The tips to buy a budget smartphone: OnePlus One

  Have you known a new brand smartphone? OnePlus One is a relatively new model in the digital market. When you buy this Android cell phone, you may have lots of wonders about this device. Absolutely, if you are a budget-conscious buyer, this one can cater to your demands. Do you know how to take a full advantage of this phone? In today’s topic, I’d like to show more detail to you.

  If you want to use gestures such as Double tap to wake, or you want to be able to launch the camera by drawing a circle on the touchscreen, then you need to head into Settings > Gestures. You can also launch the flashlight by drawing a V, and there are controls for playing music and skipping tracks forward and back.

  You could do this before Oxygen, but you’ll now find the option to change your touch-sensitive hardware buttons in Settings > Buttons. You can turn them off, or tweak what they do. You get the option to set what a short press does, and what a double tap or long press does, so there’s room to get the navigation setup you want.

  LG introduced this idea with Knock-On, but you’ll find it on a lot of smartphones now, including the OnePlus One. This feature basically allows you to double tap on the screen to wake the phone, instead of having to push the Power button. Go to Settings > Display & lights and scroll down to tick the box next to Double-tap to wake. As long as on-screen navigation is enabled, you can also use a swipe up gesture from the Home button to send your OnePlus One to sleep via Settings > Buttons > Quick launch shortcuts. You can choose up to the left or up to the right, depending on which hand you hold your phone with.

  The standard Android method for capturing a screenshot will suffice. Press and hold the Power button and the Volume down button simultaneously and you’ll see a wee flash animation to indicate that you’ve captured that screen for posterity. If you need to find it later, head for the Screenshots folder in your Gallery app. If you find that method a bit tricky, then why not add a Screenshot option to your Power menu? Go to Settings > Buttons and you’ll find that you can edit the Power menu, which pops up on screen when you hold down the Power button.

  If you want to snap the best spontaneous shots with that 13-megapixel camera, you need to be able to launch the camera app in a hurry. The OnePlus One doesn’t have a dedicated camera button, but you can set one up via Settings > Buttons. You can also draw a circle on the screen when the phone is in standby to go direct to the camera. Go to Settings > Interface > Gesture shortcuts to make sure this option is activated. You’re able to add a Camera widget to the lock screen via Settings > Lock screen, too. Then, you just drag from right to left to open the camera app directly from the lock screen.

  When you are familiar with those tips, you can operate it easily. If you have some other problems, such as unresponsive touch screen, dead pixel or defective display, we have the high-quality OnePlus One LCD display digitizer on cellphoneage.com. By the way, our screen comes with a set of free installation tool. Here is a kind notice for you: our repair parts without frame and home button. Meanwhile, if your screen has any further problems, you can enjoy the money back warranty on our website.