Phonewell
New-phone day (first 15 minutes)
The settings worth changing on day one, done before you start installing apps.
In this order
- Help your battery last years longer
Batteries wear fastest when they sit at 100%. Stopping the charge a little earlier keeps more of the battery's capacity as the phone gets older.
Charge limit (battery protection), about 2 minutes, on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi - Lock your phone the moment it is snatched
If someone grabs your phone and runs, it locks itself. It also locks if a thief keeps it offline, and you can lock it yourself from another phone.
Theft protection, about 3 minutes, on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi - Get more screen with swipe navigation
Swipes replace the three buttons at the bottom, so apps get more room and moving around feels quicker.
Gesture navigation, about 3 minutes, on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi - Paste anything you copied today
Your keyboard can keep a list of the things you copied, so you no longer lose a link or code when you copy something else. You can pin the ones you paste often.
Clipboard history, about 1 minute, on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi - Get back notifications you swiped away
Swiped away a message before reading it? With history on, your phone keeps a list of the last 24 hours of notifications.
Notification history, about 1 minute, on Samsung and Pixel - Search anything on your screen by circling it
See a pair of shoes in a video or a word you do not know? Circle it and get results without leaving the app.
Circle to Search, about 1 minute, on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi
Not every step exists on every phone. Each guide shows only the brands we have steps for, and Phonewell skips what your model doesn't have.