Force any android app into fullscreen immersive mode
- Enable developer mode: Settings > About phone > Build number, tap Build number seven times
- Settings -> System -> Developer options -> Enable “USB debugging”
- Download SDK Platform Tools from developer.android.com
DO NOT Enable fullscreen mode everywhere
- This would enable fullscreen everywhere
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=* - But Don’t do it, as it would be difficult to check the notification,
Instead enable fullscreen mode for specific apps
- Find the id in Google play sotre:
- id is:com.android.chrome for Chrome
- For example for chrome:
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=com.android.chrome
- To revert it and change the app back to standard operation mode:
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.off=com.android.chromeor ‘=*’ for all apps.
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=com.android.chrome
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=com.chrome.beta
./adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=com.chrome.devDon’t disturb
https://phandroid.com/how-to-do-not-disturb-android/ Go to Sound > Do not disturb > Automatic rules
- Don’t use 12:00, or be careful: 12 AM means midnight, 12 PM means noon.
- Set start time at 12 PM, end time at 7 AM, it looks like work, but it actually last from 12 noon till 7 AM the next day: 19 hours, we may miss calls, notification silently.
- Allow calls from contacts.
Find my phone
- Find my phone directly in Google or myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone
Volume Button
- Pressing volume button will change the media volume
- Quickly change the mode: mute, vibrate, normal.
Take a screen shot
- Click Power + Volume down at same time
- Click Power button then choose
Force reboot to fix the black screen
- press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds till the phone reboots.
Other Tips about Android
- Settings -> Display -> Lock Screen -> Disable “Always on” to save battery
