How to Use Android Game Mode to Get the Most Out of Your Gaming

How to Use Android Game Mode to Get the Most Out of Your Gaming

For a long time, Android gaming has been extremely popular. It's become so popular that multiple "gaming" Android phones have been released. By now, nearly every phone has an Android gaming mode. While Google was a little late to the game, even stock Android now features a game mode.

We'll show you how to enable game mode on Android phones to get the most out of your gaming experience.

On Android 12 and higher, enable Android Game Mode.

On Android 12, the game mode is turned on by default. However, unless you enable the Game Dashboard, which isn't enabled by default, you may never know about it. On Android 12, the game mode is turned on by default. However, unless you enable the Game Dashboard, which isn't enabled by default, you may never know about it.


  1. Go to the Settings menu.
  2. Tap Notifications at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Select Do Not Disturb next.
  4. Select Schedules.
  5. You'll notice that a Gaming schedule has already been enabled.
  6. Next to Gaming, tap the gear symbol.
  7. Toggle on the Game Dashboard toggle.


A little arrow will appear at the right edge of your screen the next time you start a suitable game. The Game Dashboard bubble appears when you tap on it. The Game Dashboard appears when you tap on it. This dashboard has simple toggles for screenshot, screen record, FPS, and Do Not Disturb functions.


When the toggles are turned on, these features are added to the Game Dashboard bubble. Instead of fiddling with hardware keys and missing a shot, you can easily record or screenshot your games. Game optimizations are also supported through the Game Dashboard. This offers the ability to set the game's performance, standard, or battery saver settings.

Regrettably, this feature is reliant on games supporting it via the Game Mode API. Only a few games have built-in support at the moment. Aside from that, you have the option of live streaming your game on YouTube.

On Any Android Phone, Enable Game Mode


Android 12 isn't available on most smartphones yet, and some may never get it. For years, many OEMs have been giving their own versions of a game mode on Android. Regrettably, they all put the settings in different places, and although some of them may enable it by default, others may not. Different names have been given to the game mode.

You may enable game mode on Samsung handsets, for example, by following the steps below.

  1. Go to the Settings menu.
  2. Select the Advanced options.
  3. Toggle the Game Launcher switch on.

This allows you to add a new app to the app drawer. This programme allows you to view and run all of your games in one spot. It's also how most OEMs go about doing it. You'll find a Game Space app in your app drawer by default on Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus devices. It may also be used as a launcher for all of your games. All of these alternative implementations come with their own set of features and customization choices.