screen.
7. Navigate With Accessibility Features
Modern smartphones include extensive accessibility tools.
On some Android devices, third-party accessibility apps or system shortcuts can assign additional actions to physical buttons.
Depending on your phone, you may be able to create shortcuts for features such as:
- Accessibility controls
- Flashlight
- Voice assistant
- Magnification
- Emergency functions
The available options vary significantly between manufacturers.
8. Start Emergency Functions More Quickly
Many smartphones use physical-button combinations for emergency features.
For example, certain devices allow repeated presses of the power button—or combinations involving physical buttons—to activate an
