Super smart ways to breathe new life into your old smartphone

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Super smart ways to
breathe new life into your old smartphone
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You probably don’t feel the pinch as much when you buy an expensive smartphone as you do when you are looking to re-sell it. After using a phone for a year or two when you want to move on to a new smartphone, the value of your old phone dashes down enormously. And even a small crack on the screen or a chip on the body hurts the price severely making it a lot harder for you to sell your old phone at a good price. And you finally decide you'd rather junk your old phone in some corner of the house than go through the daunting experience of reselling it.

We say, dig up your old phone and see how easily it can slip into these exciting new avatars.

Video Monitoring Camera

That’s right, you can turn your smartphone into a home security camera or a baby monitor by using an app like AtHome Camera, or Manything. These apps let you stream live video to another smartphone, allowing you to keep a check on your house/ room from the phone you carry with you.

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GPS Device

Your old phone can be a perfect GPS device. Just get a sturdy car mount for your old phone that are easily available and turn it into a GPS device for your car and there is no need to stress your current smartphone. Make sure you download GPS apps that work offline like Sygic GPS or just use Google maps offline.

Smart Car Display

In order to turn your old phone into a head-up display just download apps like Navier HUD and aSmart HUD and place your old phone on the car dashboard near the window and get all the information you want from current speed to trip time to weather forecast and more.

MP3 Player

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The simplest solution can be to just store all your favourite music on your old phone and turn it into an MP3 player. Use a headphone to listen in or connect to a bluetooth speaker and get the party going.

Video Streaming Hub

Your old phone can be a lot more useful than you think, it can transform into a dedicated video streaming hub for Youtube, Netflix and more. And with smart TVs and casting devices, you can now cast your phone screen onto your TV and enjoy the movie without getting interrupted by non-stop calls, messages or mails.

Remote Control

Turn your old phone into a remote control. You know you can use your smartphone as a remote control but why keep idle your old phone put it to work and it can just stay next to the TV for everyone to use. Multiple apps available can make your old phone quite powerful to control many devices.

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Gaming Console

We all know what gaming can do to battery life of your phone. So if you are a gaming freak, don’t stress your current smartphone with the non-stop gaming instead turn your old phone into a gaming console and let it enjoy the company of all your gaming gear.

Enjoy your new media device!

Image Source: Reuters