5 hacks for your Android, without the need for root access

Have access root on our smartphone it gives us a good amount of extra possibilities, however, not all users dare to carry out the procedure, since it involves some risksThe most severe of them being the possibility of leaving the mobile phone or tablet completely inoperative. Even so, many times we have within our reach to carry out unusual modifications in the system. We tell you 5 of them.

Tools like the ones we show you today represent a clear example that, with increasing frequency, developers work on apps to allow previously exclusive functionalities for users with advanced knowledge programming.

Record voice calls on Android

Logically, we must appeal to responsibility of the user and clarify that the courteous thing, in case we are going to record a telephone conversation, is to ask for permission or at least inform the interlocutor. However, if anyone likes to play spy, we will not be the ones to complain either.

Automatic call recorder is a free and easy-to-use application that will allow us to configure the phone in order to record calls voice. Some manufacturers may have hindered this software, however the system offers different ways to get around them.

Install Linux on your tablet or mobile

Debian is quite possibly the distribution Linux par excellence and, although there is a version for mobiles and tablets of its most popular derivative, Ubuntu, moving a system of desk inside a smartphone or tablet it looks like an extremely complex hack. However, the Play Store has an application to download and work with Debian that simply requires the download and installation of said app.

Once we have it running on our Android we can perform any type of common task for a PC with this Linux system.

Use the flash as a heart rate sensor

When Samsung mounted a heart rate sensor on its Galaxy S5 to many of us it seemed like an advance close to science fiction. However, it is less complex than it seems, and there is a dedicated application of measure pulsations using our team's LED flash. It's that simple: you don't need to have specific hardware, just install Heart Rate Monitor and use light to record the amount of blood flowing under our skin.

Activate a screen in the style of Galaxy S6 Edge

The screen of the Galaxy Edge S6 It is one of the most impressive evolutions that have occurred in the mobile device sector in recent years. In our smartphone or tablet we will not be able, by magic, to start enjoying the design that the curvature from the front panel, however, we will be able to enjoy some of its functionalities.

Application Edge Color Notifications, displays a side notification bar when we receive a call. In addition, the developer of this app has promised an update adding the contacts in a drop-down from the edges of the display.

Turn navigation buttons into shortcuts

Application Home2 Shortcut allows you to configure shortcuts to launch any application that we choose by following sequences with the navigation buttons. For example, we can open the file explorer, a very useful but rare application on the users' home screen, by pressing the home button twice in a row or launch the camera from the mobile or tablet by pressing home and back.

You just have to download the Google Play app and you will find yourself with the possibility of set all these controls to your liking.