Smartphones let you do more than just place a phone call. The introduction of apps allows you to surf the web, post to your social media accounts, and use GPS, among other things. These amazing app hacks make performing everyday tasks easier and faster.
Phone Keyboard Macro Hack
Add a macro to your phone keyboard using apps made to easily pull up specific text. With SwiftKey for Android and iOS, you can easily set the text you want to appear on your clipboard at the touch of a button. You can also utilize Text Shortcuts and Text Replacement on an Android phone to do the same thing.
Easy Reminder Hack
Apps are available that use the GPS capabilities of your phone to set reminders to let you know when to do particular things, like pick up milk from the store. Use apps such as Todoist or Remember the Milk or voice-assistant programs like Siri or Cortana to give yourself useful reminders when out and about.
Useful Podcast and Video Hack
Many podcast apps allow you to speed up the playback of your favorite podcasts, via the Playback Seed slider, allowing you to listen to more in a shorter amount of time. You can also speed up the playback of YouTube videos. To find it, look along the bottom of each video for the controls.
Email Alert Hack
To save a lot of time, set your email to only notify you when you get truly important messages, as deemed by you. This allows you to receive the emails you deem most important, with the luxury to go back later and sort through the not-so-important emails. Many apps offer this useful bit of functionality.
Reading App Hacks
Apps like Pocket, for Android and iOS, give you the option of playing back audio of articles you have saved on the app on your mobile device. This allows you to do other things, like work or exercise, while still having the time to listen to a book or catch up with news items on the web.
Phone Alert Hack
Using the IFTTT (If This Then That) app for Android and iOS, alert someone when you leave a location. The app has your phone send a tweet, facebook message, email, or SMS (on Android) when you exit an area. You can also set the app up to send a notification when someone arrives at a location.
Scan Documents Hack
The Dropbox app for Android and iOS lets you scan documents for easy retrieval at a later time. You can even convert the document into searchable text, using OCR, with a paid account. Other apps that allow you to easily scan documents into your phone include TurboScan, Scanner Pro, and Prizmo.
Google Map Hack
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In addition to giving you easy-to-follow directions on how to get from point A to point B, Google Maps has a variety of other functionality. One of these is the ability to look up how busy a business is at a particular time and the average wait time during peak hours.
Using these eight app hacks saves you time during your busy day. Finding apps that allow you to do what you usually do in a quicker way gives you more time for work, friends, family, and yourself.
