but verse presents top 10 cool tricks
you can do with your phone number 1 you
can remote lock or wipe your lost phone
there is nothing worse than losing your
phone not only will you be without it
the person who stole your phone will
have access to all your data that can be
dangerous if you have an Android phone
the device manager will help you to
track your phone and take control of it
if you lose it that's great because if
you lose your phone you can find out
where it is if you can't get it back
right away you can remotely lock your
phone if you're sure that you'll never
get it back you can perform a factory
reset which will wipe out all your data
these things can be done simply on a
computer as long as you have the device
manager activated number 2 if found
please return to this is a great feature
on most Android phones
if you've ever left your phone on a
store shelf or a checkout counter it can
be difficult to get it back if your
phone is locked the person who found
your phone won't have access to your
contacts to get in touch with you to
return your phone if you have your
Android device manager active though you
can send the person who found your phone
all of your contact info you can use
your computer or your tablet that'll
show up on your lock screen with your
name your contact and a plea to return
your phone and that'll help to get your
lost phone back easily assuming the
person who found it is an honest soul
number three create a Wi-Fi hotspot if
you're not in an area where you'd have
access to a Wi-Fi connection you can
turn your phone into a mobile hotspot
that has the ability to create a Wi-Fi
connection using your phone's internet
this is called tethering and many people
don't even know about it it's a very
simple thing to turn on to and once you
do your other devices will pick up your
hotspot giving you an instant internet
connection it's important that you
understand that if you don't have
unlimited internet data creating a
hotspot with your phone could increase
your cellphone bill quite a bit so you
might want to check into that before you
do this number 4 call forwarding
if you need to forward your cellphone
calls to another phone you can do it
quickly and easily all you need to do is
enter pound to one pound into your dial
pad when you press the call button
you'll be prompted to enter the number
that you want your calls to go to it's a
great way to make sure that you never
miss a call on your cell phone when
you're unable to use it number five
play video games like a pro everyone
knows that the best way to play video
games is with a traditional video game
controller right most people believe
that if you're gonna play a video game
on your phone now you need to use the
buttons on your phone to control your
moves but that's not true anymore there
are some cell phones that can be hooked
up to an Xbox or a Playstation
controller using just one special cord
if you're a gamer and you play on your
phone this cord is definitely something
you should look into number six you can
correct Siri if you own an iPhone you
know who's Siri is she is the voice
controlled personal assistant that can
do things for you such as telling you
sports scores the weather she can give
you directions she can Google things for
you it's not uncommon for Siri to
mispronounce certain words though
especially names if Siri is constantly
saying something wrong you can correct
her pronunciation all you need to do is
let her know after she says something
wrong you simply need to say that's not
how you pronounce xxx she will ask you
for the correct pronunciation and then
she'll get it right every time after
that you no longer need to hear Siri
continually saying something wrong again
number seven your iPhone works like an
etch-a-sketch have you ever started
typing an email a text or something in
notes and then change your mind about
what you want to say when this happens
most people use the back button to
delete their wording and then rewrite it
this can be time-consuming if you want
to delete anything you type on your
iPhone you simply need to shake it and
that'll make everything delete if you
shook it accidentally don't worry you'll
still be asked to confirm the delete
before the phone actually deletes the
text if you don't like that feature you
can turn it off number eight your iPhone
can be helpful for construction
of the top 10 cool tricks you can do
with your phone this trick could be the
handiest most people know that there is
a built-in compass on their iPhone what
you might not know is that there is a
hidden app behind the compass that works
as a level if you want to be sure that
your pictures are hung evenly or if your
floor is level you can use this built in
app it'll also measure the distance
between two surfaces if you're in to do
it yourself on the provement projects
this is a great app to get the job done
number 9 hide private photos many people
let other people use their phone or look
at some of their latest photos if you
have pictures that you'd rather not let
other people see though you can't keep
them on your phone and still have them
hidden when you're in your photo gallery
select the photos that you don't want
anyone to see next tap the share button
and choose the hide option you'll be
asked to confirm the selection and your
photos will be put in a separate album
where you need a passcode in order to
get to them and I can keep your private
photos private number 10 get to bed on
time most people know that their iPhone
has an alarm that can be set so that you
can be sure to wake up on time the
latest version of the phone can also let
you know when it's time to go to bed
when you have your morning alarm set you
can tell your phone how many hours of
sleep you'd like to get when you do that
your phone will ping when it's time for
you to go to sleep the phone will also
track how well you are reaching your
sleep targets if you want to be sure
you're getting enough sleep every night
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