It seems like there’s always an opportunity to kill time — waiting for a train, a meeting, an appointment, or you’re bored and looking for something to do. The rise of the Android smartphone makes it easier than ever to occupy time. An incredible variety of apps awaits your pleasure and leisure time, and it’s all at your fingertips. Following are the top three ways to kill time with your Android phone.
Maintain Your Phone
The cloud makes it easy to download all kinds of things to your phone. Data gets stored on the server, with only a little saved to your phone. The same goes for taking pictures; they’re on your phone and won’t go away until deleted. But do you realize that too much data saved to your phone’s internal drive results in a phone that runs slow?
Downtime makes for a perfect opportunity to clean up your phone. Start by going through the phone menu and looking at all the installed apps. Is there a game you haven’t played for six months? Delete it! The only thing that gets lost is your data that you generated when you played. You can always install it again if you ever feel like playing it again, but chances are you’re not about to after six months. The same goes for any applications and music you’re not using.
Eliminating unwanted apps frees up storage space and lets your phone work more smoothly. Apps are always changing and you can keep on top of the latest changes with Android Headlines. No more buggy apps bogging down your phone.
Financial Apps
Money is something that requires regular management. It’s also something that doesn’t need a lot of time to sort out. Combine the use of a money management app with the app from your bank so you can see what’s going where, and what’s coming in. Financial apps give you the power to control your money wherever you are.
Investment apps help you keep an eye on your investments, make trades, top off funds, and allocate resources. No more waiting to get to a computer to take care of something. Instead, take advantage of downtime and your phone to manage your portfolio.
Games
This is, without a doubt, the most obvious way to kill time with your phone. The beauty of gaming apps comes from the fact they are perfect for short bursts of play. Load one up while waiting for an appointment or picking someone up. Just make sure that the game you select won’t get you so involved that you can’t tear yourself away when it comes time to put down the phone.
The smartphone continues to evolve and users quickly adapt to the latest innovations. At the center of the smartphone revolution is the fact they improve quality of life in small ways. While using an Android as a time killer may feel like a waste, it all comes down to how you use the phone to make yourself happy.
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