18 tricks for more efficient Android messaging

A quick bit of simple setup, and bam: Anyone’s face can become their notification icon (for better or for worse!) on your phone.Android’s Priority conversation setting is the key to creating custom notifications that really stand out.A special sound for every conversation is no more than few fast taps away.The sanity-saving Android Messages snooze option. (Don’t worry: I won’t tell.)That underlined time is a covert link from an incoming message to your Android calendar agenda.That button to the left of the text suggestions is a spectacular time-saver for on-the-fly event creation.Send any message, anytime — no matter when you actually write it.The Android Messages app’s search system is chock-full of helpful info.Every Android Messages conversation can have its own distinctive color, if you take the time to set it up.Videos expanded in-line within Messages — easy peasy.Web links gain useful extra context once you enable the right option within the Android Messages settings.Step-saving swipes within Messages — now available for your customization.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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