SmartPhones - What do you do on it?

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Ok, so I was discussing this with a friend and I started listing things out. I know we did this a few years ago but I want to get more creative ideas.
Here are a few things I do on my Android phone:

  • Phone (builtin)
  • Personal Info manager (contacts, calendar etc.)
  • Texting (including whatsapp and Viber)
  • Email (Gmail and corporate Exchange, 2 apps)
  • Camera (built in app)
  • Web browsing (built in app and XScope browser)
  • Video watching (YouTube, Video podcasts)
  • Netflix (movies)
  • TV Watching (Slingbox)
  • Train schedule (LIRR and subway)
  • Audio podcasts (Google Listen)
  • GPS and directions (builtin app)
  • Flashlight (yes, don’t laugh, Brightest Flashlight. CM7 has one builtin as well)
  • Ebook reading (Kindle and AudioDigest-DRM’d ebooks from library)
  • Games (too many to mention)
  • Alarm (Alarm Clock Xtreme)
  • Audio Books (Audible)
  • Password authentication (Google Authenticator)
  • Depositing cheques (don’t wanna list out the banks, but u can take pics of chccks and deposit)
  • Drawing (Drawing pad)

There’s more but i’ll pause for now.

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Right now my really smart phone isn’t connecting to the Internet and its really bugging the heck out of me. :mad:

But when it works,

I use it for:

  1. Emails i ave my google & yahoo accounts synced]
  2. Facebook [mobile Facebook app]
  3. Browsing [Safari]
  4. Maps
  5. Quran [Quran Explorer]
  6. Chatting [Trillian]
  7. iPod
  8. Notes
  9. Alarm
  10. Reminders
  11. Camera
  12. Viber
  13. Text messaging
  14. Netflix
  15. YouTube
  16. Compass [It’s just called Compass]
  17. Kids play games *
  18. Weather forecasts
  19. Voice recordings
  20. Video recordings

And oh, calling and receiving phone calls.*

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Can you also specify what apps you use so that we can see what apps are popular. And the type of phone. Niksik has an iPhone.

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Frozen, chat soon. One day!

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i have an iphone 4 and I use it for:

Texting
camera
facebook
notes
set my alarm
facebook messenger
NextStop for subway info
Maps
calculator
Whatsapp
calling
internet search
ipod/music
email
browse GS using safari…
words with friends
kindle

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Here’s part 2 of my list:

  • Facebook & Google+
  • Twitter (Twitter app and TweetDeck)
  • Blogging (Wordpress app)
  • Barcode scanner (BestBuy doesn’t put out all the details on their floor products anymore, you have to scan the QR codes)
  • Scan and PDF documents (CamScanner)
  • Funky pictures (Camera Fun Pro)
  • Tasks (GTasks)
  • Note Taking (EverNote and SuperNote on my tablet)
  • Movies info (IMDB)
  • FIOS remote (Remotely recording TV shows and TV listings)
  • Gupshup admin
  • Password storage (KeyPass and LastPass)
  • Google Music (all my music is uploaded to this service)
  • List making (List Master Pro
  • Qibla compass (Prayer Time Pro)
  • Wifi AP /Tethering (OpenGarden)
  • Video / Audio conferencing (Skype / Tango / Viber)
  • Sports scores (SportCaster Pro)
  • Finding names of music/songs (SoundHound)
  • Instant Messaging (Trillian)
  • Backup of the whole phone (Titanium backup)
  • Remote connectivity (Terminal Emulator, Citrix and RDP)
  • Dictionary & Thesaurus
  • Firewall (DroidWall)
  • and of course searching with Google
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You have a camera scanner?

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HTC Sensation

  • Alaram
  • Gmail
  • Photos
  • Video lecture
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • GPS
  • Map
  • Skype
  • Texting
  • Calling
  • Browsing
  • Torch
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Yes, that app lets you take a picture and convert to PDF, which you can email.
I also have this other app which scans business cards and imports them in the contacts to be sync’d with either GMail or Exchange email (corporate)

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Is that app available for iPhones?

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everything!

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iphone 4s

all the above mentioned functions/apps PLUS:

I’m a licensed Realtor, so the following apps are indispensable for me when I’m “out in the field”

realtor.com
various mortgage apps
CSS (Centralized Showing Services) for making my appts to see houses
Docusign ( the BEST thing that ever happened to Realtors!! i can download and send contracts for virtual signatures right from my iphone!! No more printing, scanning and emailing, or having to race around to get signatures or miss out on anything while i’m at my other job!)

Quran Lite
I Quran
Qibla Finder

^^^ these have made it fun for my boys when practicing/learning suras…they can hear it on my phone and repeat/recite each line afterwards…

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Text
talk
games
gmail
facebook
coupon scanner apps
Qr code
drop box
open office documents
redbox app to book movies
watch movies
GPS
download books
listen Quran
flash light
stop watch
compass for kaaba directions
tag reader
walk me free (pedometer app)
tasbeeh
write and go
talking tom
talking ben
some math questions app for children
NFL app :cb:
coupon magnet

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Oh man UZ!! I gotta catch up with ya.

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me too!!! forgot that one :hypo:

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Still learning the smartphone world - don’t do much yet.

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Bold 9900

Browse
Camera
Listen to music
Random apps (game, weather etc)
Maps
NFC - not popular yet!
QR
Ever note
Email

And that sums it up!

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you have started whats app. You are well on your way.

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What I do on my iPhone.. hmmm lets see.

Phone
Text
whats app
Viber
FaceTime
Reminders
Personal Information Manager (though have stopped using it since reminders came as it was getting a bit too complicated)
Browsing (safari)
Camera
Photoediting
Facebook
LinkedIn
BBC News
CNN News
iPod
iFitness (yeah really)
Accounts (to manage Finances)
iXpenseIT (manage finances differently)
Mail (to import mails from web and work accounts)
Sports News App (Cricinfo, Goal)
some games
JotNet (to scan documents)
Anti Mosquito (and it works!)
YouTube