Google Pixel 4A is one of the most affordable options for camera phones in the United States. You get a lot of features on this phone with this price range. Some of the notable features of Google Pixel 4A are:
Processor: Octa-Core (2.2 GHz, Dual-Core, Kryo 470 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470) Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Storage: 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage
Display: OLED
Screen Resolution: 1080*2340 Pixels and 444 PPI pixel density
Battery: 3140 mAh battery
Camera: Google Pixel 4A has a 12.2 MP camera with optical stabilization, and its front camera has an 8 MP sensor.
Other features include: Auto flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Digital Zoom, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Volte, and NFC.
In this article, we will mention some best mobile applications for Google Pixel 4A:
Now Playing History
Now Playing History sorts your music browsing history by date. You can easily listen to any song from your history in the music player of your choice.
Features of Now Playing History:
The app can fetch album name and album cover.
Their map feature enables you to see where you have listened to a particular song.
The app supports Last.fm scrobbling in which you can scrobble any new songs or individual songs by long-pressing on it.
The app allows you to export your entire history to your cloud storage, and you can easily share them with your friends.
You can search and delete the song and mark them as your favorite.
The app supports ten system languages.
Trigger Task Launcher
Pixel 4A is one of the few phones that offer NFC. Initially, NFC was used to make one-tap payments, but NFC can be explored in many different ways by using an inexpensive NFC tag. You can also set customized NFC operations on Google Pixel 4A. All you need is an NFC tag and Trigger Task Launcher app.
Features of Trigger Task Launcher:
You can alter volume and notification tones.
You can change brightness, auto-rotation, and time-out settings.
The app also allows you to send a message via Twitter, SMS, and Email.
You can also set alarms and create events.
You can use Bluetooth to open GPS in your car.
You can use Wi-Fi as a trigger to connect to Bluetooth and play your favorite songs.
You can also program your NFC tag to change ringer settings and display settings.
Energy Ring
The Energy Ring app can be used to show the battery level of your phone with the use of the punch-hole camera at the left. You can make customization with the ring’s width and ring’s color. The ring automatically gets disabled when you are watching any videos.
Features of Energy Ring:
The ring’s width can be configured from one pixel to a donut thick.
The ring doesn’t add any load on the CPU.
You can change the ring’s direction as clockwise, anti-clockwise and bidirectional.
It automatically hides when full-screen content displays on the screen.
Notification Light
Google Pixel 4A does not offer notification light. For a similar function, you can use the Notification Light app. You can set a notification light around the front camera, and it enables you to spot notifications when you are not using your phone, or you are away from your phone.
Features of Notification Light:
It offers different styles for showing notifications.
It does not consume the phone’s battery.
With its notification preview feature, you can easily access urgent notification.
You can set different colors for different notifications.
Custom AOD
Google Pixel 4A offers an always-on OLED display that displays information like time, weather, music tracks, and notifications. Custom AOD app allows you to set or change wallpapers on the AOD.
Features of Custom AOD:
You can select your image or wallpapers from the app.
The application uses half-pixel images as wallpapers to reduce screen-burn and battery drainage.
The wallpaper automatically moves after some time.
You can also change the position of text on display to prevent screen burn.
SideSqueeze+
Unlike Pixel 3A, Google Pixel 4A doesn’t offer the “Active Edge” feature. The feature triggers the Google Assistant when you squeeze the bottom frame of your phone. SideSqueeze+ is the perfect alternative for this feature.
Features of SideSqueeze+ are:
The app offers seven detectable squeeze types and three detectable press types.
It offers an efficient pressure detection engine that prevents your device from battery damage.
The app offers custom sounds.
It offers app pickers to launch any app and tasker integration to launch any task.
The app allows you to assign different actions to trigger various tasks.
Google One
Google Pixel 4A offers free 100 GB of cloud storage for the first three months. After that, you can use Google One application to manage your storage.
Features of Google One:
All your photos, messages, contacts, and other information will get automatically backed up in your cloud storage.
You can share your storage with five family members.
● You can easily access benefits like Google Store rewards and Google Play credit.
Conclusion
Google Pixel 4A is a newly launched budget-friendly phone with tons of fantastic features. It offers various features like punch-hole camera, AOD, and NFC. These features can be enhanced by using the above mentioned third-party apps.
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