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How to use quick settings in Android Lollipop?

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How to use quick settings in Android Lollipop? Using quick settings in Android Lollipop can save you a lot of time! In  Android Lollipop 5.0 , Google revamped the quick settings, one of the most popular features in Android. This guide will show you how to access and use quick settings on Android Lollipop devices. Different Android vendors may modify the quick settings. So, the interface and feature of quick settings on different Android Lollipop devices may vary. But the fundamentals are usually very similar. What is quick settings in Android Lollipop? Android have so many features, so the settings menu usually is very long. If you need change something, you usually have to navigate through several pages. Therefore Android puts a few most-commonly used settings in the quick settings page so that you can quickly change the settings without fiddling around pages of the settings. Google made a significant change in quick settings in Android Lol...

About Android

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Android, the world's most popular mobile platform Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million users power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content. Android gives you a world-class platform for creating apps and games for Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing to them instantly. Global partnerships and large installed base Building on the contributions of the open-source Linux community and more than 300 hardware, software, and carrier partners, Android has rapidly become the fastest-growing mobile OS. Every day more than a million new Android devices are activated worldwide. Android’s openness has made it a favorite for consumers and developers alike, driving strong growth in app consumption. Android users download ...

Android 4.1 APIs

Android 4.1 APIs API Level: 16 Android 4.1 ( JELLY_BEAN ) is a progression of the platform that offers improved performance and enhanced user experience. It adds new features for users and app developers. This document provides an introduction to the most notable and useful new APIs for app developers. Declare your app API Level To better optimize your app for devices running Android 4.1, you should set your  targetSdkVersion  to  "16" , install it on an Android 4.1 system image, test it, then publish an update with this change. You can use APIs in Android 4.1 while also supporting older versions by adding conditions to your code that check for the system API level before executing APIs not supported by your minSdkVersion . To learn more about maintaining backward-compatibility, read  Creating Backward-Compatible UIs . More information about how API levels work is available in  What is API Level? As an app developer, Android 4.1 is availab...