When it comes to performing any setting on an Android smartphone then Android’s Quick Settings menu is one of the easiest ways to do it. Just swipe down from the top of the screen, tap on quick setting and you’re done with the same.
However, only a limited number of features can be accessed from the Quick Settings menu. Also, it depends on the brand of the Android smartphone, which provides more or lesser features. But what if you could perform various tasks from the Quick setting menu. Here are the steps to do the same.
Add or Remove Built-In Quick Settings Shortcuts
Since Android has a hassle-free approach in order to adding or removing a shortcut to the Quick Setting menu. The steps are given below:
- On the Android home screen, swipe down to reveal your Quick Settings menu.
- Tap on the edit icon (the pencil icon). It is usually found in one of the corners.
- Here you will see an interface for both active and disabled Quick Settings shortcuts.
- While on some Android brands, you need to tap on any of the available shortcuts tiles to add them to your Quick Settings menu.
- On other brands, you need to hold and drag up the available shortcuts from the bottom section labeled.
Create Your Own Custom Quick Settings Shortcuts Using MacroDroid
In case you’re not familiar with MacroDroid, it is one of the most useful and versatile Android automation apps you can get. It lets you automate just about any task on your Android phone.
Moving further, if someone is not aware of MacroDroid, then it is one of the most versatile and easy-to-use Android automation apps.
Now the ways, in order to use it to add custom actions to your Quick Settings icon. To start, tap on Play Store and install MacroDroid. It might ask you to grant a few of the permissions in order to need all of those to function properly.
We’ll split the whole process into two primary steps:
- Creating an Action Block, which will be the function we add to the Quick Settings menu.
- Adding a shortcut for the action to your Quick Settings menu.
Step 1: Create an Action Block to Set Up the Task
Also, there are many more tasks or actions, done to create shortcuts, also here we tend to keep things simple.
- On the home screen of the MacroDroid, locate and tap on Action Blocks.
- Tap the + icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- On the next screen, give your action a name, we’ll call it “Secret Recorder” for this demonstration.
Optionally, provide a description for your action block or skip the step. - Tap the + button on the right side of the panel labeled Action. You’ll be redirected to the Add Action screen.
While the Add Action screen is the section you get to select which action you want to create a shortcut to. Moving ahead, there are dozens of possible actions, that can be combined to create just about any task. But simultaneously stick to an action that uses the mic to record for 30 seconds respectively.
- On the Add Action screen, locate and tap on Media > Record Microphone > 30 Seconds > OK.
- Select Standard Microphone and tap OK.
- Moving next, you’ll be prompted to select your preferred audio file format for recording. The format you can opt for is 3GPP, MPEG4, or AAC. Choose 3GPP.
- On the next screen, tap on the edit icon and navigate to the folder you want to save your audio recording. Tap on Use this folder and then tap OK.
- You’ll be returned to the action editing screen. Tap on the checkmark icon in the bottom right corner of your screen to save the action.
- You’ll be returned to the Action Block screen, hit the Back button to return to the MacroDroid home screen.
Step 2: Adding a Task Shortcut to the Quick Settings Menu
As you’ve created an action or task, now make it easily accessible through the Quick Settings menu follow the given steps:
- On the MacroDroid home screen, scroll down to locate Quick Settings Tiles and select it.
- On the next screen, you’ll find a lot of empty Quick Settings tiles slots. On the first slot, toggle on the switch labeled Disabled to enable the slot.
- Type a name for your Quick Settings tile. We’ll use “Secret Voice” for this demonstration.
- Tap on Button and then tap Collapse on press.
- Tap on the icon in the top left corner of the quick setting slot to choose a new icon for your Quick Settings shortcut, then hit the Back button.
By reaching this point, you’re almost done.
- Now, on the MacroDroid home screen, tap on Add Macro, and enter any macro name you prefer on the input area labeled Enter Macro Name.
- Tap the + button on the top of the Triggers panel and then locate and tap on MacroDroid Specific.
- Tap on Quick Settings Tile, select Secret Voice (or whatever you named your Quick Settings shortcut earlier), and then tap OK > OK.
- Next, tap the + icon on the top of the panel labeled Action, navigate to MacroDroid Specific > Action Block > Secret Recorder (the action block we created earlier), and then tap OK.
Now by doing above mention steps, your Quick Settings tile is all set and ready for use. Simply swipe down from the top of your screen to reveal your Quick Settings menu.
Advantages of Android Customization
As Android is incredibly popular, so there is a huge room for customization it offers. Therefore, take full advantage of all the ways you can customize your phone. In this way, you explore more and subsequently taste new things out there. And thus, MacroDroid and other Android automation and customization apps can help you achieve this respectively.
