Do you know a person who doesn’t own a smartphone? I do know some, but they are all from the generation of Baby Boomers, that includes my parents as well. But on serious note, every tom, dick and harry these days has a smart phone and boasts about it on social media if he/she buys one. With such a wide variety of smartphones available in the market and online who wouldn’t want to own one?

In India, with the advent of 4G, the smart phones are well equipped to handle it with the octacore processors and 4G connections. Smart Phones has so many features, apps and tricks which if you are not aware, then I guess it’s of little use flashing one in your hand.

Here are 5 cool things about your smart phone you are about to discover

1.      Use any speaker to play your playlist

Yes, once you pair up your Smart Phone’s bluetooth with your home theatre, car audio system, bluetooth speakers or your laptop you can play your music or make and receive calls on those speakers. Go completely wireless. Some Smart Phones like Xperia also has “mirroring” feature with which you can watch the movies on your compatible big screen TV.

2.      Charge your smart phones quickly and how?

When you are in hurry to go out and your battery is showing 20% charged, switch on to the Airplane mode while charging. If you want to take that important call then simply switch of the data connections and battery draining apps off, close all apps. You can also do the settings in the power management which will restrict the continuous data usage and the battery drain while charging. This always works for me. Your battery gets charged fastest if you keep your Smart Phone in a switched off mode.

3.      Create your own Internet WiFi hotspot

You can share your 4G connection with a tethering feature with other equipped devices around your vicinity. Go to your Settings – Tethering and Hotspots  - On it and connect with your devices without internet. Make sure you are not charged for the extra service by your network provider.

4.      Check out that QR Code Scanner hiding

Most of the Android phones and all iPhone have a QR code scanner which will scan the barcodes of any product and can give you detailed information about it. It also gives information on any better deals available on that product.

5.      Identify songs instantly

With this music recognition app you are never away from your favorite songs. Track ID is the best way to identify the music around you. It can tell you what song you are listening to within seconds. It's easy to use, as it also allows you to download the song. It has an excellent UI which is available in more than 60 languages worldwide.

It also has an offline version for places like India where the internet connectivity is not consistent across the country.

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