You can block notifications for
specific apps from your phone.
Not exact matches
For example, Google has been pushing similar applications through its Tango program, but those
apps require a very
specific phone with a special kind of camera that can tell how far objects are
from it.
Developed in conjunction with Bosch, the InControlApps platform transfers the interface
from the
phone to the in - car infotainment touch - screen, to allow users access to popular India
specific apps.
But another person familiar with Amazon's Android discussions says the company's retail team, which is separate
from the team that negotiates
app partnerships, has say over store placement and has been opposed to giving preference to any
specific phone maker.
Android 4.0 marks a major shift in the way the operating system works as the goal is to minimize fragmentation across devices while also providing a universal approach to
app development, with
apps and hardware developed around 4.0 expected to seamlessly scale
from the current mobile
phone and tablet hardware templates into the goal of a universal platform that can allow for
apps to work across devices without the need to code for
specific devices.
Doze prevents
apps from constantly running when you set your
phone down, and
App Standby prevents
specific apps from running if you never use these
apps.
You can also manually block
specific phone numbers
from sending you SMS messages and
phone calls, have your dialer warn you when you're receiving a call that is likely spammy, or use an
app that blocks a database of known - scammy numbers.
It works great and it's the easily the fastest method of unlocking the
phone, even though it isn't the most secure — it also disables the ability to jump straight into a
specific app from the lock screen, which often undoes some of its speed gains.
You can also hide notification content for
specific apps on your lock screen, so anyone looking at your
phone's lock screen just sees a message like «1 New Message
from [
App Name]» rather than the potentially sensitive text of the message.
After remaining stationary for several minutes, Doze Mode kicks in to keep
apps from waking your
phone except when very
specific conditions have been met.
The
phone runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, and gets the India -
specific Instant Share feature for the camera, which lets users quickly share their images with their contacts right
from the camera
app.
The 10 also has great audio output
from its (annoyingly - positioned - on - the - top - of - the -
phone) headphone jack, and it can drive some seriously high - end headphones with ease.2 HTC has also built a tuning
app that lets you customize the
phone's output to your ears and
specific headphones, making up for deficiencies you might have in your own hearing.
When it comes to using the Gear S3 with non-Galaxy
phones, we tested it with the Sony Xperia XZ and it performed just fine (apart
from needing to install a million Samsung -
specific apps to make it work.
Apart
from the device -
specific information, the company is also gathering how you specifically use your
phone, how many times you unlock or lock it,
app logs and more.
The Pressy can then be programmed to do just about anything
from starting your
phone's camera, to opening up a special setting, voice recording or launching just about any
specific app.
The best protection against this
specific problem is to use a VPN that encrypts all requests made
from your
phone, regardless of whether they were made by an
app or a browser.
More useful is WeShare, an
app that allows you to transfer contacts, texts, photos and other
phone -
specific content
from one
phone to another.
Similarly, there is screen pinning ability which allows users to keep a
specific app or screen in view while making other
apps disappeared
from the
phone.
For those unaware, the Microsoft Messaging
app in Windows 10 on PC is used to show SMS conversations that are synced
from a Windows
phone, as well as carrier -
specific SMS messages on Windows 10 PCs with cellular connectivity.
There are important settings for locking the
phone down in
specific circumstances too, like a «Kid Space» mode that helps keep kids
from using
apps they shouldn't be, or a «Game Mode» that turns off those pesky back buttons and other gestures that can get easily pressed while gaming.
You can still download our age
specific lesson plans to support the educator's understanding around mindfulness and meditation in the classroom, and you can use the Classroom meditations
from the
phone or web
app.