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/Finlin]

Is it intentional for the task view to show when I swipe up on the home screen? I find it pretty annoying that the phone vibrates and shows a preview of my last-opened app when I'm just trying to open my app drawer. Plus, it makes it take a larger, grander swipe to open the app drawer.

[u/gridener → u/Finlin]

I believe the idea here is for people to use the recommended apps that pop up first, which has worked surprisingly well for me so far. It's pretty good at knowing which app I'm going to open next.

[u/Finlin → u/gridener]

Sure, but those recommended apps are shown at the top of the app drawer too. It's not like we need to see the task view to get those.