Smartphones aren’t just based on user-friendly features, huge screens, and camera shooters. These smart gadgets are much more than that. Brands including Samsung Mobiles, Apple, Huawei, and others accompany tons of tricks and hidden features.  

Learn here the 12 easiest tricks you should know about your mobile phones:

  • Make your Documents Digital

Because of the expanding nature of smartphone cameras, you never again need a scanner to get the paper documents up into the cloud. There are major three apps that can carry out these activities:

  • Evernote
  • Google Drive 
  • CamScanner

  • Instant Song Identification

Want to listen to your favorite song? Want to tune into Shazam or SoundCloud? Just ask Google Now, Siri, or Cortana “which song is this?” and here you go…

  • Display your contact info on Lock Screen 

If your phone gets lost and someone finds it, then will they be able to return it back to you? Put your basic details on the lock screen to keep it secure. There are three options on different platforms:

    1. Options Settings on Android
    2.  Health on iOS 
    3.  Windows Phone will need to alter the backdrop. 

  • Automatic Weather Alerts

Set up your region and time zone setting on IFTTT, and get the information that when there is heavy rain and when you have to carry your sunscreen along. 

  • Options of Google Calendar  

Dive into the Google Calendar application settings and it’s conceivable to fix the time zone (instead of having it update each time you travel somewhere).  

  • Order you Mobile Phone to turn off the WIFI 

What’s to know here is: Every mobile OS platform offers different AI features named: Siri, Google Now, and Cortana. These features will assist you to turn off Wi-Fi with your voice. Just open the mentioned AI application and order it to “Turn off the Wifi”. It goes similar to Bluetooth connectivity. 

  • Make your Controlled Computers by- Mobile Phones  

Many smartphone applications, from Spotify to YouTube, have a built-in remote control framework. Connect to Unified Remote and Alfred to have complete control over your mobile. 

  • Discover Battery Consumption 

If your mobile phone is consuming a lot of battery, just have a look at it. Thinking how to check your battery consumption stats? In most smartphone Operating Systems, there is a built-in feature that displays your all-in-all battery consumption with a single click. Discover it today in your mobile phone settings. 

  • Fast Charging Secret 

In a hurry and your phone battery has died? No problem, just turn on the “Airplane Mode” and tuck in the charging pin. After a few minutes, you will see an incredible charging speed. 

  • Stay safe with the Hidden “Safe Mode”

This feature is limited to Android OS only. Android has a smart protected mode (like Windows). This feature can disable the third-party application which is ideal for troubleshooting.  

  • Rapid Flushing of RAM 

This is an iOS-based feature only. Although it doesn’t have a protected mode, however, you can rapidly get out the memory and speed everything up again – press and hold the power button, at that point when you see the “slide” popup, press and hold the home button. Here you RAM got flushed!

  • Transform your keyboard into a trackpad 

This feature is only available on Apple’s iOS system. This hidden track isn’t for iOS 8 or below. If you have an iPad, iPhone 6 or above, then, press and hold two fingers on the keyboard to transform it into a temporary trackpad. 

Trick your friends and family with these amazing yet easy hidden features of Android and iOS and make them surprise for a while. Stay Tuned for more!

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