Power up most popular phones, and you’ll find ineffective home screens, mediocre keyboards and all sorts of untapped potential. But all it takes is a little tweaking to go from unrefined gizmo to finely tuned work companion.
Follow these eight steps, and your Android phone will be primed for productivity and ready for business.
1. Optimize your home screen
One of the simplest and most impactful ways to improve your phone’s effectiveness is to focus on its foundation: the home screen. Your home screen is the first thing you see when you unlock your device, and it’s the launching point for practically everything you do. Yet for most people, it’s a cluttered and inefficient mess — and that, suffice it to say, is counterproductive.
2. Let Gboard speed up your typing
It’s hard to feel productive on your phone when every sentence you type takes 10 minutes and requires a professional gibberish-translator to decipher. Smartphone typing doesn’t have to be a source of frustration, though — if you find and install the right keyboard and learn how to take advantage of its strengths.
3. Remember to use reminders
Your Android device has impressive memory, and I’m not talking about its RAM. Google maintains a spectacular cross-platform reminder system that’s integrated directly into your phone, and it can be an invaluable productivity tool — if, that is, you remember to use it.
By JR Raphael
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