{"id":306,"date":"2025-12-09T03:56:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-01-02T03:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:39:44","slug":"androidbadsettings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/androidbadsettings\/","title":{"rendered":"Android &#8211; Dangerous Settings to Turn Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>00:00:00 hidden setting in gallary app<br \/>\n00:13:13 settings -&gt; search for gallery -&gt; Gallery App info -&gt; Mobile data -&gt;<br \/>\nturn off Allow background data usage<br \/>\n00:33:02 &lt;- Battery -&gt; Restricted<br \/>\n00:39:09 &lt;- Appear on top or draw on top -&gt; Allow permission &#8211; off<br \/>\n00:46:24 Open gallery app -&gt; 3bar menu rigth corner -&gt;<br \/>\n00:58:00 Settings -&gt; About Gallery -&gt; Tap on version# 5times fast<br \/>\n01:06:22 &lt;- Gallery labs -&gt; Samsungs hidden tool list -&gt;<br \/>\n01:21:05 When receiving Samsung update<br \/>\n01:28:14 Enabled trackers to turn off<br \/>\n01:35:28 SETTINGS -&gt; Google Services -&gt; All Services -&gt;<br \/>\n01:58:09 personalize using shared data -&gt; turn all 3 or 4 listed off<br \/>\n02:07:26 SETTINGS -&gt; Apps -&gt; 3dots right -&gt; Special Access -&gt;<br \/>\n&#8212; usage dat access -&gt; Google -&gt;<br \/>\n02:23:27 Disable all 3 Google entities<br \/>\n02:30:07 3 setting to always turn off -&gt;<br \/>\n02:43:20 SETTINGS -&gt; privacy &amp; security -&gt; more privacy settings -&gt;<br \/>\n&#8212; Personal data intelegence -&gt; Turn off<br \/>\n03:18:08 &lt;- usage &amp; diagnostics -&gt; turn off<br \/>\n03:35:03 END<\/td>\n<td><div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-306-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"486\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/android20251230.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/android20251230.mp4\">https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/android20251230.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<p>video<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>00:00:00 Dangerous setting to turn off on Android phone<br \/>\n00:03:28 Open Settings<br \/>\n00:06:00 Click on about phone<br \/>\n00:08:07 Next Software Information<br \/>\n00:09:29 Next Build Number (click 7 times) Developer Mode activated<br \/>\n00:12:12 Go back main settings<br \/>\n00:16:26 Click Developer options on bottom<br \/>\n00:21:09 Go System Tracing<br \/>\n00:23:13 Turn off Trace Debugable Applications<br \/>\n00:28:27 Next Per-CPU buffer size<br \/>\n00:31:23 Use 8192 KB<br \/>\n00:34:17 Clear saved traces<br \/>\n00:41:18 Secret Wi-Fi menu-<br \/>\n&#8211; Developer options-&gt;Wi-Fi non-persistent MAC-&gt;ON<br \/>\n01:33:17 Getting rid of ads<br \/>\nSettings-&gt; Connection &#8211; more connection settings-&gt;private DNS-&gt;private DNS provider-&gt;<br \/>\ndns.adguard.com-&gt;save<br \/>\n02:33:21 Google reporting &#8211; Settings app-&gt;Usage &amp; diagnostics (turn off)-&gt;<br \/>\n02:49:02 Google reporting 2<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings app-&gt;digital wellbeing &amp; parental controls-&gt;3 dots top-&gt;<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings-&gt;usage data access-&gt;settings-&gt;turn off access<br \/>\n03:10:11 Google reporting 3<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings app-&gt;digital wellbeing-&gt;customization services-&gt;switch off<br \/>\n03:29:07 Secret codes &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211; *#62# forwarded calls<br \/>\n03:48:05 Secret codes &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211; ##21# call forwarding unconditionally erasure<br \/>\n04:13:01 Secret codes &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211; *#06# phone info<br \/>\n04:22:04 parasitic setting &#8211;<br \/>\n04:54:20 &#8211; Settings app-&gt;digital wellbeing &amp; parental controls-&gt;3 dots top-&gt;<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings-&gt;usage data access-&gt;Settings-&gt;allow permissions-&gt;OFF<br \/>\n05:22:08 Spying on your phone<br \/>\n05:34:15 Check tracking &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings app-&gt;search (spy glass)-&gt;type; tracker-&gt;unknown tracker alerts-&gt;allow alerts-<br \/>\n&#8211; manual scan-&gt;view report<br \/>\n05:59:13 trackers2<br \/>\n&#8211; Settings app-&gt; Security &amp; privacy-&gt;permission used 24 hr-&gt;three dots &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211; Show system apps-&gt;permissions tab-&gt;physical activity-&gt;customization service-&gt;See all custom {link}<br \/>\nsome apps may require permissions to work<br \/>\n06:41:19 Creation of the developer menu in settings- repeat<br \/>\n07:14:13 END<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-306-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AndroidDangerousSettings.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AndroidDangerousSettings.mp4\">https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AndroidDangerousSettings.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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