20 things you did not know that your smartphone could do
Yes, there is an application for that.
If you are like most people, thinking of leaving your home without smartphone is similar to leave an appendix behind. According toPEW Research Center, 77% of Americans have a smartphone, and they go on average five hours a day by checking with their preferred digital camera. However, despite all the time we spend on our phones, there is a surprising number of secret features - the most eager stuff are not familiar.
Whether you wanted home safer, instantly follow an elusive selfie or make sure your paint is correctly aligned, these 20 things you did not know that your smartphone could do might simply make an even more useful distracting device. Read it and see your life improve immediately. And for more information on your most essential device, discover these20 amazing facts that you have never known about your smartphone.
1 Scan QR codes without application
While you need to have a specialized application of the QR code code on your phone, you can now report your iPhone camera to the QR code and do it automatically. All you have to do is open your camera application, focus your camera on the QR code, and then tap the resulting notification that takes you to the product page or website. Fortunately, the same can be done on an Android also by opening the Google application, activating the screen search and following the same protocol. And if you feel ready to tie, discover these11 easy ways to conquer your dependence on your smartphone.
2 Create custom vibrations
If you are the kind of person who feels uncomfortable when their smartphone is not hand, but are also pretty polite not to break it in the middle of a movie cinema, vibration patterns Customized might simply save you a frustration by leaving you know if a call to come is urgent or not. After entering your iPhone settings, click Sounds & Haptics. Click the ringtone or text tone and at the top you will see an option for vibration. Click on it and scroll until you find the tailor-made section, you will click Create New Vibration. In this part of the application, you can create your own custom vibration pattern, which you can then assign to the contacts. And if you want to spend the time without digital distraction, discover these20 ways of Genius to kill time without smartphone.
3 Look for photos by category
Do not you remember when you took this really cute selfie, but would not you mind using it for your new photo of Amadou or Bourdon? Do not worry, find it is easier than you think. Using the search function at the top of your photo application, you can search by category. For example, type the word "cat" and photos of you and your beloved feline friend should appear.
4 Diagnose your car problems
You are not sure what's wrong with your car, but is not in the mood to pay a hundred dollar mechanic to tell you that's nothing? There is an application for that. Download theAutomatic Pro App for your iPhone or Android device and you will get an adapter that allows you to connect it to your car's ODB-II port, usually located near the base of the steering column. Once it is plugged in, the application can remind you where you are parked, diagnose the engine problem and even alert your loved ones in case of accident. And for more ways to make the most of your device,This is the best way to keep your smartphone clean.
5 Check the batteries on your remote control
We all went there: your favorite show is about to arrive, and the remote stops suddenly working. However, determine if it's a problem with your service or remote control may lose valuable time that you could use to absorb every second of the last.Westworld. The good news? You can know what the problem is fast using your smartphone. Simply point your remote from the front camera on your phone and press any button. If you can see the infrared light on the flashing remote control on the screen, your remote control works. Otherwise, it's time to change these batteries.
6 Play your favorite show on your TV
Thinking that the episode ofGame Of ThronesWatch much more epic if you do not look at it on a six-inch screen? There is an easy circumvention solution. On the home screen of your iPhone, slide and you will see an option for mirroring the screen. Provided you have an Apple TV toute, all you have to do is click and your mirror application on the screen, keep you close enough to your Apple TV and enter your airplay access code, if you are invited. Fortunately, you can also do the same thing using an Android phone, as well, if you have a Chromecast or Chromecast compatible device. Even if you do not have an Apple TV, you can still do the same with your iPhone by downloading third-party applications, such asReflector WhereAirgence, on your computer and using the mirroring function as described. And for more fun TECHIE, check these20 long-standing technologies that will never happen.
7 Keep your safety by walking at home
Getting a little bit down when you come home at home, it's natural, but there is an easy way for your phone to keep you safer. Thebsafe App, available for iPhone and Android, allows you to send invitations to selected contacts to track your location, set a timer that will trigger a distress call to your contacts if you have not made it at home within a Specified and can even schedule false calls to show out as if you talk to someone when traveling home. And for more ways to protect yourself, discover howThis new iPhone feature could help you save your life.
8 Update Siri pronunciation
If you have already wanted Siri to stop erroneous words of words or names that you use frequently, there is an easy way to solve this problem. Activate Siri and tell him to say a word or name that she errones regularly wrong. Once she repeated the word, say, "You pronouncing [this word] fake" and you will be invited to say the name correctly. Then you will have a list of options to correct Siri pronunciation.
9 POWER ON YOUR LIGHTS
Do you want to make your home safer and more enlightened in a love at first sight? There is an application for that. If you have wifi compatible bulbs at home, you can use yourAmazon Alexa App to control them in your house by pressing a button, save energy if you want them out of their release or keeping your protected home by looks busy, even if you are not there.
10 Create text shortcuts and emoji
If you are eager to save you serious time when you type, try creating text replacement shortcuts on your phone. On your iPhone, enter in Settings, click Keyboard and click Replacing Text. In the upper right corner, tap the more symbol and you will be prompted to add phrases that you want to tap stenography or use emojis. In the future, when you type these characters or symbols, the word you will make appear. And when you want more intelligently your phone habits, make sure you know you knowThe means of genius to stop people with pocket dial.
11 Help you hang a right image
You do not have a practical level? No problem. Just download theSpirit level App for iPhone or Android and you have an easy level to use in your pocket, you help get the right angle the first time and every time.
12 Sleep better by allowing gray
Want to make your phone less attractive - and less likely to wake you up - when you try to sleep? Just activate the griscale. Go to your phone settings, click Accessibility, select Show Accommodations and select Color Filters. Once inside, you can activate the grayalkal, make your screen dimmer and your icons on your home screen a large number of less attractive attractions.
13 Measure your blood alcohol content
A safer driving behind the steering wheel can be as simple as using your phone. With theBacter Allowalyzer Smartphone, a tiny device that connects with an application on your phone, you can explain quickly and easily when it's time to call a cabin, keep you and all the others on the road safer in the process.
14 Shake to undo mistakes
You want to undo and easily get an error? Simply lift your iPhone and an option to cancel what you have just written will appear. Fortunately, for those who use Androids, there is a shake to cancel the module you can download to enjoy the same effect.
15 Close multiple applications at a time
If you are eager to erase your screen all these applications that you have opened, but you do not want to cross them individually, there is an easy way to solve this problem. Simply slide with multiple fingers at a time and you can close them in one shot. And for Android users, applications likeKillaapps Will do the same for you in seconds and can even keep your battery life in the process.
16 Start your car
Make your car safer is as easy as opening an application on your phone. WithViper SmartStartYou can lock, unlock and even start your car with the button of an application. Better yet, depending on the system you use, you can easily diagnose problems with your car using the application.
17 Driving with augmented reality
You do not want to risk an accident by looking at your GPS while driving? WithHudwayYou never need to choose between security and effective navigation. This increased reality application, available for iPhone and Android, project directly on a screen mounted on a dashboard, which makes it easy to maintain your destination safely.
18 Charge
If it looks like your phone takes forever, there is an easy way to solve this problem. Simply activate the airplane mode on your iPhone or Android and you will be surprised at your faster power of your battery.
19 Find out what flights are flying on you
Are you wondering what this plane is flying so low on your neighborhood? There is an easy way to know. Simply ask Siri what aircraft have overhead and you can immediately see which airlines fly near you and which angle and altitude.
20 Monitor your heart rate
Even if you do not have a fitness tracking, your phone can do some of the strong surveys for you. With theInstant heart rate App, you can use your phone's camera (on Android) or the Home button (on iPhone), you can measure your heart rate throughout the day or during your workout to make sure you enter you in the maximum combustion zone. And if you want your habit of your smartphone, you get the best of you, make sure to checkThe 30 best reasons to take digital detoxification.
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