What should I do with my old mobile phone?

With the continuous updating and iteration of technology, people tend to eliminate old mobile phones, but old mobile phones still have many potential uses. If you have one or more idle old mobile phones, you can try some ways to make full use of them and let them play their residual heat. Here are some useful suggestions and examples to share.

Monitor home security Install your old mobile phone in a corner of your home, and install a free monitoring application, such as Alfred, to turn it into a smart camera to help you monitor the situation at home and keep you informed of the situation at home.

Donate or sell If you have bought a new mobile phone, you can consider donating or selling your old mobile phone to make better use of it. By donating, you can help those in need and reduce waste. If you want to sell old mobile phones, you can advertise in the second-hand market or online platform so that old mobile phones can be reused.

As a backup mobile phone, a backup mobile phone can be a lifesaver in an emergency. In case you forget your mobile phone, lose it or run out of power, you can use the spare mobile phone to make an emergency call. In addition, you can also store some important contact information on the old mobile phone, so that it is easier to find it in an emergency.

For reading e-books, if you read e-books frequently, you can turn your old mobile phone into a special e-book reader. Download some e-book applications, such as Kindle and Kobo, and you can read your favorite e-books. In addition, due to the small screen size and light weight of the old mobile phone, it can be easily carried and read at any time.

As a music player, if you want to play music with devices, you can turn your old mobile phone into a dedicated music player. Download some popular music applications, such as Spotify and Apple Music, and you can play your favorite music on your old mobile phone. You can also connect the old mobile phone to the car audio system or home audio system to play music easily.

As a smart home control center, connecting an old mobile phone to smart home devices, such as smart bulbs and smart plugs, can turn it into a smart home control center. By downloading some smart home applications, such as Google Home and Amazon Alexa, you can control smart home devices through old mobile phones. For example, you can use voice commands to turn on the light, control the temperature, adjust the volume and so on.

As a learning tool for children, giving the old mobile phone to children to learn can let children get in touch with concepts such as numbers, letters and colors at an early stage. Download some children's learning applications, such as ABC Kids, Duck Moose, etc. Let children learn more knowledge in the process of playing. In addition, you can play some children's programs or educational videos with your old mobile phone to help children learn better.

As a game machine, turning an old mobile phone into a game machine can make you enjoy yourself on the road, on the way to work or at rest. Download some popular game applications, such as Candy Crushing and Angry Birds, so that you can play games on your old mobile phone. In addition, you can connect your old mobile phone to a big-screen TV or computer screen to enjoy a better gaming experience.

As a camera equipment, turn the old mobile phone into a camera equipment, so that you can take pictures anytime and anywhere when you need to take pictures or take pictures. You can install some camera applications, such as Camera FV-5, Open Camera and so on. In order to get a better shooting effect. In addition, the old mobile phone can be connected to a tripod to better stabilize shooting.

If you don't need to use your old mobile phone to participate in charity, you can consider donating it to charity or organization. These institutions or organizations usually distribute old mobile phones to people or groups in need to help them solve communication problems or obtain information.

In a word, it is a simple and interesting process to make old mobile phones useful. By trying these methods, you can make better use of old mobile phones, thus achieving environmental protection and sustainable development.