You have 15 seconds to tell me one useful thing you can do on a smartphone

You have 15 seconds to tell me one useful thing you can do on a smartphone.

Browsing facebook/twitter is not useful.

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Real time transportation status updates (traffic, mass transit, flights, etc.) for a very particular route

Communication, SSH into my desktop and servers, mobile Internet access, etc.

Catch 'em all

..make a phonecall? the fuck is this thread supposed to be?

>I am Tehsenatt
What did he mean by this, is it his middlename? Sheev Tehsenatt Palpatine?

You can't make phonecalls on a smartphone

>turn by turn navigation via OSMand
>end to end encrypted communication via Conversations
>take pictures in reasonable quality via OpenCamera
>read Wikipedia offline via Kiwix

phoneposting on imageboards :^)

1. GPS
2. Any computer can do that
3. Any digital camera is better
4. Any ebook reader is better

Porn on the go.

/thread

Replacing a map, a compass, a notepad, a camera, a recorder, a music player, a portable console, a sound level meter

I'd like to have gps on the go desu but I don't need it often enough that I'd use a smartphone for it. Also last time I tried google maps without internet connection (downloading route on wifi, using it outside the next day) it was horrible.

Ok but a smartphone has all those functions in one small device.
What now?

chroot into kali and have a wandering hacking masheen.

All I can think of is furry porn

Transferring data over ham radio bands when used with a handheld radio (not that useful, but a cool application of an autistic hobby)
Remotely accessing your server(s) with a remote desktop and/or ssh
Tethering to a more powerful device (most likely a laptop) for Internet access anywhere with cell service (if limited by speed and data caps)
>inb4 WWAN card/adapter
Easy, reasonably high quality photos without carrying an extra device
Use as a storage medium, if for some reason you're not willing to carry a flash drive

Should I continue?

I'm pretty surprised you can't just download a country map and have it just werk. There is no fucking reason to need Internet access to use a GPS.

I gotta come clean, it took me longer than 15 seconds to type that.
Also, almost forgot
>mobile shitposting

Why not do all of these on a real (not toy) device? Bonus: you're not being spied on by jewgle/apple

>Why not do all of these on a real (not toy) device?
Can this "real" device fit in my pocket?

replying to and sending emails and/or texts, including potentially important communication

Jewgle Maps

Phonecalls are increasingly useless these days. People often don't answer calls (especially on their own mobile phones) but then also don't check messages in a timely manner. When they do answer, their attention spans are frequently garbage. Then there's no record of what was said, either for them to consult or you to reference. Plus there are myriad different laws you need to keep in mind if you want to record a call.

Text communication is asynchronous, doesn't intermittently drop content when signal strength falls, leaves a "paper trail" and can potentially be made more secure than an easily tapped phone line.

There are still some handy situations for a good old fashioned phone call, but I wouldn't list it even as a top 5 functionality of smartphones these days.

Shitposting while on the shitter

As i am demonstrating now

Would you use a plastic shovel to dig a trench?

ok why is it people cant be against something without dragging everyone into it?

I can use it to read books and follow through khan academy courses on the bus even when it's crowded (it usually is) and I have to stand while holding a hand strap. I can't do that with a laptop or even a small tablet really.

Also, I can provide an internet connection to my laptop and/or other devices as long as I have reception.

You can

Check mate this kid is fucking retarded, it's like saying what's the point of having a laptop when a desktop can perform better.

use google, when not at home pc.

I only eat uncooked food and you should too or you're a worthless human being.

Melting steel beams

What's the app?

nigger what.

Not the user you're asking, but:
1) Google offline maps have always worked just fine for me, and
2) HERE Maps are great for this too.

Robinhood

stocks are legalised gambling

>Google offline maps have always worked just fine for me
Last I checked you couldn't download a national map, just your local area. You can now?

And?

Well it's not "your local" area. It's just an area. While it's an indirect way to get a national map as a series of areas, it indeed downloads and functions offline just fine. I used those words specifically to contrast the claim that it hadn't worked for someone else.

That having been said, HERE Maps just have lists of named countries/states/etc. No user defined areas needed.

you should not be involved in them

Darling, the fact you don't have friends and can't talk to people doesn't mean all others are the same.

> All that bullshit about voice call usage.

You really, really need better friends user

Wait, why do you call your friends instead of talking to them in person? Are all your "friends" hundreds of miles away, or do they just not like being seen in public with you?

This is a fun game but let's call it even, sweetheart.

>Well it's not "your local" area. It's just an area
You get the point, you can't just download your country.
>HERE Maps just have lists of named countries/states/etc
That's what I'm looking for., thanks user

Oh dear now you're pretending to be multiple people. I feel bad every time I trigger some mentally ill shitposter.

not him but he calls his friends so they can plan to meet up or maybe when they just dont feel like going out do you even understand how people work?

Fap tool in the bathroom.

...

Smart fap

I am .

What in the name of dicks are you talking about son? Are you so socially isolated that you struggle to follow conversation?

Thank you for making me aware of this, user. This is exactly the convenient trading I wanted to get started with.

gambling addict

download maps.me

google maps if I can't find something or if I need to plan a route somewhere via public transport
public transport timetable widgets so I can quickly check when the next local train departs every morning
ssh into my server when for some reason I have to
talking to my mates over messenger and not text messages that would cost a fuckton

If it was some good plastic that could handle it, fuckyeah bro

1. Yeah I'll carry a dedicated gps with myself like an autist instead of having a gps in my phone that I already have with me anyway
2. Not when you're on the go (inb4 laptop)
3. No, there are many shitty cameras, and I won't carry a bulky camera with me every day in case I see something interesting I'd like to take a picture of.
4. Again, I'd have to carry an additional device, not to mention that the cost of a dedicated gps + camera + ebook reader is more than the cost of a smarphone, and justifying their cost is hard when you're not a heavy reader or photo taker, and dedicated gps devices are not better than a phone.

I edit fmaily videos on powerdirector

Please name the "real" device he should use to share his 4G with his laptop.

ssh

>OsMand

Enjoy your google services

It's really funny when supposedly tech literate people hate on a computer that has a camera, a high res touch screen, wireless internet access, gps, and you can even write your own programs for it, simply because normies use the device for dumb shit and because they themselves are too fucking stupid to figure out a good use for it. And when someone posts a valid use, they immediately reply by pointing out that does it better, even though it's 10 times bigger and also often more fragile.

itube for music

>emergency remote into computer, rdp/vnc/ssh.
>maps+gps with OSMand
>quick document editor/viewer
>take the ocassional picture
ALL IN ONE FUCKING RELATIVELY SMALL DEVICE THAT HAS MORE THAN 3 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE YOU FUCKING ASSPIE CUNT

Take photos

I have an off-line map of my city,
a copy of it with bus/trolly/tram stops and the numbers that stop there,
the camera to take shots of papers and documents and info shit,
basic note for when i'm buying shit.

Listen to music at the gym.
Text my buddies configure meetup for lunch
Call OP's dad and fuck him rawdog again

Tinder

I hate smartphones but recently while job searching I became dependent on Gmail, Chrome and a job search app which I had to check everyday on the go. Google maps to locate offices and find my way on foot around the city. There is no way I could do it on a laptop while running all day. Also in between getting raped in interviews, I can take some time off to listen to music and relaxation sounds so I don't jump off a nearest building and kill myself due to stress.

Be mobile and portable.

Communicate with embedded systems through Bluetooth

>Email
>Texting
>Phone calls
>Wi-Fi analysis
>Pron
>GPS/real time traffic monitoring
>Tracking shipping orders
>Alarm clock/sleep cycle analysis
>Music player
That's just my last 24 hours

A projectionist can control the Dolby CP850 audio processor using a smartphone, so setting the right volume for movies is not running back and forth between the theater and the projection room.

>Email
Computer does it better. Keyboard > touchscreen
>Texting
Any phone made after '95 can do this. Ones with buttons do it better.
>Phone calls
Every phone can do this.
>Wi-Fi analysis
Probably better software on a laptop for this.
>Pron
Pointless on such a tiny screen.
>GPS/real time traffic monitoring
Dedicated GPS units are superior, and you only pay for them once instead of monthly. Traffic monitoring is a good reason.
>Tracking shipping orders
Doesn't need to be done from everywhere several times per day - once before leaving home, once after getting home. Use a computer.
>Alarm clock/sleep cycle analysis
Any phone made after '95 has an alarm clock, most have several.
>Music player
Dedicated players are vastly superior. A specialized device will always perform it's job better than a jack-of-all-trades.

You can browse full websites with one hand.

Okay, but OP asked what useful things you can do with a smartphone, not "what things can you do on a smartphone that no other device can"

Everything every specialized device can do in one small package.
>but X does it better
That's not what you asked.

> A specialized device will always perform it's job better than a jack-of-all-trades.
Hope you carry a DSLR with you for snapshots gtard.

iktf
fuck the childish attention span of every dumb fucker

And a desktop to check emails. Obviously it has better keyboard than laptops.

KEK
Exactly!

Exhentai

This, all the time.

Found your photo, OP.

But it's not significantly better; it's a tool to use that's actually faster. If I'm on my feet on the job, or eating lunch out of the office, it's easier to open my phone and type out a paragraph long email rather than boot up a laptop, open an email interface, then type the email

Yeah keyboard typing is faster than touchscreen typing, but that doesn't mean emailing on a laptop is faster

Pron in the toilet is far better on a phone than computer

>Dedicated GPS units are superior
Wrong
>Doesn't need to be done multiple times a day and immediately
Wrong they do
>Any phone can do sleep cycle analysis
Wrong
>Vastly superior
Minorly superior, and the only time I use my phone for music is at the gym with wireless headphones, so the quality of the DAC and the specs for headphone output don't matter at all

Literally anything I can do with a desktop besides AAA games.

Is there a way to connect smartphone to a monitor?

You can make a smartcall

Yes.

>spoof wifi
>free credit card info
>sell online

Doesn't get more useful then this

Using Waze so I don't get pulled over.

If I wanted to take good pictures, I would. I almost never take pictures, and when I do I don't need quality.

Nope. No need to check e-mail more than once or twice per day.

Let's play along with your retarded argument for a minute. Okay. Now every time I want to use the internet, I have to bring my laptop with me, and if I don't have it, I have no internet access, not to mention that I have get a wireless internet plan and a dongle if I want to use the internet without Wi-Fi. Truly the future we dreamed about.

Chromecast or MHL over USB howtogeek.com/201822/how-to-connect-your-android-phone-to-your-tv/

>No need to check e-mail more than once or twice per day.
>actual post on Sup Forums
You know what happens if I don't get live notifications for e-mail, and check the company mail every hour? I get fired for responding too late.

>tfw actually do

Nikon D5300 with 25-75mm kit lens, a zoom lens up to 200mm I never seem to use, and a 35mm 1.8 lens

The only people who ask that kind of questions sit at home 24/7.
He doesn't have a job, what did you expect.

Shitpost on the go

And if you wanted to take good videos you'd carry this, right? And for good GPS you'd set up your D-GPS tower, right?