Are you thinking to palm off your old or outdated Android phone as there are everyday new generations of mobile technology unveiling? But, your old Android phone is not actually useless, in fact it still has a lot to offer – if you’re creative! Here’re 10 very innovative and smart uses of your old Android phone – just to revive it.
So, never think to reject your old phone, just change the way you were using it. In fact, you can give it a new life by giving a new purpose and make it remain useful always. So, with the help of following creative ideas you can keep your old Android phone always new and useful.
1. Turn it into a TV remote
It may be one of the best and most creative use of your old Android phone. If your Android phone is too old and you’re thinking to buy the new one, then without keeping the old one useless in the home you can turn it into your TV remote control.
There are many apps present in the market that converts an Android phone into remote control, and even you don’t need to pay for it.
In one of my previous articles, I wrote about the free apps to convert smartphone into remote.
2. Give it to your child
You might be tired of your old smartphone or tablet but it still be a new technology for kids and toddlers. All you need to make it kid friendly before handing over to them.
How to make kid friendly? There are also many apps available for this purpose.
3. Turn into your home security camera
Transforming your outdated Android phone into a home security camera is another smart way to give it a new life. If you’ve just left your old phone, turn it into a security camera to keep an eye on your home, office or kids.
This task can also be performed by using Android apps and one of the best you should go with is IP Webcam. It turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options.
4. Old Android phone as video chat terminal
If your old Android phone is just useless, you can also use it as a dedicated video chat terminal. Just install and setup your phone for Google Hangouts or Skype and use it as a dedicated device your face-to-face communication.
5. Turn your old Android phone into dedicated gaming device
Your old Android phone can be a great dedicated gaming device. There are lots of interesting games are available on Play store of different categories. So, visit the play store, install games and buy Android game controllers to enjoy games on your device.
6. Use your old Android phone as dedicated MP3 Player in your car
It may also be a great idea of using your Android phone as a dedicated MP3 player for your car. So, you wouldn’t need to attach an additional MP3 player in your car, just use your old phone.
Pro Tip: You can also use it as an LED for your car for rear view camera or for playing videos.
7. Turn it into a dedicated e-reader
With your old Android phone you never need to think about buying a new e-reader or kindle device anymore because you can turn your outdated phone into a dedicated e-reader. There are thousands of e-books available on play store, so download them in your old phone and start using it as a dedicated e-reader.
8. Turn old Android phone into a new Android photo frame
Just put your phone along with the frames in your room and turn it into a cloud connected photo frame that will automatically fetch photos from your social media accounts and display on the screen as a slideshow. Isn’t it innovative?
The only thing you need to do is installing a great app called Dailyframe. It connects to your accounts on multiple services, including Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Flickr and Twitter, and cycles through an always-fresh stream of personal photos.
9. Sell it on Quikr or OLX
If you don’t feel well with any of the above mentioned ideas, still you have a most popular choice of youngsters. In fact, most of the people would always like sell their old phone to buy the new one. So, there are many sites that will help you quick sell you Android phone such as Quikr and OLX. In one of my old article, I listed lots of such free classified ads websites.
10. Donate it to poor students
Finally, the last thing according to me you can do with your old Android phone is donate. I know most of the people never like to donate their expensive Android phone or tablet but if it is useless and you’re thinking to reject it now, you should donate to poor students who can’t afford it. It’s really a very great use of your old Android phone. Honestly 🙂
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That’s all friends. I hope you would like these ideas to give your old Android phone a new life and make it again useful. If you’ve any other idea, don’t forget to share with us in the comments.
Loved them. I wanna give it to my kid 🙂