15 Essential Shortcuts to Add to Your Android Home Screen - Gizmodo

If you have an Android phone, you probably already know you can customize your home screen in a variety of ways.

Another Settings shortcut to consider is one that leads straight to your master list of passwords and accounts, assuming you’re using Google and Chrome to remember them all.

Few info panels are as important on your phone as the one displaying the battery level, the amount of time it’s going to last for, and the various battery saving settings that may or may not be enabled, and with this Settings shortcut you can get straight to it with a tap.

If you’ve got a particularly important label in Gmail you want to jump to right from the home screen, then there’s a shortcut for that.

If you own a pair of Pixel Buds that are connected to your Android phone, then get the shortcut set up on your home screen to jump straight to settings for the earbuds.

Google Maps comes with a variety of shortcuts to choose between, one of which gives you quick access to directions to a particular address (like your home or your office).

Also from Google Maps, this shortcut lets you share your current location with anyone in your contacts list.

Driving Mode is another shortcut offered by Google Maps, and it launches in the app with a simplified interface designed specifically for when you’re in the car.

If there’s a contact that you spent a lot of time communicating with, why not set up the contact shortcut for them

If you own a Pixel phone then it’s worth setting up a shortcut to your Now Playing History (it’s under the Android System Intelligence heading)