QUICK PHONE HACKS
04Using a few common items with a smartphone, you can maximise your phone’s features. For example, if you ever find yourself with just a smartphone torch for light, you can turn this focused light into a lamp. To do this, you just need a full water bottle. Place your phone torch so that the light is shining upwards, and balance your water bottle – with any labels taken off – so that it covers the light. The water in the bottle bends the light in different directions to illuminate more of your surroundings at once.
05You can also maximise your phone’s speaker volume and audio quality. For the former, all you need to do is place the phone into a bowl or glass while playing music. While the music quality won’t be exceptional, the volume will increase as the sound waves bounce against the bowl before being projected up and out.
06To improve the quality of audio in voice or video recordings and to block out background noise, cover the smartphone’s microphone. At a concert, for example, this will block out the background noise and screams from the audience and focus more on the singer’s sound.