When Google launched Android 11 this September, one of the features I was excited about was the revamped power menu. It brought all the necessary controls such as Power Off, Restart, and Emergency mode to the top portion and made space to accommodate Google Pay cards and smart home controls in the rest of the area. However, it didn’t serve a useful purpose for users who don’t invest in the smart home ecosystem. If you’ve been looking for a way to customize Android 11’s power menu and add the features that you’d want to use, you’re in luck as there is an app named ‘Power menu controls’ that does just that.
Power Menu Controls is a new app from India-based developer Sayantan RC, known for his excellent custom ROM migration tool ‘Migrate’. In this article, we’ll go through the features of this app and how you can use the app on your phone running Android 11.
- Permissions for Using Power Menu Controls
- Setup Power Menu Controls
- Features of Power Menu Controls
- Pro Tips to Maximize Efficiency of Power Menu
Permissions for Using Power Menu Controls
One amazing aspect of this app is the fact that you can use the app without having root access. For the app to work as intended, you should allow the following permissions:
Other than these, the app doesn’t request any other additional unnecessary permissions, which is great for those worried about privacy.
Setup Power Menu Controls
- When you first open Power Menu Controls, the app will request the aforesaid permissions. Tapping on the permission request will redirect you to the Settings page. Repeat this step to allow both of the permissions.
Features of Power Menu Controls
Here are all the features that you can enable using the Power Menu Controls app:
Pro Tips to Maximize Efficiency of Power Menu
Now that you’ve learned how to use the app, here’s a pro tip that you may miss while using the app. You can long-press any toggle to expand its settings page as an overlay. For instance, if you long-press the media volume toggle, you get quick controls to adjust other volume modes.
