Android has been a boon for many of us. Never before it was possible to develop such a great platform for apps and games. Android comes with a lot of useful, fun and other tricks which will add to the taste of it. Let's see a few.

Quick date and time

If you want to see what date it is today, then instead of going to your homescreen and stuff, you can simply tap and hold the notifications bar. It will show you the date and time in an instant.


Easter Egg

Well, everything comes with secrets and every android device comes with an easter egg! Just go to the Settings Menu and click on About. Keep tapping continuously on the Android Version label. And watch for yourself! If you long tap the icon on the screen, something more will happen!

      

Set default applications

Sometimes, you might have a lot of apps for a specific task. For example, if you use a specific launcher but want to try a new one, then you might want to change the default laucher. To do this, simply go to Manage Applications in the settings menu and click on the app. You will see a button labeled as Clear Defaults. Just tap it and you are done!


Kill apps by long pressing the back key

In Android 4.0+ you have the option to kill any non responding app by log pressing the back key. I am using a custom rom. It may or may not be available in your stock rom. So, to enable this feature,just navigate to Developer Options. Then click on "Kill app back button"

Remove search history

You may remove search queries by simply long pressing a search item.


Stay tuned for more tips and tricks!