Here are five little Android Q tweaks you may have missed

It'southward been a few days since the Android Q beta dropped. Enough of people have flashed the first Programmer Preview and started earthworks through all the tweaks and changes to come across what's new.

Equally such, I idea I'd take a moment to highlight some of the pocket-size changes Google added in Q that you might not have noticed — little things that ultimately refine the operating system and add together some quality of life improvements.

Allow's dig in.

QR your Wi-Fi

Android Q QR Wi-Fi

Ever needed to share your Wi-Fi network with someone, but didn't desire to go through the hassle of looking up the password and typing it out all over over again?

Yea, me as well.

Thankfully, this sweet new Android Q characteristic makes it like shooting fish in a barrel to share Wi-Fi by turning it into a QR code. When you add together a new network, you can scan the code right from the countersign entry field.

It's secure as well. When you tap the 'share' push to generate a QR code, y'all take to enter your pivot or browse your fingerprint to start the process. Overall, information technology's a tasteful add-on that helps reduce the hassle of getting connected.

Wake up, jam out

This is a really small tweak, but a very welcome one. YouTube Music has joined Spotify as ane of the two apps you can use for your morning time alarm.

Google added Spotify to the Clock app a while back. However, I'm not a Spotify user, so this feature is pretty new to me.

It's a solid integration, looks great and works well.

I'm surprised Google Music isn't part of the Clock app, but that could be a sign of the service'due south impending demise.

Better location and privacy settings

Android Q privacy and location

Every bit you've likely heard already, Android Q brings a variety of improvements to privacy and location settings.

For one, there'southward a whole new carte in Settings for Privacy, which includes access to things like app permissions, lock screen content and more than.

Google also — finally — added another option when information technology comes to the location permission. Previously, Android users only had two choices: on or off.

At present, at that place's a third option that lets apps admission your location when you're using it. It's i of my favourite tweaks in Q. Users who make use of that feature will likely see improvements to battery life, performance and more.

A more informative experience

Android Q battery and app information

Google added a lot of small tweaks across the OS to help provide users with more information.

For example, Q displays how long it thinks your battery volition last next to the bombardment icon in the notification shade.

Another example would be the App Info screen, which now has more visible buttons for opening, uninstalling and force stopping an app, also as more information about permissions, how many notifications you get and more.

Google's effort to make Android more informative and accessible is splendid. I can learn more about apps, settings and my usage habits from a quick glance. Plus, I can as well dive deeper when I need data. It makes using Android a pleasance.

Music on the lockscreen

Android Q lock screen music

Android Q brings two small tweaks to the lock screen and ambience display when it comes to how they display music.

Again, these are really pocket-sized merely tasteful changes on Google's part.

Previously, Android would turn your lock screen wallpaper into the album art when you were listening to music. While this was okay, information technology could make information technology difficult to encounter some other things on the lock screen, depending on the artwork.

Now, Android Q displays a blurred version of the artwork that doesn't clash equally much with other lock screen elements.

On tiptop of that, the e'er-on display shows the electric current song you lot're playing and the artist it's by nether the clock. This makes information technology easier to see at a glance what'due south playing.

That's it for my favourite niggling Q features. Based on what I've seen in the Android Q beta then far, I recall Google's done a lot to refine and meliorate the small details. It's a big step forward for the search giant and for Android, which typically doesn't focus on the piddling things.

What do yous guys think well-nigh Android Q? Let us know down below about some of your favourite new features and whatever lilliputian tweaks Google fabricated that you like.