Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips
Change or customize lock screen shortcut android O. By default set camera icon on right side corner and Google Assistant on left side icon in your Google pixel & pixel XL devices. You can change lock screen shortcut using System UI tuner menu in your android O devices. This system UI tuner includes status bar, do not disturb (DND), Navigation bar and lock screen options.
You can change left shortcut & right shortcut icon of lock screen from list of options given such as Wi-Fi, Google chrome, battery, messages, play store, my apps, contacts, Email and more. Select app shortcuts you want to use on the lock screen. Below you can see complete process to customize lock screen shortcut android O (Android 8.0) devices.
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Step by step guide to customize lock screen shortcut android O / Android 8.0
To change lock screen shortcuts on android O, first of all find hidden system UI tuner in your android 8.0 devices. To enable system UI tuner on android O, scroll down notification panel and touch & hold settings gear icon few seconds.
You can see this message on screen: Congrats! System UI tuner has been added to settings. Now follow below given steps to customize lock screen shortcut android O / android 8.0.
Step 1: Go to “Settings” in your Google pixel & pixel XL
You can see various sections under phone settings.
Step 2: Tap on “System UI tuner” under system section
Step 3: Tap “lock screen”
You can see left shortcut and right shortcut options.
Step 4: Tap “Left shortcut”
List of available options show on your screen, choose from it and set as left shortcut.
Step 5: Tap “Right shortcut”
List of available options show on your screen, choose from it and set as right shortcut.
You can also unlock both left shortcut and right shortcut using this lock screen settings. Now you can use this app shortcut directly from lock screen without unlock your android devices. It’s quite simple to change lock screen app android O supported devices such as Google pixel, pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6 and more.
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Customize lock screen shortcuts android marshmallow (Android 6.0) and lollipop (Android 5.1.1):
Settings > Lock screen & security > Info and app shortcuts > App shortcuts > Left shortcut / Right shortcut
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Settings > Lock screen & security > Info and app shortcuts > App shortcuts > Left shortcut / Right shortcut > Enable / Disable
That’s all. I hope this little tips helps to customize lock screen shortcut android O devices. If you have any regarding this trick, let us know in below comment box. Feel free to share this android O trick with your friends.
