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You can use your old phone as CCTV.
You can also use your old phone as an alarm clock.
You can use your old smartphone as a navigator in your car.
More and more phones are coming in the market, and in such a situation our mind is also tempted to just not use the old phone anymore. There are many people who use their old phones for years, while there are many who change their phones frequently. When we buy a new phone, the old phone remains idle. Very few people would know that old phones can be of many uses. If you also have an old phone lying around, then let us know how it can be used and thousands of rupees can also be saved.
Security Camera: If you use your old phone as CCTV, you can save thousands of rupees. Yes, the old phone lying in the cupboard can be converted into a surveillance camera. For this you can download Alfred Home Security Camera, Wyze or Athome Camera in your phone.
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How to make CCTV: First, install the Alfred app on both your old and new phones. On an older phone, sign in with the same Google Account you used when you signed up for Alfred. Select Camera mode on your old smartphone and View mode on the other smartphone you have. Simply place your old smartphone somewhere high in the room, so that it has a good view of the entire room.
away: You can also use your old phone as a remote control. For this you can download apps like Unified Remote, Universal TV Remote, or Galaxy Universal Remote. These apps use the built-in infrared sensor to turn your phone into a remote control.
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GPS tracker: You can use your old smartphone as a navigator in your car. Apart from this, nowadays there are many such apps which if you download them in your old phone, you can track the location of your family.
Gaming: Playing games on the phone drains the battery very quickly, and in such a situation, there is often interruption in the middle of work. Therefore, if you are fond of playing games then you can use your old phone only for gaming.
Reader: With e-reader apps like Kindle or Nook, you can use your old phone as an e-reader. You can read your favorite books on your phone and take them with you wherever you go.
Alarm clock: You can also use your old phone as an alarm clock. For this, just download a clock app like Alarm Clock Extreme, Sleep As Android and Voice Snooze Alarm. It lets you put your ringing alarm clock into snooze mode by voice command.
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Tag: technical knowledge, technology news, tech tricks
first published : February 17, 2024, 11:51 IST
