Use quick settings
Open quick settings
Settings you adjust frequently, like Bluetooth, are “quick settings”, easy to get to from any screen.
To see your first few quick settings, swipe down once from the top of your screen.
Swipe down again to:
- See all quick settings. You can swipe left for more.
- Open the full list of settings available in the Settings app
- Turn your phone off
Adjust quick settings
To adjust screen brightness, slide 
To adjust other settings:
- Tap an icon to toggle the setting on/off.
- Touch & hold an icon to adjust related settings.
| Icon | Setting |
|---|---|
 | Wi-Fi |
 | Mobile data |
 | Bluetooth |
 | Modes: Do Not Disturb |
 | Modes: Driving |
 | Modes: Bedtime |
 | Auto-rotate |
 | Moto Unplugged |
 | Change between ring   |
 | Smart Connect |
 | Control compatible smart devices |
 | Wallet (To learn more, read Google's help.) |
 | Wi-Fi calling |
 | System update |
 | Dolby Atmos |
 | Flashlight |
 | Airplane mode |
 | Hotspot |
 | Screenshot |
 | Quick Share |
 | GIF maker |
 | Alarm |
 | Battery saver |
 | Screen Cast |
 | Screen Record |
 | Camera access |
 | Mic access |
 | Data Saver (Appears after you turn on Data Saver the first time.) |
 | Night Light |
 | Scan QR code |
 | Family Space |
 | Security & privacy |
 | Color inversion (Appears after you turn on Color inversion the first time.) |
 | Extra dim (Appears after you turn on Extra dim the first time.) |
Open all settings
To open the full list of all settings:
- Open quick settings and tap
- Or, open the Settings app
Customize quick settings
Add, remove, rearrange quick settings
You can rearrange quick settings, putting your most used at the top. You can also add or remove them.
- Open quick settings.
- Tap
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Drag tiles to rearrange. Or swipe up to add new tiles.
To return quick settings to its original state, tap 
Pin/unpin media player in quick settings
When you leave a media app that allows you to listen in the background while you use other apps on your phone, playback switches to the media player, which opens in quick settings and also appears on your lock screen for convenient control.
To let you continue listening from where you left off, the media player is pinned to its spot in quick settings. When it’s pinned, you can’t swipe it to close it.
To swipe the media player to close it and remove it from quick settings until you play something again, unpin it:
Open quick settings, touch & hold the media player, and touch
Or, go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Media.
- Turn Pin media player off
To pin the media player to its spot in quick settings:
Open quick settings, touch & hold the media player, and tap
Or, go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Media.
- Turn Pin media player on
Apps that support background playback
While some apps like YouTube and YT Music require a premium paid subscription to play in the background and won’t open in the media player using the free version, many media apps such as Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music do support background playback in their free versions.
To find more apps, open Play Store and
Change style for quick settings & notifications
- Go to Settings > Home & lock screen > Control center.
Choose the option you want:
- To see quick settings and notifications together on the same screen when you swipe down from the top, select Classic style.
- To separate quick settings and notifications on individual screens when you swipe down from the top RIGHT (quick settings) or top LEFT (notifications), select Modern style.
Show/hide quick settings & notifications on lock screen
- Go to Settings > Home & lock screen > Control center.
To access quick settings and notifications from the lock screen, turn on Allow control center access on lock screen.
Or to hide them from the lock screen, so you can only see them after unlocking the phone, turn it off