Bought a new Smartphone? Don`t give up your old smartphone for a penny. Here we show some different ways so that you can use your old smartphone at your home, office and etc.
1. WiFi Router.......
Using Smartphone you might be familiar with the feature called " HotSpot" and may be you have used it many times, you can easily use an old phone as a portable router. Plug in a 3G and now 4G LTE SIM card and choose a data plan with good data limit.
Make sure to use the strong password for a security or else anyone can access your data from hotspot
2. Turn it into Security Camera or a Baby monitor.
There are number of free apps available that can convert your smartphone into a wireless security camera. Try IP Webcam for Android or iVigilo SmartCam for iOS - these apps use your phone`s camera to stream live video that can be viewed in any browser, any video player that supports streaming or on another smartphone/tablet
You only need to setup the smartphone in place, plug in the charger, install the app and make sure that it stays connected to your WiFi network. .
3. Turn it into Testing ground.
Android means Open world of an operating systems and developers are loving it and just because of an openness Android is ruling the world with more than 80% users are using the Google owned OS.
And People`s are loving customization and in android you might be familiar with Root access and Flashing ROM`s and yes you can use it as Test ground for testing new ROM`s available for your smartphone`s just like me I am using my Moto E for testing new ROM`s and new apps available in the market.
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4. Only for kids device.
Yes no one love to give there new and expensive phones to the kids for playing games and on the other hand we don`t want to break the kid`s heart. So rather than saying no you can give him your old smartphone with some games installed in it.
Or simply make it as an educational device for your kid`s with tons of educational apps present in playstore for free or just a $ maybe.
5. Use it as a GPS Navigator.
Google Maps and navigation is free on every android phone`s and you have probably used it while driving or for getting the direction.
This means that with an old Android phone, you don't need to buy a standalone GPS navigator for the car — just keep your old phone permanently mounted in the car. All you need is a car windscreen or dashboard mount for the phone and a generic micro USB 12V car charger to keep the battery juiced up (you can buy both online for as less as Rs 300 each).
6. Sell it.
Selling might be a good option you can sell it on Ebay, Olx, Quickr and Swappa (Outside India) and the money you get by selling your old smartphone you can use that money to buy some good accessories for your new smartphones.
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I have a number of old phones. One (A Samsung Galaxy Nexus) I ise just to stream music from Google Play via Bluetooth to a player I have. it sits on the player and is plugged in to keep the charge.
ReplyDeleteAnother old Moto Dext is a dandy media player
I also repurposed an old tablet to just be my Chromecast device and eReader. Its always near my couch and in reach.
Gr8 use of your old device.
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