5 things you didn't know your old phone could do!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2022
- Here are 5 things you can do with your phone right now. These are also perfect to do with your old phone that is just collecting dust in your drawer.
All of these are free too which is pretty epic!
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Any old phone (even if the service is turned off) can still dial 911. If you're taking a trip, have an old phone charged and keep it in the glove box or in your luggage in case you need to make the important call
love that!
not all will work if the phone is not a 4g it will no longer work as an 911 phone since in almost if not all 3 g service was shut off earlier this year att i believe was the last 3 g to still work and most non smart phone were 3 g
@@jar407 makes sense as after all the major carriers stop supporting 3g and 2g, there's likely no way it's going to complete any calls including emergency ones in the usa if it can't do at least 4g and use volte.
will it work with 999 emergergency services UK?
@@mickey4611 if there's 3g or 2g service on some carrier over there it's possible, as long as at least one of the bands is supported.
Hubby needed a new alarm clock. I said "Use your phone." He said "No, the texts and calls wake me up." I said "No, use that old phone that doesn't have a phone connection any more." That is his alarm clock now sitting on his night stand. Maybe not as cool as the applications Liron was giving but hey, it works great as a simple alarm clock.
I used to use an old phone as an alarm clock as well, until the battery wore out.
You could make it a security camera/intercom/alarm with Alfred Cam
That’s what I do. And my phone that’s activated is charging in another room
@@jb888888888 Peel it open & remove the battery & replace it.
There's videos showing you how on yt.
@@ClickClack_Bam The battery is easily replaceable, the back pops right off. The problem is finding one. Not really worth it to me. I've got other options.
This is quite possibly the best darn tech channel on YT. No fluff, no bloat, no beating around the bush for 5 minutes, Liron gets right down to the nitty gritty everytime, and every video is always full of fantastic, useful info. That's so refreshing. I love the webcam and dashcam uses.
you rock - thanks for being here!
I agree a 100% !!
Totally agree
@@LironSegev would these things work on prepaid trac fones?
@@LironSegev Would these things work on old tracfone prepaid phones with service no longer turned on?
1. Can be a dedicated music player
2. It can be used to stream videos on TV via Chromecast. Works as a handy remote too.
3. If it is a smartphone, it can be used as Hotspot device for Wi-Fi
How can it be a hotspot? Please elaborate.
@@heard3879 All smartphones come with this feature. Mr Google will help :)
@@aspiringflame I think I'd have to be paying for phone service. If we're taking about old phones I'm not using anymore, and not having phone service for, I'm very curious how on earth it could be a hotspot.
@@heard3879 It cant be lol
I use my current phone for all this.
The 6th thing you can use your old phone is to place it on a stack of papers to keep them from blowing away.
Ah yes the old Phone Log app.
Yep just like using a house brick 🤣
Thou the sort function sucks and is time consuming.
@@foamer443 nice one
I Actually just did that with 2 phones
I use one of my old phones as an alarm clock. Airplane mode allows it to go for nearly a week between charges, and no worries about the power going out and resetting the time like a traditional clock might. 😍
Why can't you use your current phone as an alarm clock?
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou I could, but the old phone lasts much longer without being on charge and otherwise would just sit in a drawer somewhere.
They all sound great but the dashcam one wins hands down for me. Thanks!
Good choice! 👍
Fate! A co-worker came to me , 'cause I am the techiest person around 😊, and asked about using a tablet as a second monitor. I told her I would look to see what I could find and two days later this pops up! Thank you so much!
im old, alone, my niece is on the other side of town she can monitor me from her alexa & i can yell to alexa to call her if i fall, etc. alexa reminds me of meds, appts, bdays, whats in the oven & menu options. etc, co worker can monitor home old cell phone record to cloud. baby sitter will never know.
After watching Liron video on OLD USB and this one, I have loaded about 60 GB of music on Old USB stick, stuck that into the back of my WiFi server, then I took old iPhone, connected to WiFi and then connected old phone jack to my kitchen dining room stereo and stream music from the OLD USB stick.
You can also stream video or music from the internet (ie Netflix, PlutoTV, TH-cam, WiFi or OLD USB stick) through the old phone and use an HDMI/Power adapter attached to the old phone lightening port to a television/monitor via the HDMI port. Works fantastic!
I do the same. I've dedicated my old phone to stream music or play my saved music library and connect it via Bluetooth to the soundbar on my TV. I love it because it frees my current phone up for calls. That way my music doesn't get interrupted when a call comes through.
I don't even care about this kind of stuff but the pure value factor of what this content offers has made me subscribe just now
I can imagine using most of these at once. Lounging on the couch for some down time, use one phone as keyboard/ mouse and another for remote monitor while another one is in dash-cam or security mode outside.
You can see who's knocking at your door, send a command to start recording and save to desktop, maybe upload to the cloud or go live if it's "badguys" so they can't just destroy the evidence of their crime by stealing your phones and computer. LOL
The possibilities are endless.
I just need to find one of the dash-cam apps that supports looping recording so it doesn't stall out when the memory is full. It'll just start overwriting old vid.
Great video here, sir.
Alot of phones can be used as a Wifi Access point. Just connect a power transmitting USB Hub (I have a very simple USB-C hub that has power delivery), USB to Ethernet adapter and Ethernet from your stationary router. . Also many old phones are FM Radios. All you need is Power and any cable you plug into the headphone jack. Only needed as antenna....you can still switch to internal speakers.
I used that for ages
Legend. I did not know about any of these apps. This is why I am here, you are the best teacher around, and with all the things you have shown me, I am a better person. Brilliant video.
Thank you, Liron.
Me neither. How am I just now learning about his channel?!!
Much appreciated. I learned a lot. I am using "Meshtastic" and this means I can use an old cell to Bluetooth pair and operate. Great for hiking with friends where there is no cell service.
I use my old phones everyday for entertainment. Load them up with music/movies/videos/podcasts etc. and you never have to worry about draining your main phone's battery or how much data you are using. While out and about, it keeps you occupied. It also works great if your main phone is a work phone. Your employer doesn't need to know any of what you're doing on your phone.
Yep same
Yes sir!!!!!!!! Same here!!!!!!
I think that your employer has every right to know if you're watching videos at work...Read more
@@mikehoncho9344 He wasn't talking about using a phone while "on shift". And if one has a work phone, s/he probably isn't an hourly employee anyway.
Another thing you can use your old phone for is to make company for the other old phones in a drawer. No phone wants to feel left behind or alone.
I literally have 3 cupboards of drowned phones and tablets. I'm a serial fall asleep any second, anywhere, sleeper and love the bath 😭😄 i was hoping i could find a use for drowned phones 😓
Have a Nokia N83, a Nokia Music Xpress, and a Blackberry. Can't come around throwing them away
I use them also as a dedicated camera, mounted over a table for taking pics of items to sell, or cataloging personal inventory.
The webcam and second screen is freaking MARVELOUS. I would use the second screen option
If not already available a cool function for a old phone would be an app to turn it into a back up camera for vehicles, for those of us without the financial means to afford newer rides with them, it would improve safety as well as just being cool.
I could use this!
I have been subscribed to you Liron for the last 2-3 yrs and your content has always been awesome. But I have to say that the info in this video just might be THE MOST HELPFUL video you have done yet! THANK YOU!!!
Bought a $20 USB borescope, my old phone is now a camera for tight spaces.
Smart!
Wow! Completely awesome. I have so many old phones lyin' around. I'm totally setting up home cameras with all of them. Thanks for making this video!!
Fantastic video. All of these are very useful if a person has not yet discarded his old mobile. Using the mobile as dashcam is pretty genius. Will try that with my old mobile.
Liron, thank you for the video on data recovery, I lost a heap of music, with your video I retrieve everything, your gold
I like to take pics of fish I catch when I go fishing (catch & release) but I really wanted to film myself getting a bite & run on video ... so I used a dashcam app like you described and an adapter to power the phone (mounted on a small tripod) from a 5Ah cordless drill battery ! Works a treat ! 🤗
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Once again invaluable Liron,and the dashcam is a winner thank you.The comments are also invaluable for other ideas.Thank you again for hosting.
Glad you enjoyed it - I love it when people share as we all learn!
For the dash cam, doesn't the recorded video take up all the space on your phone? Or is it only uploaded to the app cloud?
@@thebrideofchrist107 that's my concern also.
Yeah, that's really comparable to using it as a security or dash cam.
@@thebrideofchrist107 Over what period of time? Likely a lot longer than I am likely to make a trip for.
Sure, it could be awkward cross country, but if I could afford a cross country trip, I could afford a dedicated dash cam.
Around town I think 8 GB should be plenty, and if nothing happens, click delete file for the next day.
These are obviously budget tips. No one is claiming purpose built brand new wouldn't be better.
MP3 Player! I have an extensive music library and travel alot with loads of dead zones. Also, I refuse to pay streaming services to play music I already own; so I took one of my old phones and made it my MP3 player/media device! Cleared out all unneeded apps, put in the maximum 256 gb memory card and have my entire music library installed! (I use Media Monkey allowing me to create and sync playlists and other features between devices). I also use Audible for books and Google podcast; both apps allow you to download what you want to listen to eliminating streaming errors during no signal travels and situations! Even TH-cam and Netflix to name a few will allow download of some videos (not for watching while driving of course!)
Ok, this is my second video of yours, and I love the straight to the point tips that ARE ACTUALY USEFUL!! You sir, earned a sub.
Hello Liron, I am a first-time viewer. Brilliant, bravo👏I enjoyed everything about your video from the content to the way you teach your viewers things we need to know to improve our lives. I am so happy your channel appeared on my TH-cam Channels, I will be watching more of your videos.
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Same
I like using an unconnected phone for streaming on the main family TV. It never fails that whoever begins streaming from their phone walks away or leaves during it, then nobody else can rewind, pause, etc. Having a unconnected device next to the tv with all the streaming services signed into anyone can use it not like when it's someone personal phone
This is so wise! It was always I thought that I contemplated but never executed! Thank you Sir 👍🏾👍🏾
I've got about 15 old Walmart phones all plugged in. It's a farm. They're all playing 30-second ads over and over. Each phone makes $0.01 every 20 times it views the ad. I'm gonna be rich
the only one whos getting rich is the power company
😭😭😭😭😭😭 surprised u ain't try mining bitcoin with it too
Liron man, your videos are really great and so helpful, please keep giving us these tech gems. Love from Angola
Thank you Liron that was really interesting. Very clear presentation and well paced delivery.
LOVE IT ! I've been trying to do this with my old phones for years with little success.
I use them as digital clocks. I set them to no sleep mode, keep them powered up and select a clock app I like the look of - there are dozens - then just prop it up where I want it. They tend to die of old age after a few years of constant use though.
I also used an old phone as a radio, vercro'd it to a kitchen tile, got an old set of computer external speakers and put the lot on a shelf.
Today though I use a £5 Alexa device, so I can walk in to a room and say 'Computer, play Radio Three' - and it does.
I really like this plain speaking, useful channel. It's brilliant. Great job Liron!
I've been using my old Iphone 4 which I bought in 2012 for an alarm clock for over a decade now. Sit's on my nightstand and works flawlessly. I keep it in airplane mode and the battery stays charged for over a month. Every once in a blue moon I will turn off airplane mode for a minute to let it sync to the correct time and then put it back into airplane mode.
Mr. Liron Segev, I love your videos. I thumb up them all, and of course I'm Subscribed to your amazing Channel. But this video is JUST what I needed for many things lying around the house. You gave me a lot of very exciting work to do!
Usually it's a battery that's the problem which makes the old phone pretty much impractical to use for something else.
Also Unified Remote ftw for remote mouse.
I have an old phone in yhe garage with hundreds of cds downloaded to an SD card in it. And a pair of old wired computer speakers plugged into its headphones jack and I have music in my shop.
Love all these videos!!! Spacedesk is da bomb! seamless connection from my windows PC to my iPad! Keep the awesome videos coming!
Thank you for this information. I had 2 old cell phones that are not cracked or broken, I just upgraded phones. So I really like the dash cam idea. Now I have to find an old cord to charge it up & download the dash cam app!
Great content! First time viewer and now a subscriber. Thank you!
I use my old phone as my music player at work. I use the employee wifi and my Bluetooth speaker. It keeps my phone calls from going through my speaker and i can use it with all my music services. I also occasionally use it as a WiFi phone.
My mind was blown🤯 thanks a bunch!❤
My goodness you’re BRILLIANT!! Now I know the reason I was up at 3 am. Amazing contents going to send everyone I know
I am using droidcam for a while and it has been great. The rest of the apps I am not aware of. This is reaaaallly amazing! I gotta sub you for this video alone. Thanks a lot!
Super useful video. Highly Appreciated
Brilliant ! Thanks Liron 👍👍
Great, straight to point instructional video. Thanks.
thanks! now using old iphone 6 as keyboard mouse for my desktop. very useful.
What an Excelent Video! Thank you very much for these tips.
This is so cool, Liron, especially the one for extending your desktop to your handset. I only have one display so this is a cool tip 👍
give it a go! I use it all the time with a tablet...
This is the most interesting to me as well as I’ve had problems with compatibility with the sidecar function on my MacBook Air in my iPad Pro. Does anyone know if there’s a similar app for iOS? Apple won’t tell me, but they did tell me to go look at the third-party apps, discreetly, of course!
Very useful video - thank you!
Thanks a lot for this! I think my most immediate use of my phone is to act as mouse for my computer which I attached to my TV for viewing videos. This is much appreciated 😊
Thanks for sharing your experience.🙂👍. Alfred camera is one of the best uses for old Android phone.
This is just awesome. Thanks for sharing!!!
Amazingly informative and super useful! 🙏🏼
Thanks man. Great content.
Thanks!
I love the brevity and content of your videos. You're a star, and a considerate one at that!
You sound South African?
Great video, very useful. Thanks
Great video.
I would love to see Spacedesk run solely on two mobile devices instead of needing a laptop. Phone (small screen) and tablet (extended screen). So much more useful, especially on business trips.
Thanks man, so there's much more use for an old phone than as I've been using them for, and that's as an mp3 player in the shed. The Dash cam one looks very interesting.
Totally awesome! Very impressive info. Especially the dash-cam. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
There are camera mounting devices for GoPro cameras. Some of them will hold a cell phone. Use 1 of these phone holders with an old phone and you have a homemade GoPro.
Remote mouse is awesome, been looking for something like this for ages. Thanks
Thank you for your knowledge! Excellent! You are the best I've found for tech knowledge 👏👏thank you!
Nice- just found you, but definitely coming back and looking for old vids. Thank you!
You rock 🔥
Wow! you are brilliant and so helpful. I MUST subscribe.
First time visiting and I find the explanations clear. Subscribing for the useful tips and energy!
I have been using spacedesk and droidcam for a very long time. Nice to see that you mentioned it along with the others. Thanks as always
Spacedesk has been my go-to also! Thanks for hanging out here!
@@LironSegev no worries. How is the server going?
Thanks for the info. Looking forward to using my old phone as a webcam.
If you're going out to a dodgy area take an old phone with you. If you get mugged and the mugger says "gimme your phone" you just give him the old one.
Great tips. I'm already using two of them.
Be careful using as security cameras. Phone batteries are not ment to be plugged in indefinitely. I've had 3 batteries expanded over the years. Used this way. Used the Alfred app. Loved it. The app has nothing to do with the batteries expanding.
😮😮😮Man and you are simply amazing, practically all your videos are golden!🎉
Really appreciate you hanging out here 👍
Brilliant! Thank you for these great tips
Something totally new to me. Great and easy to get it to work.
I just now found this channel. Really enjoying this information. Thank you sir.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
I keep phones for a very long time before I upgrade. I never trade the old one in so I have several old phones. I'll have to try one or more of your suggestions. Thanks for sharing.
i wanted indoor cameras but am cheap I had several old phones. Thanks man saved me a ton of cash.
Regarding using your phone as an extra screen. We need the other way around, where we use our laptop/desktop monitors as extra or bigger screens for our phones!
Phone Link native to windows does exactly that---- if you're using a windows PC you already have it. Don't know about apple or others.
@@JoelSzymczyk I'll have to try it.
You Sir.... You're a Hero...
Thanks, I never thought of these things👍🏽
Great 👍 Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼 Very useful 😊
Amazing info thx so much - I use an old iPhone as a throttle to run my Model Railroad (WiThrottle)!
Great video i love these features and will some of them to use for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing👍
Awesome info. Thank you.
Thank you, cool tips💞
Totally agree with "Recoiler 45" - Thank-you.
Fantastic video, thank you.
Hi Liron!! Brilliant! Thanks for always awesome information!!💕👸🏾🐝
You are so welcome!
Great info as always … thank you Sir!
My pleasure
Always the best stuff. Thanks.
thanks James!
I was using Alfred in my entire house for security cameras with old phones since about the time all the smart cameras were still kinda expensive for the average person & it worked flawlessly and I could even check the camera feeds from my TV in my bedroom by using the 🔥 TV app to take it from my phone and push it to my Nvidia shield because the TV play store didn't offer it I really liked that system before Blink & Wyze cams and for free
My current phone can be used as a mouse without that software.
Great video
once again Just brilliantly well done
I use my old smartphone as a notepad and backup video camera, also another option for making calls over wifi if necessary. I'd do more but it is a bit unreliable due to seawater damage. Excellent video, thank you.
Thanks for the tips Liron ✌✌✌
I have a couple old phones stationed around the house or in the garage to use as dedicated media players and Pandora.
I like this better because I can leave the music playing and take my phone over where I'm going to be and also send texts or take phone calls without disturbing the music.