Google Settings in Android: Complete Guide

Google Settings is an app more or less hidden in all Android devices: appeared for the first time in 2013, this app allows you to define in detail the settings related to our account and most aspects related to the behavior of Google services on our Android device!

Mainly, the part Account of the Google Settings allows us to act on all aspects of our Google account, from the name to the two-step authentication, passing through the recent activity and the cancellation of the account itself. This part will mainly consist of shortcuts to access the settings via browser using the Google web pages.

The part Services Google settings, on the other hand, will define the behavior of Google services mainly (but not only) on the current Android terminal; in fact it is a section of the Google Plus settings related to Android and to the account.

Having made this necessary distinction, we offer you a complete guide to Google Settings that will allow us to learn more about this tool, so as to know exactly where to find this or that setting when needed!

The app Google settings is present in the drawer (or in the application list) of all Android devices equipped with Google Play Store and Google Play Services.

Google Settings - Complete Guide

Account

Access and security

This section of the Google Settings allows us to change your login settings and verify account security.

From this section of Google Settings we can:

• perform the security check;
• change the password of our account;
• enable or disable two-step verification;
• set or change the recovery phone number;
• set or change the recovery email address;
• modify the security question;
• view recent events and recently used devices;
• change the settings related to alerts on suspicious activity;
• manage, modify and delete apps linked to the account;
• manage the password salvate con Google Smart Lock.

Some of these settings will be opened in the browser, from which to make the change!

Personal data and privacy

This section of Google Settings allows you to view, and possibly modify, information relating to our account and our privacy settings.

From this section of Google Settings we can:

• view and change your name, nickname, profile avatar, associated emails, phone number, date of birth and gender;
• change the visibility of personal information on the Google profile;
• manage the Google+ settings;
• activate or deactivate i shared advice;
• block or unblock users;
• activate or deactivate the sharing your location with Google;
• modify the search settings;
• manage the saving of app activity data;
• access the practice section "My activities", explained in detail in this article;
• access the Google dashboard to view and manage the services associated with the account;
• manage the ad settings;
• download account data;
• set up la inactive account management.

Most of the entries here are opened in a browser window.

Account preferences

From this section of Google Settings we will be able to set some aspects relating to Google services.

In particular, this section allows us to:

• change the language for Google products;
• add or view storage in Google Drive;
• delete one or more Google services from your account;
• completely delete the Google account.

Services

Smart Lock for passwords

This section of Google Settings allows you to activate or deactivate the Google Smart Lock; this, in practice, corresponds to the save app and website passwords in your account. Once this is done, we will be able to access it automatically if we are connected to our Google account.

From here we can also add or remove websites, change passwords or define apps / sites that should never be saved.

Location

From this section of "Google Settings" we can define the geolocation options related to the applications on Android.

You will be able to activate or deactivate location services, add or remove apps or change the way your device detects your location (GPS + WiFi + Cellular, WiFi + Cellular or GPS only).

Safety

This is a very important section of "Google Settings" for what concerns the Android device in use! From here we can view our security code (which may be required if we access from browsers, apps or unusual locations, for example).

We will also be able to enable or disable the Android Device Manager services (remote localization, blocking and complete recovery) and activate or deactivate the analysis against harmful apps (upon installation) and the sending of the related statistics to Google.

Ads

This section of the Google settings allows us to reset our advertising ID (to destroy your old ID's personalized ad statistics), opt out of personalized ads and view our current advertising ID.

Linked apps

From this section of the Google settings we will be able to view and possibly disconnect each of the apps and devices connected to our Google account, simply by tapping on them and selecting "Disconnect".

Configure nearby device

From this section we will be able to transfer our Google settings to a nearby device via Bluetooth (for detection) and WiFi (for transfer).

Really great functionality when we need to quickly configure our new device!

Manage dati

Simply, this section of the Google settings allows us to define how to proceed with Google app updates.

In our example we will be able to choose whether to update the Google Drive app files only in WiFi or also using the smartphone data network.

Google Fit

From this section of the Google settings we will be able to view and manage apps, smart bands and in general all other devices connected to Google Fit.

App preview messages

From this section of the Google settings we will be able to choose whether whether or not to receive app preview messages, without these being installed, using SMS. Eventually we will also be able to selectively choose the preview apps that can take advantage of SMS.

For example, by default we will be able to receive messages from Google Allo users, via SMS, without having the Google Allo app installed.

Additional

Nearby, in practice, is the Google service that allows you to collect information and data from nearby websites that broadcast them.

The data is received via Bluetooth and displayed in the form of a notification. Through this section of the Google settings we will be able to view the apps and sites nearby, their activity and eventually activate or deactivate notifications.

Play Games

This section of the Google settings allows us to refine in detail the settings related to our Google Play Games account, which has been disconnected from Google+ for some time.

In particular, we will be able to choose whether:

• automatically access the games;
• allow users to trace the Player ID via email;
• activate or deactivate the vibration for notifications;
• enable or disable notifications for multiplayer, missions and requests;
• completely delete the Google Play Games profile.

Search and Now

This part of the Google settings is divided into several subsections, and allows you to refine the settings related to Google search and the Google Now assistant.

In particular, the "Account and Privacy" section allows us to define the account to use for searches and for Google Now, the nickname, view activities, activate or deactivate SafeSearch, search on the international domain google.com (instead of the localized one) and activate or deactivate the high contrast text.

The section Search language allows us to set the language to use.

The section Voice allows us to define the language of the voice assistant, the recognition options for "Ok Google", the options for speakerphone and voice output (only in external devices or always), languages ​​downloaded for offline speech recognition, blocking offensive words and the ability to record audio via Bluetooth headsets.

The Google settings section In the App allows you to set the apps in which the recognition of Google / Google Now must be active and in what way and, finally, the voice Feed allows you to activate or deactivate the Google Now cards.