A striking feature of Infrared enabled phones is its ability to control other devices which responds to Infrared signals. The top niche phones like Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One comes with these features in-built.
Galaxy S4 has a built-in control feature called 'WatchON', which can be programmed to control your TV or set top box. Even if your phone does not have one pre-installed, Google play provides you with a wide list to choose from, all you need is an Infrared enabled phones
#2 Phone can identify songs‘Tap the search button to know the song.’ Windows 8 mobile operating system has the inbuilt feature that allows you to identify the song as it is played simply by tapping the search button on the phone and then the music icon.
Google also provides a similar option called ‘Sound Search’ which can be downloaded from Google Play. Sound search is a widget and can be tapped to know which song is being played even without leaving the home screen. However it only identifies the songs available in Google play but provides the ease of purchasing song straight from the widget.
#3 Turn your Smartphone into game console Android Smartphones are powerful enough to provide you with the experience of gaming on a large screen HD television using your Smartphone as the console. The Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) technology is a way to connect phones and other portable electronics to HD televisions and monitors, using an MHL cable connected to the micro USB port on your phone. Samsung and Sony has many models in the markets such as Samsung's own Game Pad that has in-built Bluetooth Smartphone controllers.
#4 Use Smartphone to check platform level All Smartphones comes with accelerometer which checks the phones orientation to trigger the auto rotate feature. However the same feature can also be used to check whether a platform is level. Apps are available for Android, Blackberry and iOS for the purpose.
The feature can be launched by opening the compass app and switching to the next screen. Even though it may not be zero point accurate, it gives you a close measurement.
#5 Use Galaxy S4 to check temperature and humidityGalaxy S4 houses an amazing feature which goes unnoticed at most times. The S Health app coupled with temperature and humidity sensors will let you know your ‘comfort level’ in the given temperature and humidity.
The phone checks for the temperature and humidity of the area and gives information to the user leaving him to judge whether he is comfortable in the climate if you want to start out fresh.
#6 Give your phone visual voicemailThe visual voice mails are designed to make your life more easy by saving time spend on listening to voice mails with its options to pause, fast forward, rewind messages.
‘HulloMail’ is one such kind of app that can be downloaded and works well for Android, iPhone and Blackberry. It displays all the voicemails in a list than playing all the voice mails in an order. The paid version of the app even allows you to view voicemails as text.
#7 Use volume buttons to skip songsIt is really irritating to listen to those songs that you accidently pulled into your play list when your phone is in the pocket with the home screen off. Blackberry 10 comes with the feature pre-installed where a press and hold on the volume up button will skip the track forward and volume down button to do vice-versa.
The downloadable app 'Pocket Skip Track' will help you get the job done in your Android phone with a double tap on the volume button.
#8 Get Nokia apps on your Windows Phone 8 handsetNokia Lumia series comes with a plethora of amazing Nokia apps. Nokia’s HERE Maps provides impressive mapping features and HERE Drive+ which is designed for hassle free navigation.
No worries even if your phone is not a Nokia all these apps are available for download from the Windows phone 8 store.
#9 Block Unwanted CallersAre you annoyed with the unwanted calls that comes often and really getting tired figuring out on how to get rid of these nuisance callers? Well, most of the smartphones have apps that help you accomplish your mission.
The iOS 7 allows you to do it by going into the call log and tapping on the ‘i’ sign next to the number you want to block and then tap 'block this caller'. Android phones like Samsung Galaxy 4 allows you to create an auto reject list where numbers that you want to keep away can be added manually.
#10 Change the launcher of AndroidAnnoyed with the same launcher on your Smartphone? Than the information that the inbuilt launchers of any Android phone can be altered will certainly brighten your day.
There are many third party apps which can fit your taste that are available on Google Play. One among the best would be Nova launcher which gives a 3D flipping effect and provides a number of powerful tools to further customize your screen. You can have a scrollable dock, new home screen transition effect and the option to add widgets to the dock. The paid version of the app allows even more options like customizable gesture controls.