The Google Pixel 6a comes with a At a Glance feature. To see how you can turn on, customize or turn off this function for your smartphone, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.
How to turn on At a Glance for Pixel 6a
If you want to enable the At a Glance feature for your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:
1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you turn on the screen and then unlock it.
2. On the home screen of your Pixel 6a, you then need to press and hold an empty space.
3. In the pop-up window, you should then to select the Customize option.
4. Once you get to the Home Settings menu, select the At a Glance option.
5. In the pop-up window, you then need to select the “Turn on” option.
With the At a Glance feature enabled, you should start seeing select information appear on your home screen as well as the lock screen.
How to customize At a Glance for Pixel 6a
After turning on the At a Glance feature for your Google Pixel 6a, you will be able to customize what information it shows by doing the following:
1. Go to the home screen of your smartphone.
2. In the home screen, tap and hold an unoccupied an empty area to bring up a pop-up window.
3. Tap Customize in the pop-up window.
4. From the Home Settings menu, tap the gear icon located to the right of the At a Glance option.
5. In the At a Glance menu, you will be able to choose whether or not to show any sensitive content on the lock screen as well as being able to control the data being sent by other applications.
Furthermore, you are able to choose whether or not to show any of the following information:
- Doorbell
- Timer & stopwatch
- Bedtime
- Fitness
- Connected devices
- Flashlight
- Safety check
- Earthquake alert
If you select the “See more features” option, you can also customize your Location History, Home and Work Address as well as the following features:
- Commute
- Time to leave
- Weather
- Alerts
- Travel
- Upcoming events
- Work profile
How to turn off At a Glance for Pixel 6a
If you would rather disable the At a Glance for the Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:
1. On the home screen of your phone, you need to press and hold an empty area to bring up a pop-up window.
2. Next, you need to select the Customize option inside of the pop-up window.
3. Once you get to the Home Settings menu, Select the At a Glance option.
4. In the pop-up window, you then need to select the “Turn off” option in order to disable this feature.
After disabling At a Glance, the information it previously provided will no longer show up in the home screen and lock screen.