Despite the fact that the market is increasingly full of mobile phones, the truth is that we are changing less and less mobile. However, by doing so we have the possibility of giving some use to the old mobile instead of getting rid of it and having it as a paperweight. And of course, it is normal that you do not know what to do with old mobiles around your house.
Some of the options you have are, for example, to convert it into a surveillance camera, multimedia player or a GPS navigator among many others. So if you have thought about selling, giving away, giving or even recycling it, first take a look at the options that we offer you to be able to do with it.
What to do with old mobiles: the best tips and tricks
Computer mouse and keyboard
It is true that it may sound strange use a mobile as a mouse and keyboard, but it is possible to use it in some extreme occasion as a key breaks or the touchpad stops working.
To do this, you only have to install an application such as Unified Remote (iOS and Android) using the WiFi or Bluetooth connection. Remote Mouse (iOS and Android) or Mouse Kit (Android) are other very valid options.
GPS naviganator
There is little today that mobile phones do not do, and using them as GPS is the most common, considering that there are applications such as Google Maps or Waze. Although you already have them installed on your mobile, you can always use this second phone only as a GPS.
This means that nothing will interrupt your browsing connection, In addition to keeping the battery of your main mobile phone intact. Although keep in mind that to use a smartphone as a GPS you will need an Internet connection, although some applications such as Google Maps allow you to download the maps and then use it without having a connection.
Video surveillance camera
That you know that, if you do not know what to do with old mobiles, through some applications you can turn your smartphone into a surveillance camera And doing it is quite simple on both iOS and Android.
With these applications your mobile will act as a surveillance camera, offering the same functions such as recording everything that happens or also showing you the images in real time that are in the area where you have placed the device.
Retro console
It is normal that the most modern mobiles have better processors and higher RAM and even some modes to be able to run retro games. Although you also have the option of use your device as a portable game console using specific emulators for it in addition to using a video game world.
Wearable for sports
Although the market already offers different devices that monitor your physical activity, you will also be able to use your mobile for it. On the application store you can find different applications that control the exercise you do, the calories you have burned or count the time you have invested in the exercise. Therefore, you can use your old smartphone to take it with you to all sports days.
TV's remote control
Sometimes it happens that we lose the remote control and do not know where we have left it, or that it simply stops working. In this case you won't have to buy a new one, as your old smartphone can act as a remote control Through different Google Play applications such as Universal TV Remote that shows the distribution of a normal remote on the device screen.
If it does not have an infrared sensor, you can connect some devices via WiFi, and for this you will have to have both the smartphone and the television connected to the same WiFi network. Once you have everything, you can use applications such as SURE Universal or many others offered by the manufacturers themselves. If you have Android TV, you can use the Android TV Remote Control app, and if you have iOS you can use applications like myTifi, connect the Apple TV and use the Apple TV Remote.
Photo frame
Another of the best ways to take advantage of old mobiles is use your old smartphone as digital photo frames where to reproduce different images. Many applications allow you to do this function, such as Digital Photo Frame on Android or LiveFrame on iOS.
Smart alarm clock
When they introduced the function of the alarms inside the mobiles, the alarm clocks were increasingly forgotten. And so you can stop using your main smartphone to fulfill that function and use your second mobile as an alarm clock so that the alarm sounds every morning. There are some very good applications for this like Timely on Android or Sleep Cycle: smart alarm clock on iOS
To tune instruments
If you usually play instruments often, this function will probably interest you, since some applications that you can find in Google Play allow you to tune your instruments, like never guitar. It is a good function to use your old smartphone and you do not have to continue using your main mobile to tune your instruments every time you are going to use them. Some of the best applications are for example Guitar tuner that is useful not only for that instrument, but also for others such as bass or ukulele, and you can tune them easily and with professional precision.
Media player
Surely whether you use your main mobile or even your old mobile to listen to music or to see a movie or series. But have you considered making a hole in your living room where to place your device and use it solely for this purpose?
And is that a smartphone is an ideal device for this function, since in addition to downloading applications or players on it such as Spotify or any streaming platform, you can also combine it with Chromecast to be able to send all the content of the mobile to the screen of your TV and thus be able to see the contents in a larger size.
Baby monitor
In Google Play and in the App Store you will find applications that turn your smartphone into a baby monitor. So you can give a second life to your old mobile, while recording your little one as well as sending notifications and alerts when he cries or detects movement.
This application also allows you to talk remotely with the baby or play music and have him listen to it to calm him, in addition to saving a history with the activity log or warnings when the Internet arrives with a low connection or when the battery is running low.