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This hidden trick will make your Android phone even faster

Published Jul 21st, 2015 10:35AM EDT
Android Smartphone Speed Increase Tips Tricks

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In case you’re looking to get even more mileage from your brand new or old-and-struggling Android device, there’s a hidden trick you can do that should improve the overall performance of your device and make it even faster than it currently is.

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What you have to do is to enable a secret menu on the phone that’s reserved for developers, Business Insider reveals, regardless of you’re a developer or not. Once enabled, the feature is harmless to the device and can be reversed if you so desire.

Essentially, you have to enable the developer options menu in the Settings app. To do that, go to Settings, and then About phone, and then tap repeatedly on the Build number menu until the phone tells you that you’re a developer.

Then, go back to the Settings menu, and then tap the new Developer options menu. That’s where you need to go to to enable the hidden trick. What you’re doing is modifying three menu options, including Window animation scale, Transition animation scale and Animator duration scale from 1x to 0.5x.

You can then restart the device, at which point you’ll have a slightly faster handset in your hand.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

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