Table of contents:
- 1. Power button + volume down to capture
- 2. Key combinations for Android camera
- 3. Key for quick access to the Google Assistant
- 4. Key combination to restart your Android mobile
- 5. Access the secure menu to format or clear the cache
Your Android mobile is full of quick functions that you can activate with key combinations. You can take screenshots, restart, open the camera application, and even access the security menu to format the phone or erase the cache partition.
Take note of these key combinations for your Android mobile that will come in handy to save time.
1. Power button + volume down to capture
The fastest way to take a screenshot on Android is to press the on / off button and the volume down button at the same time. On almost all Android phones, these two buttons are together, on the right sidebar.
2. Key combinations for Android camera
If you enter the camera application of your Android smartphone, you will see that in the settings you can configure quick functions for the keys or for the screen.
For example, there are phones that allow you to simply touch any point on the panel to shoot, or that have special functions if you hold down your finger on the screen or the shutter button.
On the other hand, in this menu you can also activate the option of the volume button to take photos. It is a very practical option if you want to use the phone to take selfies, since you will hold it in a different way and you will only have to press the volume button at the top when everything is ready for the photo.
3. Key for quick access to the Google Assistant
Your Android smartphone has navigation keys, which can be physical (just below the screen) or touch, directly integrated into the panel. In either case, there is a shortcut that allows you to quickly access the Google Assistant.
Press and hold the center menu key (the one shaped like a circle) until the Google Assistant screen appears.
With this shortcut, you have direct access to the service without having to say “Ok Google”. Therefore, it is a very practical option if you are in a place where you cannot speak out loud.
4. Key combination to restart your Android mobile
Is your smartphone frozen and not responding? In many Android smartphones there is a combination of keys to force restart in a few seconds.
You just have to press and hold the on / off button and the volume up key at the same time, until the terminal responds and turns off only to restart.
5. Access the secure menu to format or clear the cache
Great care! Formatting the mobile returns it to the factory version and you will lose all your data, your files and your information. In a process that has no turning back.
Imagine that your mobile does not respond well and you want to clear the cache, or even format it completely. There is a combination of keys that you can use to access "safe mode" and from there clear the cache or reset the smartphone to factory settings.
The first thing is to force the phone to turn off, holding down the home key for several seconds. Then, to turn it on again, press the power and volume up keys at the same time, and keep both buttons pressed.
Three options will appear: reboot the phone, clear cache, and factory reset. Click on the option that interests you or move through the options with the volume keys, and accept the one that interests you with the on / off button.
Remember: access the secure menu only if it is essential, and be very careful with the steps you take. If you format the phone by mistake, you will not be able to recover the data.
