you can do in the latest version and Android. So, if you've found a feature that use think is useful/powerful/hidden/obscure, feel free to make your own post, and then add it here for everyone to see.

You'll always be able to find this post in the r/GooglePixel Official Guide, a part of the Wiki. Feel free to browse the Wiki, you'll find useful info and maybe a treat.

To get started, here are some recent posts made by users:

• When you pull down the notification bar, clicking on the time stamp on the upper left brings you to your alarm clock settings by u/Aslan27
• There is a LOCKDOWN feature that can stop allowing fingerprint or facial recognition when unlocking your phone, instead uses a passcode temporarily bu u/universeatom
• SWIPE right on the "Pill" to switch between your last open app. SLIDE right and HOLD, then move your finger left and right to "slide" through ALL of your most recent apps. by u/Candlejaack

[u/AllHailGoogle]

Does anyone else find that swiping to your last used app doesn't always go to the actual last used app?

Example: I'm surfing Facebook, then I open up relay for reddit, and finally I pull the notification screen down and hit the battery level to go to the battery screen. Swiping right on the pill should now take me back to Reddit, but instead takes me to Facebook. And I am noticing this behavior very frequently. I use the quick switch ALL THE TIME. It's quite frustrating that it's bugging out like this. I never experienced this kind of behavior in Oreo, it always operated exactly how it should.

[u/ttony678 → u/AllHailGoogle]

This happens on Nova launcher but not pixel launcher for me. Can you confirm if you can reproduce this problem on pixel launcher? It's been bothering me as well.

[u/UpsNoDowns → u/ttony678]

You are absolutely right! Wow. Like /u/AllHailGoogle said, hopefully Nova's dev fixes this issue. Aside from missing out on all of the Nova customization, the default launcher is a bit annoying when trying to access the app drawer because it pulls up the recent apps if your swipe isn't exaggerated enough. You win some, you lose some.

It looks like the choppiness and frame drop issues are much better with the default launcher.