Published On: Thu, Jun 18th, 2015

Fantastic Things You Never Knew Your Cellphone Could Do

There are so many things that you can do these days with your cellphone. Many of them you’ll already be aware of, but a lot of them you won’t be. Because our phones play such a huge role in our lives, we use them pretty much every day. So, here are five fantastic things you probably never knew your cellphone could do.

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Pranks

Because we use our phones for more serious things it’s sometimes good to unwind. The best way to do this is to have a bit of fun with your friends. Now, you could do this by playing games using your phone. However, if you want something a little less obvious you could use prank apps. There are plenty of these about, and they contain several different prank ideas you could try out.

Reminders

Did you know, your phone can remind you about important things? Yes, really. Think about how frustrating it is when you set an important appointment and then forget about it. There’s nothing to remind you, and this can result in plenty of problems later down the line. With your cellphone, you don’t ever need to worry about this. Never miss an appointment or important event again by using SMS reminders. Your phone will send you reminders at intermittent stages so you won’t forget about the important things in your life.

Guitar Tuning

If you play guitar, you’ll find your cellphone very useful. Why, you ask? Well, it’s because you can get apps that allow you to tune your guitar using your phone. You no longer need to worry about carrying a tuner around with you. In fact, you don’t need to be concerned about having to memorise how to tune either. So when you attend that open mic night, you can pull out your phone and have the guitar tuned in a matter of minutes. This is a fun, useful and exciting addition to your phone’s arsenal.

Fitness Regime

Believe it or not, these days your phone can act almost like a personal trainer. As well as the whole host of other things it can do, it also monitors your health and fitness. This is great because you can set yourself targets and plan out fitness regimes using your phone. It will keep track of your progress and the amount of exercise you’ve done. This is useful for setting and surpassing personal goals, and helping you to get fitter.

Map a Route

If you’ve never used the map function on your smartphone, you need to make sure you do this now. It’s a fantastic function if you’re in an area you don’t know very well. You can open up the map function and type in where you want to go, and it will map you a route from your current location. It’s especially helpful if you’re somewhere in the dark and you have no idea where you’re going.

Cellphone’s are so important that it seems impossible to conceive of life without them. But they’re not just good as a miniature diary or computer, there’s so much other stuff you can do with them as well. If you want to know about some of the awesome things your phone can do you should check out this post.