- Use your voice to snap photos – There’s nothing more frustrating than having to take several pictures cause you jiggled the phone at the last second while trying to actually snap the picture. Instead, try downloading an app like Camera ZOOM FX for Android or VoiceSnap for iOS and control your camera via voice command.
- Google really DOES know everything – You’d be amazed at the things you can search on Google. Need to know the weather? Search ‘weather’ and your zipcode. Tracking a package? Input the number in Google to see where it is. Definitions, translations, flight times, store operating hours–you name it, and Google probably knows it. No clicking links necessary! And, for those weird facts that Google DOESN’T know, try utilizing Boolean Search Terms to make Google searches more efficient!
- Surf less, read more with Flipboard – A lot of Android phones come preloaded with Flipboard, but most people don’t actually know what it is. This app is known as an aggregator, which means that it will gather articles from all of the sites you routinely check and allow you to read all their content in one place. Less clicking, more actual reading = total win! Feedly is a similar app that is also very popular. Both apps are available for iOS and Android and both are free.
- Use your Camera as an memory boost – You’d be amazed how many times snapping quick photo for reference can come in handy. Snap a photo of a new recipe before going shopping, or of your pantry/fridge to be sure that you get everything you need. Take a photo of medication bottles to be sure you get the same thing, or of a room when you go shopping for furniture/wall hangings. Receipts, bills, plane tickets, confirmation numbers, building fronts, addresses and numbers… the list goes on and on. Once you’re done, be sure to remember to delete the photo!
- Amplify sound anywhere – Place your phone in an empty glass or large bowl to naturally and instantly amplify the sound. Don’t have one nearby? Cup your hand around the speaker. It doesn’t work quite as well, but if you get it right it will definitely help!
- Block in-game ads – Tired of annoying in-game ads? Turn your phone on airplane mode before you play so the game won’t be able to download the advertisements. Of course, if the game requires a connection to function, the game won’t work either…
- Re-record voicemails – Ever started leaving a voicemail and realized halfway through that you’re simply rambling? Press # to erase and rerecord any voicemail.
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