Phone apps
 

What phone apps do you guys use and recommend? Aside from the standard ones like Gmail of course. I love SwiftKey which is a really good keyboard. Pushbullet is also a good one I use, any notification you get on your phone will pop up on your computer.

I use swype for my keyboard which I love but that comes with samsung (or all android?) phones.

What kind of phone do you use?

I recently learnt there's a LoL messenger app. Maybe you can install it so in the future when YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT COMING ON you can tell us.

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I have the nexus 6. I used to use swpye but it doesn't really work for things not the dictionary, though you can always type it. I highly recommend you try SwiftKey, I've used both and like SwiftKey way better.

And do you guys use the lol messenger app? So will I always be displayed as online?

Windows Phone uses SwiftKey automatically installed I think.

I'm not sure how it works hahahaha maybe you can set your status?

Also, I highly recommend you guys to use phone verification with your Gmail. Anytime anyone tries to log into a Google service with your email, it will text you a verification code that you must enter to continue on with the service. Being as email is probably the most important account you have, it's good to have it as secure as possible.

#TechTipsfromLirange

I should start my own blog.

Are you new to smart phones?

No, I've had one for years!

lmao

Can get TeamViewer to control your PC from your phone.

Tasker is a nice app that lets you set simple "If this, then do that" type of rules for your phone to follow. An alternative is IFTTT. I use it to do stuff like; If I plug in earphones, then open Spotify.

Duolingo for learning the conversational basics and more of new languages in a simple game-type way.

CamScanner - To "scan" papers into PDFs.

Oooh, I like that headphone thing. I might try it.

EBAY! Makes spending money too easy.

eBay????????

What do you bid on??

I buy all sorts of cheap stuff off ebay, like phone case, and camera accessories, even like scarves and clothing accessories...

Stuff that will cost us $15 at the shops here but only $5 on ebay.


Link your paypal to your email and you wouldn't even know you're spending money xD

Tasker is a paid app though, and it can be a little tough to get the hang of. But it's super crazy how much you can do with it. You can even get it to recognize location based on cellphone tower/GPS and do something with that. For example - If I enter the library, put in silent mode. If I go into this seedy neighbourhood, text my wife that I love her etc etc.

LOOL. Can't ittt do stuff based on your location also?

I didn't know you got married Vasu!!!

That's interesting...

I didn't yet, that was just a lame joke. :nahnah:

I couldn't find it in ifttt?

Oh the IFTTT sounds like an interesting all..

There's an app called MagicPlan, where you can use the camera on your phone to mark the corners and doorways of a room, and it puts it in an floor plan for you.

oh, that sounds really cool. But I don't know how often I would use that app...

When you move, or looking for new places, it'll give you a sq meter of the place. We used it when we need to find out how much office space we've got. keke

but yeah I've only used it once so far xD

Ooh yeah that sounds like it'd be very useful when moving to a new place. Just gotta remember to use it when that time comes lool

Sorry I dun use IFTTT much (at all really)... I only heard that it was a like a lite alternative to Tasker. :(

Or did you mean you couldn't find the app at all?

I couldn't find the recipe or create it. So is Tasker more advanced? Can it do things like increase brightness when I open up YouTube?

Yup! You can set up a profile that increases brightness when a list of apps are opened. I use it for a couple of my games actually. Here's the guide I used to do that for myself:

https://profileify.wordpress.com/201...y-application/

Hmm I think I'll buy it.

Do you guys use tempered glass on your phone? I got it to protect my screen and it was my first time putting it on. I thought I would be able to adjust it a little when I put it on before it seals so I wasn't too careful when laying it on my screen but it seals to the screen immediately on contact and now it's slightly slanted :(.

My hubby had used it.. but it cracked and broke after a little while... and he didn't even drop his phone...

I still prefer the normal anti-glare screen protector

just the tempered glass broke though right? so it protected his phone's screen!

Yeah just the tempered glass.. I dunno what it protected his phone from though LOL

so how do you get the tempered glass cover off?

Where to get cheap phone cases?

I think you can get it off by just peeling it.
It's pretty cheap on amazon

what iz amazon??????////

Are you joking??