What are some good uses for smart phones?
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Fractional calculator: TMC (Tape Measure Calculator). Invaluable for working out tape measure fraction math. Yes, I use metric when it makes sense. Not all materials are metric and this app makes division trivial.
Banking app. Fucking magic.
Airplane boarding passes. I only use a couple airlines, have both apps installed.
Personal news. I have recently discovered TTRSS which is a tiny RSS feed that you can selfhost and then the client on your phone shows you news from your computer
Bitwarden. All the passwords, all the time.
OpenStreetMap. Almost enough to replace google maps. I also use HereWeGo (TomTom corporation) when I need traffic data.
Transit apps for your (or any other) town. Can be pretty invasive, I recommend siloing them in the "work profile" all Android phones now include.
UnCiv. Wonderful time waster
Oh yeah, audio. I've been listening to news and narrative history podcasts for years. I finally put the Pimsleur files for learning Spanish on the phone, I don't remember which app I'm using to play them back, maybe Rocket? It's helping I think.
I would suggest CoMapps.app instead for better privacy. Can be downloaded with F-droid.
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Bit hard to control an app if the phone's up your bum, innit?
LOL! Some of us have skills and can achieve the challenge.
OOps, someone's calling.... -
I would suggest CoMapps.app instead for better privacy. Can be downloaded with F-droid.
Was that the fork of OSM a couple months ago? Do they have gravity yet?
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Was that the fork of OSM a couple months ago? Do they have gravity yet?
It is, and I don't know if they do.
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It is, and I don't know if they do.
I can't remember offhand the privacy implications of OSM but I do remember thinking, "I can deal with that"
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Any suggestions? I used to play Solitaire but the app I was using at the time had ads and no option to pay. I also played cribbage but that was a long time ago.
Balatro, it's like solitaire but more addictive than fentanyl.
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LOL! Some of us have skills and can achieve the challenge.
OOps, someone's calling....Bluetooth earbuds, if you can use an app you can answer a call. Might need that mute button though
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
I use my phone for banking, paying, made appointment for health checkup, route planning and gps, bike computer/gps, buying stuff, diagnose car and look for more info, check for sound decibel, check the weather, visit some questionable site made for adult, save and manage password, take photo(as note making), make memes, switch on/off my table lamp and ventilation fan, order my slave robot vacuum to do their work, and pay all the bills.
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
Map your local area.
Use StreetComplete or SCEE to fix parts of OpenStreetMap data in your area. Fun to do when walking around areas you know.
Or use a higher level editor to add missing paths, services and buildings.
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Map your local area.
Use StreetComplete or SCEE to fix parts of OpenStreetMap data in your area. Fun to do when walking around areas you know.
Or use a higher level editor to add missing paths, services and buildings.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I agree.
That app sadly eats battery like no other I have. So the walk isn't too long.The higher level editor: https://f-droid.org/packages/de.blau.android/
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Bluetooth earbuds, if you can use an app you can answer a call. Might need that mute button though
But then you have to deal with connectivity issues every time your butthole goes to another room.
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Play a compilation of song covers at exactly 135 BPM so I can do my treadmill without losing my center or my step.
Work the laundry machines, and set a separate timer because the app notifications are unreliable.
Text to check that my kids are alive and assure them that I and their dad are also not dead today.
Order grocery delivery.
Listen to birds and learn their names (Merlin)
Be part of the earthquake alert system (MyShake)
Wordle/ Quordle/ Waffle
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Bluetooth earbuds, if you can use an app you can answer a call. Might need that mute button though
Easy. Mute is just a slight turn and one muscle contraction.
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
Make phone calls.
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Easy. Mute is just a slight turn and one muscle contraction.
My phone turns on the flash light if you shame it intentionally. You know, the ole twerk for light
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I agree.
That app sadly eats battery like no other I have. So the walk isn't too long.The higher level editor: https://f-droid.org/packages/de.blau.android/
wrote on last edited by [email protected]StreetComplete? I have 47 minutes running time with 5% battery use now, I think it's okay
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Theyre essentially the swiss army knife of tools:
- Flashlight
- Camera
- Level
- Calculator
- Phone
- Flashlight
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
I love emulating old Gameboy games on my phone. It can play things all the way up to Switch, but there's sort of a nice mix of nostalgia and simplicity to just go monotone. No micro transactions, no server connecting, nothing. Just me and the bits.
I guess that's not terribly beneficial, unless you count my mental health.
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Was that the fork of OSM a couple months ago? Do they have gravity yet?
Fork of Organic maps, both are still OSM
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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.
Mine's pretty great at reading a 1400-page manual for an 8-bit system. Whether or not my habit of reading a 1400-page manual for an 8-bit system is actually beneficial is up for debate.
