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- App permissions on Android AndroidHow Android runtime permissions work, how to review them per app or per permission, and what 'only while using the app' means.
- Background battery usage (unrestricted, optimised, restricted) AndroidHow Android limits apps in the background with the unrestricted, optimised and restricted battery settings, and when to change them.
- Battery Saver and Adaptive Battery AndroidWhat Android's Battery Saver and Adaptive Battery do, what they limit, and how to check which apps use the most battery.
- Developer options and USB debugging AndroidHow to turn on Android developer options, what USB debugging allows, and why to switch it off when you do not need it.
- Private DNS AndroidWhat the Private DNS setting in Android does, the difference between Automatic and a provider hostname, and how to set it up.
- Startup apps WindowsWhere Windows lists the programs that start with it, what the startup impact means, and how to turn startup apps off safely.
- USB tethering on Android AndroidHow to share an Android phone's mobile data with a computer over a USB cable, with the menu paths on Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi and Huawei.
- Wireless debugging (ADB over Wi-Fi) AndroidHow Android 11+ wireless debugging connects ADB without a cable, how pairing works, and why it should be off when not used.