On average, people use phones for more than 4 hours a day. Many people are used to using only certain functions, but ignore many others. Let's talk about some interesting tricks hidden in smartphones that can be very useful in life.
1. Improved virtual reality map
If you drive at night, in fog, it is raining or just an unknown place, install Hudway on your phone, determine your destination and place the phone on the car panel. Using a smartphone, a map will be projected directly on the windshield, no additional equipment will be required.
2. Barcode reading
You can scan barcodes on products. This information will be automatically transferred to your gadget.
You can get more product information from applications such as RedLaser to see if it is more affordable in other stores.
3. Combining the phone with a telescope
Check out a simple but useful trick that many experts are unaware of. The phone’s lens needs to be placed directly in the telescope, and on the other hand you can catch the enlarged image. This procedure is also effective with binoculars.
4. Heart rate measurement
Application developers claim that they can monitor the heart rate using the camera on smartphones. The finger needs to be placed in front of the camera, and the application will track the slightest changes in skin color from blood flow. After some time, it will be possible to measure the heart rate, and the Cardiio application can read the pulse by observing the color changes on the face.
5. Scan and digitize old negatives
This is not the best way to scan and digitize old films, but if you need to reproduce old negatives, you can use the camera on your phone. There are also some applications available, such as the HELMUT Film Scanner, and you can try them in action.
6. Definition of fonts, objects and even restaurants
Applications like Flow can recognize places, objects, and text. The new functionality of Google Lens - part of the Google Assistant can recognize any restaurant by the picture and provide information about ratings and reviews of visitors. An application such as WhatTheFont can determine the type of font you are viewing while scanning the image.
7. Taking a snapshot during the video
You want to take a picture, but randomly select a video mode. On a smartphone, both of these actions are performed simultaneously. Press the shutter button, it is located next to the video recording button. True, the photographs taken during the video recording are not as clear as during normal shooting.
8. Measurement
Applications such as the Ruler App can measure the size of any object in the image, or measure a small object using regular measurements on the screen. This feature is especially useful for architects and builders when they need to quickly measure a room or piece of furniture.
9. Smartphones can be used as thermal imagers
Look for Thermal-created technology for military use and science. When observed by thermal cameras, images obtained in warm objects are more obvious than in colder ones. This tiny camera is attached to the phone, allowing you to take thermal shots of everything that surrounds you. This technology is used to detect enemies in the dark, locate night criminals, and quickly detect dangerous diseases.
10. Turning your phone into a microscope
You can easily use your phone as a portable digital microscope by attaching a small lens to the phone’s camera. This great tip will help you explore the microscopic world and take great magnified photos.