Breathe new life into that old phone!
Planning to upgrade to a new Smartphone this New Year, encashing all those year-end discounts -- and wondering what to do with your current phone? Don't sell or exchange it: You can do a lot of useful things with that old phone.
Eye on your home
You don’t need an expensive surveillance camera for monitoring your house or office. By installing a free app called the IP Webcam, you can turn your old Android phone into a webcam and connect it to your home PC or other Android devices. You can view the videos captured by this app on a VLC player or web browser.
A similar app called IP Cam is available on iOS at Rs. 120.
Control your home with one touch
It's a hassle to have so many remote controls for all the electronic equipment in your home? Make life easier by converting your smartphone into one universal remote control with the iRule app. You can operate your entire home entertainment system, and also control lighting, shades and blinds, network cameras, security systems, and more with this app.
This app is available for free download on Android and iOS.
Digital décor
Digitize your home décor by making a digital photo frame or a wall clock/calendar out of your smartphone with the Picmatic app. This app lets you display photos in slideshow as well as plays background music. You can also set up a digital clock using this app. It also allows you to choose photo layout, collage pictures, add filters, and change the clock size. This app is available on iOS for free download.
Similar app called Digital Photo Frame is available for free download on Android.
Back-it-up
If nothing else then you can always use your old phone as a backup device. Losing important data when something happens to your phone is always a worry. Backup your contacts, photos, music, etc. in your old phone and use it in case you lose the new one.