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9 unexpected smartphone features

It is believed that on average we use a smartphone for more than 4 hours a day, however, we often use the same functions and do not even suspect the majority of interesting, useful and unexpected features of the phone. But in the last couple of years, developers of smartphones and applications have realized their most amazing ideas, sometimes inspired by science fiction.

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AdMe.ru We found and tried out really cool chips and tricks that our smartphones contain and which will be useful in different life situations.

1. Project an augmented reality map onto the windshield of your car.

If you are driving in the dark, in the fog, in the rain or just driving to unfamiliar places, download Hudway, enter your destination and place your phone on the control panel. Your smartphone will project a map with GPS support onto the windshield without the need for additional hardware.

2. Your phone can read barcodes.

Just like QR codes. All major app stores have many free barcode readers that can process the information they receive. Here are the 2 main reasons why this is cool:

  1. You can scan the barcode on most packages that are part of the USPS, UPS and FedEx systems and automatically transfer this information to your device.
  2. You can get additional information about the product in applications such as RedLaserwhich will check if a better price is available for a product elsewhere.

3. Your phone works great with a telescope.

This is a simple but useful little trick, which many may not know. Attach the lens of the phone directly to the telescope, and you can capture an enlarged image from the other side. The same technique works with binoculars.

4. The camera of your phone can see blood pulsing under the skin.

Application developers like Instant Heart Rate (available for iOS, Android and Windows), claim that they can read your heart rate through the camera of a smartphone. Place your finger in front of the camera, and the application will begin to track small changes in skin color due to the pulsation of blood, and then measure your pulse. And the application Cardiio (iOS) can measure heart rate by tracking changes in complexion.

5. You can scan and digitize old negatives with your smartphone.

Of course, this is not the best way to scan and digitize, however, if you need a quick view of your old negatives, you can use the negative effect of your camera or use some of the many specialized applications, such as HELMUT Film Scanner (available for Android).

6. Your phone’s camera recognizes fonts, items, or restaurants.

Applications like Amazon's Flow (available for iOS и Android), can recognize objects, places and even text. A new feature Google Lensentering into Google Assistant (available on iOS), can recognize any restaurant by photo, immediately offering reviews and rating of the institution. application WhatTheFont will be able to tell you what type of inscription is made by simply scanning the photo.

7. The smartphone can take pictures while shooting video

You probably faced situations when you wanted to take a picture, but you accidentally chose the video mode. Luckily, iPhone allows you to do it all at the same time. All that is needed is to press the shutter button that appears next to the video button. The photo taken by the camcorder's sensors will not be as impressive as your regular shots, but nevertheless this function is quite convenient.

8. Use your phone’s camera as a ruler

Applications like Ruler appThey are suitable for accurately determining the size of any object from a photo or measuring a small object using a standard ruler on the screen. This is especially convenient for architects or builders when it is necessary to quickly measure the dimensions of a room or piece of furniture.

9. Your smartphone can be used as a science fiction thermal camera.

Seek Thermal makes the technology that was once created for military and other professionals accessible to everyone. This is a tiny camera that attaches to your smartphone so that you can get a thermal image of everything that surrounds you and shows you a snapshot of the environment.

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