Do you have an old Android smartphone that you don't know what to do with? The best solution is to use it as something different, which will help you in its daily life. You can see below 7 suggested ways to turn your smartphone into something else.
DASHBOARD CAM
In recent years, Dash cameras have grown in popularity, as they provide a solution for road incident cases, offering recorded video of any accidents, while also reducing insurance premiums. You need a phone mount for the car, a dual-port car charger, and to permanently place your device in a spot in the car. CamOnRoad from Smart Labs LLC is a free app that records your trips and provides navigation simultaneously. The app uses your smartphone's rear camera to record video in 480p resolution and stores the video not only on your smartphone's SD card but also in the Cloud. It also provides 2GB of cloud storage completely free for every registered user, forever. It records more than 3 hours. Once your trip ends, you can view statistics about the distance traveled and the average speed.
COMPUTER REMOTE
Install Unified Remote (http: www.unifiedremote.com) for free and easily, which supports mouse and keyboard control for your Windows PC, Mac, Linux machine, via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Make sure your computer and device are on the same Wi-Fi network. Once the app discovers your computer, you can start controlling it remotely. It includes dedicated remote controls for WMC, WMP, Netflix, Spotify and pretty much anything else you can imagine. The app supports over 90 programs and gives you access to 14 remote controls for free. Register for the full version and download over 40 remote controls and even create your own according to your needs.
MUSIC PLAYER
If your old smartphone is equipped with a built-in DAC or audio signal processor, then one of the best ways to use it would be as a music playback device. To use the smartphone as a music playback device, all you need to do is reset the device and then install the Equalizer Music Player Booster from DJiT. You can use this app to listen to music (including FLAC files) that you have stored on your device.
Security camera
Keep an eye on your home, office, or kids by turning your device into an internet-connected security camera. All you need is an unobstructed view of the area you want to monitor, a base, a Wi-Fi internet connection, and Alfred: Home Security Camera. This app lets you view live feeds, sends notifications when it detects motion, and lets you switch between the rear and front cameras remotely. It stores a short video of these alerts on its servers for seven days.
Gaming console
You can use your Android smartphone with your TV using Google Chromecast and turn it into a gaming console. Just buy a Bluetooth-enabled controller and your old device will become a retro gaming console! Simply download one of the apps listed below, on your old smartphone, connect it to the Bluetooth controller and then connect it to your TV screen via Chromecast to play your games on the big screen. You can use apps such as 0PPSSPP – PSP emulator, My Boy! Free, MegaN64, DraStic DS Emulator.
Scientific Research
While your old Android may be useless to you, it could help scientists explore the stars and find new treatments for AIDS. All you need to do is download the free BOINC and select the research projects you would like to support. Then, you will need to choose how and when your device's computing power can be used. You will need to ensure that your smartphone is connected to a Wi-Fi network so that scientists from various institutes can leverage its processing power to conduct research on their data. You will automatically receive small snippets of the big research and become part of a global supercomputer!
Game for your children
Do you want to keep your child or children away from your new expensive phone? Then give them your old device, create a restricted profile that will reduce their access to it and install a child‑appropriate application such as «Angry Birds».
