How to turn off mobile data for the Google Pixel 6a

Disabling the mobile data connection of the Google Pixel 6a can be a little confusing if you aren’t familiar with using the system menus of the device.

To see how you can properly turn off this connection type for your smartphone, you can check out this article from Seeking Tech.

Method #1

For the first method, you can disable the SIM card by taking the following steps:

1. To start off, make sure you turn on your Pixel 6a and then unlock its screen.

2. With the phone unlocked, you then need to head over to the Settings App.

3. Once you get to Settings, you need to select the “Network & internet” option from the list.

4. Inside of the “Network & internet” menu, you can select SIMs.

Alternatively, you can select Internet. On the Internet menu, you then need to select the gear cog icon to the right of your mobile network.

5. In the menu of your mobile network, select the Use SIM setting.

6. In the pop-up notification, select the Yes option to turn off your mobile network.

Method #2

For the second method, you can keep the SIM card active but disable the mobile data connection by doing the following:

1. Start by opening the Settings App on your Google Pixel 6a.

2. Once you get to Settings, head over to “Network & internet.”

3. In the “Network & internet” menu, you can then go to SIMs.

Alternatively, you can also go to Internet and then select the gear cog icon next to the mobile network.

4. In the menu for your mobile network, you need to make sure that the “Mobile data” setting is turned off.

Method #3

For the third method, you can also try using the airplane mode.

The fastest way of activating this mode is by using the Quick Settings menu by taking the following steps:

1. To start off, you need to open the expanded Quick Settings window.

You can do so by swiping down from the top of the screen two times with one finger or one time with two fingers.

2. In the expanded Quick Settings window, you should be able to find the Airplane Mode setting. Tap this setting to toggle it on.

3. If you don’t see this setting, the you can swipe right in order to view to the next page of Quick Settings.

You can also turn on the airplane mode from the regular Settings App by doing the following:

1. Launch the Settings App if you haven’t done so already.

2. After opening the Settings App, you need to go to “Network & internet.”

3. In the “Network & internet” menu, make sure that the “Airplane mode” setting is disabled.

Keep in mind that the airplane mode will also disable the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections in addition to the mobile network. So, if you would rather keep the Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth connections enabled but the mobile data disabled, then you should follow the steps laid out in either of the first two methods instead.

How to enable or disable the safe mode for the Google Pixel 6a

If you are having problems with your Google Pixel 6a crashing, freezing, running slowly and/or randomly restarting, then you may want to try running the phone in safe mode. To see how you can enable, as well as disable this function, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to turn on safe mode for Pixel 6a

In order to turn on the safe mode for your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. To start off, you need to open the power menu.

The quickest way to do so is to press and hold both the power and volume buttons at the same time.

Alternatively, you can turn on your phone and then unlock its screen. Afterwards, you need to open the expanded Quick Settings menu, which can do by swiping down with one finger from the top of the screen twice or by swiping down with two fingers from the top of the screen once. You should then be able to select the power icon in the expanded menu in order to open the power menu.

2. With the power menu opened, you can press and hold either the Power Off option or the Restart option.

3. If done correctly, you should see a “Reboot to safe mode” pop-up message explaining that your smartphone will reboot with all the third-party applications disabled.

Here, you need to select the OK option in order to restart your Pixel 6a into Safe Mode.

4. If you want to use the internet connection in Safe Mode, then you need to disable the Airplane Mode.

In order to do so, swipe down from the top of the screen in order to bring down the Quick Settings menu. From there, you should be able to toggle the Airplane Mode setting to Off.

Once the phone has been rebooted, you need to unlock the screen to start using it again.

How to tell if your Pixel 6a is in safe mode

To tell whether or not your Google Pixel 6a is currently in safe mode, then you need to look at the bottom left side of the screen. You should be able to see a “Safe Mode” tag located there.

How to turn off the safe mode on the Pixel 6a

In order to disable the safe mode on the Google 6a, you need to take the following steps:

1. Start by opening the power menu, which you can do quickly by pressing and holding the power and volume up buttons. You can also open the same menu from Quick Settings.

2. In the power menu, select the Restart option.

Alternatively, you can select the Power off option. Once the phone has shut down, turn it back on again and it should boot up to its normal state.

How to enable and disable the Pixel 6a Driving Mode

The Driving Mode of the Google Pixel 6a makes the smartphone more convenient and safer to use when you are driving your car. To see how you can properly turn on, as well as turn off, this specific feature, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to manually turn on the Google Pixel 6a Driving Mode

If you want to manually enable the Driving Mode of the Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. Open your Google smartphone and then unlock the screen if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to open the Settings App.

If you can’t find it from the home screen, then you it should be located in the All Apps menu, which you can view by swiping upwards from an empty area of the home screen.

3. Inside of the Settings App, you need to go to Connected Devices.

4. Once you get to the Connected Devices menu, you then need to go to Connection Preferences.

5. From the Connection Preferences menu, go to Driving Mode.

Inside of the Driving Mode menu, you then need to select the “Turn On Now” option.

How to automatically turn on the Google Pixel 6a Driving Mode

If you want to automatically enable the Driving Mode of the Pixel 6a, then you need to do the following:

1. Head over to the Settings App of your phone.

2. You then need to go to Connected Devices in the Settings Menu.

3. Afterwards, head over to Connection Preferences.

4. You then need to go to Driving Mode.

5. In the Driving Mode menu, select the “Turn on Automatically” option.

6. In the Automatic Driving Mode menu, make sure that the “When Driving is Detected” setting is enabled.

7. In the same Automatic Driving Mode menu, you can also enable the “When Connected to Bluetooth” setting. Afterwards, make sure you select your vehicle in the list of Bluetooth devices.

8. You might also want to enable the “Turn on Bluetooth Automatically” setting in the Automatic Driving Mode menu as well if don’t have Bluetooth activated on your phone at all times.

How to manually turn off the Google Pixel 6a Driving Mode

If you want to turn off the Driving Mode of the Pixel 6a, then you need to do the following:

1. Start by opening the Settings App.

2. Next, you need to tap Connected Devices from the list of available options.

3. You then need to tap Connection Preferences.

4. From the Connection Preferences menu, tap Driving Mode.

5. In the Driving Mode menu, tap the Turn Off Now option.

6. If you would also like to prevent the Driving Mode from automatically turning on in the future when your phone is connected to your car, then make sure that you disable the “When Connected to Bluetooth” and “Turn on Bluetooth Automatically” settings in the Driving Mode menu.

How to turn off Pixel 6a camera, notification, screenshot and other sounds

Your Google Pixel 6a will play sounds effects to provide audio cues. To see how you can mute these various, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to disable the Pixel 6a dial pad, screen locking, charging and touch sounds

In order to mute sounds that are played when you are using the dialing pad, utilizing the touch screen, locking the screen or charging your Pixel 6a, you need to take the following steps:

1. Open the Settings App on your Google Pixel 6a.

2. Inside of the Settings menu, you then need to select the “Sound & vibration” option.

3. From the “Sound & vibration” menu, scroll down to the bottom.

4. You will be able to mute the following audio:

  • Dial pad tones
  • Screen locking sound
  • Charging sound and vibration
  • Touch sounds

How to turn off camera sound on the Pixel 6a

In order to turn off the camera sound when using your Google Pixel 6a, you need to do the following:

1. Open the Camera App on your Pixel 6a.

2. Tap the top left icon.

3. In the overlay menu, you then need to tap the More Settings option.

4. After you get to the Camera Settings menu, make sure that the Camera Sounds setting is turned off in order to mute the audio.

How to turn off Pixel 6a notification and screenshot sounds

If you want to mute the sound effects that played when you get a new notification or capturing a screenshot, then you need to use the Do Not Disturb mode. In order to do so, you can take the following steps:

1. Head into the Settings App of your Google Pixel 6a.

2. Inside of Settings, you need to head into the Notifications menu.

3. Once you get to the Notifications menu, select Do Not Disturb.

4. Inside the Do Not Disturb menu, select the “Turn on now” option.

5. If you want to whitelist the notification sounds played by certain apps, then you need to select the Apps option from the Do Not Disturb menu. In the next screen, you need to select the Add Apps option and then select the apps that you want whitelisted.

Keep in mind that some apps may also contain a setting where you can disable sound notifications. Therefore, you may want to look into menus of these applications to see if you are able to customize the audio cues.

How to enable, customize and disable the Pixel 6a Do Not Disturb mode

You can use the Do Not Disturb mode of your Google Pixel 6a if you don’t want to get distracted by any alerts or notifications. To see how you can turn on, customize and/or turn off this feature, you can check out this article from Seeking Tech.

How to turn on Do Not Disturb mode on the Pixel 6a

In order to turn on the Do Not Disturb mode for your Google Pixel 6a, you can try doing the following:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings menu.

2. In the Quick Settings menu, you should be able to find the Do Not Disturb setting.

3. To turn this mode on, you need to make tap the Do Not Disturb setting.

If done correctly, you should see the icon, which looks like a minus sign inside of a circle, appear on the top right corner of the screen.

If you don’t see this setting in the Quick Settings menu, then you need to swipe down from the top of the screen to expanded the menu. If you still don’t see the Do Not Disturb mode, then you need to swipe to the right to see if is located on the next page of quick settings.

How to customize the Do Not Disturb mode on the Pixel 6a

In order to customize the Do Not Disturb mode on your Google Pixel 6a, you need to do the following:

1. Start by opening the Settings App of your Pixel 6a.

2. In Settings, you need to select Notifications.

3. Once you get to the Settings menu, you then need to select the Do Not Disturb option.

4. Inside of the Do Not Disturb menu, you can select the People option to add an exception for any person on your contact list. You can also select the App option to add any applications to the exception lists.

In the same menu, you can also select the “Alarms & other interruptions” option to choose whether or not to allow the following when you set your smartphone to the Do Not Disturb mode:

  • Alarms
  • Media sound
  • Touch sounds
  • Reminders
  • Calendar events

With the “Schedule” option, you can set the time when the Do Not Disturb mode will automatically be activated.

With the “Duration for Quick Settings” option, you can set the duration for when this mode will remain active after you turn it on from the Quick Settings menu.

Last but not least, the “Display options for hidden notifications” setting will let you determine how you want notifications to be handled in the Do Not Disturb mode.

How to turn off the Do Not Disturb mode on the Pixel 6a

If you want to disable the Do Not Disturb mode on your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings menu.

2. Tap the Do Not Disturb setting to turn it off. If done correctly, its icon (which is a minus sign inside of a circle), will no longer appear on the top right side of the screen.

How to enable, customize and disable app suggestions on the Pixel 6a

You can use the app suggestions feature of the Google Pixel 6a to get recommended applications to appear on the home screen and/or all apps list. To see how you can enable, customize and/or disable this function on your smartphone, then you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

How to turn on app suggestions for the Google Pixel 6a

In order to enable app suggestions on the Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. To start off, power on the screen of your smartphone and then unlock it.

2. With the phone unlocked, press and hold an empty spot on the home screen.

3. In the pop-up window that shows up, you then need to select the Customize option.

4. You should now be in the Home Settings menu. Here, you need to select Suggestions.

5. Inside of the Suggestions menu, you can turn on the following settings:

  • The “Suggestions in all apps list” setting will add application suggestions in the all apps list. For the uninformed, the all apps list can be opened by swiping upwards in the home screen.
  • The “Suggestions on Home screen” setting will add application suggestions to the bottom row of the home screen. If the bottom row of the home screen is already full, then you will be asked to move one of the preoccupied apps into another space to open up an empty spot.

How to customize app suggestions for the Pixel 6a

To customize which applications will show up in the suggestion spots of home screen and/or all apps list for your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to do the following:

1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen.

2. You should then tap Customize in the pop-up window.

3. From the Home Settings menu, tap Suggestions.

4. In the Suggestions menu, tap Blocked Apps.

5. When you get to the Blocked Apps menu, select the applications that you want to block from getting recommended.

6. Once you are done making you selection, select the Save option located on the right side of the Blocked Apps menu.

How to turn off app suggestions for the Google Pixel 6a

If you would rather disable the app suggestion features of the Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. To start off, tap and hold an unoccupied space from the home screen.

2. You then need to tap the Customize option that appear in the pop-up menu.

3. After arriving the Home Settings menu, you need to select Suggestions from the list of available options.

4. From the Suggestions menu, make sure that you disable the “Suggestions in all apps list” setting in order to stop recommended applications from showing up in the all apps list.

5. In the same Suggestions menu, you can also disable the “Suggestions on Home screen” setting in order to prevent recommended applications from being displayed on the home screen.

How to disable automatic updates on the Pixel 6a

The Google Pixel 6a can automatically download and install system software and app updates. If you would rather disable these features, then you can check out this tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

How to turn off automatic firmware updates on the Pixel 6a

In order to disable automatic firmware updates on your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. To begin, make sure you turn on your smartphone and then unlock its screen.

2. Next, you need to open the Settings App on your Pixel 6a.

If you can’t locate it, then you can swipe upwards to bring up a list of installed applications on the device. From there, you should be able to get into Settings.

Alternatively, you can also swipe downwards twice from the top of the screen, once to open the Quick Settings menu and then another time to expand the same menu. From there, select the gear icon to go to Settings.

3. Before doing anything else, make sure you have the Developer Options menu enabled.

If you don’t, then you need to select About Phone in the Settings App. In the About Phone menu, you then need to quickly tap the Build Number option multiple times until you unlock the Developer Options menu.

4. With the Developer Options menu unlocked, head back into the Settings menu and then select System.

5. From the System menu, you then need to select Developer Options.

6. Inside of the Developer Options menu, make sure that the Use Developer Options setting is turned on.

7. In the same menu, make sure that the Automatic System Updates setting is disabled.

With the automatic firmware update disabled, you need to manually download and install any new system software release for your Google Pixel 6a. To do so, you need to head to Settings > System > System Update.

How to turn off automatic app updates on the Pixel 6a

If you want to disable automatic app updates on your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to do the following:

1. Turn on and then unlock your smartphone.

2. You then need to open the Play Store App.

3. Inside of the Play Store App, tap your profile icon, which should be located on the right side of the top search bar.

4. In the menu, you then need to select the Settings option.

5. Once you get in the Settings menu, you need to select Network Preferences.

6. Next, you need to select the Auto-Update Apps option.

7. In the pop-up window, you can select the following options:

  • Over any network
  • Over Wi-Fi only
  • Don’t auto-update apps

If you want the Pixel 6a to only download app updates when it is connected to a Wi-Fi network so that you can avoid using your mobile network, then you can select the “Over Wi-Fi only.”

To completely disable automatic updates for applications, then you need to select the “Don’t auto-update apps” option.

How to enable, customize and disable the At a Glance feature of the Pixel 6a

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.

How to change the Google Pixel 6a lock screen clock

The Google Pixel 6a features a lock screen clock where you can tell the current time without having to unlock the screen. To see how you can change the look of this clock, you can take a look at this tutorial at Seeking Tech.

How to make the Google Pixel 6a lock screen clock smaller

If you want to make the lock screen clock of your Google Pixel 6a look smaller, then you need to take the following steps:

Before we start, it should be noted that the following are based on the Android 12 operating system. If you are using the newer OS, then there could be changes made to the user interface.

1. To start off, make sure you turn on your Pixel 6a and then unlock its screen.

2. Next, you need to open the Settings App.

If you can’t find this application, then you can swipe upwards from an empty area of the home screen in order to bring up a list of installed apps. You should be able to find and get into Settings from this listing.

Alternatively, you can open the expanded Quick Settings menu by swiping downwards from the top of the screen two times with one finger or swiping downward once from the top with two fingers. From there, tap the gear cog icon in order to head into Settings.

3. Once you managed to get into Settings, you need to scroll down and then select Display.

4. In the Display menu, you then need to select Lock Screen.

5. Inside of the Lock Screen menu, make sure that the “Double-Line Clock” setting is turned off.

To see the smaller clock size, turn off the screen of your Google Pixel 6a phone and then turn it back on again. You should be able to see the new clock located on the top left side of the lock screen.

How to make the Google Pixel 6a lock screen clock bigger

If you want to make the lock screen clock of your Pixel 6a smartphone look bigger, then you need to do the following:

1. Power on your phone and unlock its screen if you haven’t done so already.

2. You then need to go to the Settings App of your phone.

3. Now that you are in Settings, you first need to select Display.

4. From the Display menu, you then need to go to Lock Screen.

5. After arriving at the Lock Screen menu, you need to make sure that the “Double-Line Clock” setting is turned on.

With the “Double-Line Clock” setting enabled, turn off the screen of your Pixel 6a and then turn it back on again. On the lock screen, the clock should now be located in the middle with the top row representing the current hour while the bottom row representing the minute.

To see how you can make the clock, as well as other information, appear on the screen at all times, then you can take a look at this tutorial.

How to enable and disable the Google Pixel 6a always on display

With the Google Pixel 6a, you can customize the screen so that it will be always turned on. To see how you can enable, as well as disable, this feature, you can take a look at this article from Seeking Tech.

How to turn on Pixel 6a always on display

In order to enable the always on display feature of the Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:

1. Turn on your smartphone and unlock the screen if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to open the Settings App.

3. With the Settings App opened, you need to select Display from the list of available options.

4. After getting to the Display menu, you should then select the Lock Screen option in the Lock Display section.

5. Inside the Lock Screen menu, scroll down to the When to Show section and then make sure that the “Always show time and info” setting is turned on.

What is Google Pixel 6a always on display?

By enabling the always on display feature, the screen of the Google Pixel 6a won’t completely turn off. Instead, it will show information about the current time, weather condition, battery life and notifications. The fingerprint sensor will also remain visible.

The always on display feature is helpful as you can simply look at the screen to get some quick information about the time, weather and/or other details without having to interact with the smartphone in anyway.

With that said, this feature will also drain the battery of the Google Pixel 6a faster when compared to completely turning off the screen.

How to turn off the Pixel 6a always on display

If you would like to disable the always on display feature of the Google Pixel 6a, then you need to do the following:

1. To start off, power on your phone and then unlock the screen.

2. Next, you need to head into the Settings App of your Google Pixel 6a.

3. Now that you are un the Settings Menu, you need to tap Display.

4. From the Display menu, you then need to tap Lock Screen, which can be found in the Lock Display section.

5. Once you get to the Lock screen menu, scroll to the When to Show section and then disable the “Always show time and info” setting.

With the “Always show time and info” setting disabled, the screen of your phone can now be turned completely off.