How to creatively use the phone? Turn it into a remote control, server or game console – MobilMania.cz

An interesting thread has appeared on Reddit in which smartphone users list various unusual uses for smartphones. Every opinion is true very subjective, however, the main directions in which this “unusual” use of smartphones is moving are evident from the responses. And who knows, maybe the following lines will inspire you to start using your smartphone for slightly different purposes.

Wireless or wired. DeX mode turns your phone into an “Android computer”

Desktop modes where the phone serves as a “mobile computer” would definitely deserve more popularity. A number of users have reported using desktop mode Samsung’s DeX, which, however, seems somewhat forgotten in its portfolio of services. DeX hasn’t had a significant update in the last few years, so its future is quite uncertain. It is often mentioned i touch pen, for taking notes. However, in both cases, it depends on whether DeX or a stylus is supported by the phone itself.

An unusual use of smartphones also includes a stylus. It is much more often found in tablets, e.g. Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi

Other users report somewhat more technical uses of the phone. One of them using files stored in memory updated the firmware in Xerox copiers, another boasted an automated system for copying photos from NAS to the phone. The concert photographer has synchronization set for every evening, and from the best photos, he selects the ones to post on social networks on his mobile phone. And speaking of concerts, the phone it will also reveal the current volume, or it will serve as a guitar tuner or as a pitch monitor.

Lots of useful features

For others, the phone is just a center for downloading content of various kinds, or directly on it will start the server (websites, Minecraft, etc.). Another one mentions the phone which replaces car keys, garage door and wallet. With the appropriate mobile application, you can scan Wi-Fi networks in range and accordingly set the correct channel for your home Wi-Fi to avoid network interference.

With the appropriate Bluetooth module, you can create basic self-diagnostics from your smartphone. At a minimum, you can read the error message codes from the car

Another application helps those with diabetes, it can remotely control the insulin pump, which is a device that, using a small cannula inserted into the subcutaneous tissue, enables the administration of insulin without the need for repeated injections. The application and the wireless adapter will enable basic diagnostics of the car. Cheap ones are good for repairs endoscopic cameras, which connects directly to the phone on which you see the image in real time. The quality is often “not much”, but the camera can reach almost everywhere.

The phone can also be used for the image from the inspection camera that is connected to it

Flower growers, in turn, use mobile applications to they knew the intensity of the light, which affects both indoor and outdoor plants, and adjusted the artificial lighting accordingly. With the appropriate application. A fairly large part of the responses were related emulating games, from modern and old consoles or desktop games. It was often mentioned in connection with folding hybrids, to which a wireless keyboard and mouse will be attached. The phone’s fingerprint reader can also be used to unlock the computer.

A phone or tablet with a keyboard and mouse – this is the basis for playing computer games for many users. However, emulators of console games are gaining ground as well, they are often mentioned in folding hybrids

And what about older phones that have reached the end of their life in the field? It can become them alarm clock, which, with all networks switched off, can last a month on a single charge by the bed. It can still work from another phone monitoring center, which displays the output from up to four home cameras in real time. Not only an old phone can be used as remote control (and other electronics), via Wi-Fi or infrared. In case of problems, it can become one Wi-Fi card. It is enough to connect to Wi-Fi, and through the USB cable the Internet reaches the computer, which, for example, has a problem with the network card right now.

Do you use your smartphone for something unusual, or at least for something not quite ordinary? Share your comment in the discussion below the article.

Source: Reddit