Most of us have old smartphones that are in lying in cupboard filled with dust. Because we don’t use same mobile phone for years. But what if we can re-purpose these super computers that have features like recording videos, internet access and hi-tech display.
Reading Books
One of the best way to use old smartphones is for reading e-books. There are thousands of e-books related to your personal interests like business, motivation, coding & development, personal growth, biographies etc. Instead of selling old device for few bucks use it for adding value in yourself.
You can use apps like Amazon Kindle , Google Play Books, Apple Books and more.
Wireless Webcam
Most smartphones have rich cameras. Not like a DSLR camera but at-least better than laptops built-in webcam. You can use old phone to work as a wireless webcam for your laptop or pc. This will help you in online classes, meetings and even recording videos for social media & YouTube.
Applications like DroidCam and EpocCam will let you do this very easily.
Separate Gaming System
We all love to game on our smartphone devices. Games like PUBG, 3D Car Racing, FIFA etc are at there peak right know. Everyone wants to play these games. But problem is these games costs lots of storage. So old smartphones can be used as a dedicated gaming setup. This save lots of storage in your daily use smartphone and you will have a separate setup to play games anytime.
Alarm Clock
In our busy life we need a smart device to manage daily routine and schedule tasks. Old smartphone is a good for this. You can setup alarm app like Rise Alarm Clock , Sleep Cycle etc to boost your daily performance.
