As the days go by, starting from the operating system of the smartphone, all the apps are being updated and increasing in size. As a result, the smartphone that did all your work a few days ago, may not do it anymore. So you might buy a new phone for work, but what about the old phone? Can’t throw it away. So let’s know some different uses of old smartphones.
1. If you have a kid in the house and his interest in photography, then your old smartphone can be a tempting gift for him. In addition, if you can put a protective case like Pixel-Play on your old smartphone, then you can be free from the fear of falling and breaking the phone.
2. If your home is covered by Wi-Fi, you can turn an old phone into a dedicated video calling device. And then calling on the phone becomes an added benefit.
3. The size of your old smartphone can be not much smaller than your table clock, but also bigger. Then download any clock app from Play Store and make a smart table clock by placing it on a stand.
4. Love to watch movies? Have an older smartphone? Then buy a gadget like Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR Box and download a virtual reality app from Play Store. Now sit in the virtual movie theater.
5. Nowadays everyone’s home is filled with various smart devices. Most of them have remote control. Due to which the number of remotes is many. It is not unusual for one or two of these to be lost or damaged. And if it breaks, the chances of buying that remote separately are slim. In that case your old mobile can be a great solution. Nowadays every smart device has its own app. And if your phone has an IR port, you can control all devices with one remote by installing the Universal Remote app. Save yourself from the trouble of keeping track of many remotes.
6. I assume you have a habit of reading books. Going to travel somewhere again that can’t take too many books. no problem Download the Kindle app on your phone and read e-books from the Amazon Store as often as you like. If you have subscribed to an audio version of the book reading account, you can listen to the audio book of your choice while doing the handwork.
7. Many multimedia speakers are available these days that include Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. In that case, if your phone is logged in to a music streaming service, charge the phone and connect it to the speaker and play music in the app. Music player is ready.
8. If your old phone is still working and you don’t have any use, you can contribute to various scientific researches. In the app store, you will find BOINC or many other apps, which, when launched on your phone, the researchers of the project will use the phone to collect various information. You simply choose the project of your choice, connect your phone to Wi-Fi and join the journey to the future.
9. The old phone may have been switched off. Activated the SIM in the new phone. So don’t think old phone is useless. Did you know that calling an emergency number like 911 does not require a SIM or data connection? So from now on, keep the old phone charged occasionally in your house or car. Danger never comes.
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