Find your phone, use it as a security camera, code with it, use it as a remote control, play console games on it… what ever your choices are, its all upto you.

Since it’s launch in 2008, Google’s Android has continued to impress users across the globe. Today, over 80 percent of smart phone users uses an android phone, but less than 20 percent of that population can use it to its full potential.

Here are 5 amazing things you didn’t know you can do on android.


1. Watch live tv series:
You can watch live shows on you android phone, from Telenovelas e.g telemundo to live football matches where ever you are. there are many apps on play store that provides this feature. amongst which is the famous Ustream android app.


2. Remote control for your computer:
Yes you read that right. we’ve all had that moment where we need to do a thing or two on our pc, but we are too tired, stressed or lazy to walk over to it. using your android phone, you can remotely access your pc and perform tasks right from your comfort zone.

Chrome remote desktop extension will help your perform this task. just install, and follow the procedures, then download the companion app for android for your phone, and that’s all. note turn off sleep mode for this to work properly.


3. Use your phone as a security camera:

Using the app AtHome video streamer, you can use your android phone as a cctv camera. all you need to do is;

Install the app on you current phone and old phone
Scan the Qr code to link both devices
Sit back and stream.
You can also link to pc. there are other apps on playstore that perform the same action, feel free to explore.

4. Find and locate and wipe stolen or lost phones:
There are a lot of apps on google play store that can help you perform this task. there is even an imbuilt google feature called find my phone that does this as well. but for this post, we will be using the app called Android device manager, this is a free app associated with google. it links to your google account logged into the the phone, and gives you access to find or wipe the phone.


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