I would imagine that at least 95% of SFers use apps on their phone and that 95% of those apps are the same for each, e.g. phone, text, calendar, browsers etc.
There are some quite quirky apps out there which are only relevant to a small population but nevertheless they are quite handy but few people know of them.
Do you have any apps that you would recommend that others might find useful but are not aware that they exist? To get the ball rolling, I use an app called Talking Clock and I will explain why.
I never wear a watch. I am hard of hearing and use Bluetooth hearing aids permanently connected to my phone. I can receive phone calls for example by just tapping my ear or I can say “play radio 4” while out walking the dog
I have a folding (flip) phone which stays permanently in my shirt pocket. Because it is my only means of knowing the time, it is a bit of a hassle to unbutton my pocket, open my phone, then replace it just to know the time.
The Talking Clock very simply announces the time, in an unobtrusive voice, every hour (or at any selected interval). OR I can simply tap my shirt pocket and will be told the current time.
Yes, I know it is the height of laziness but once set up becomes one of those things that are difficult to be without.
Does anyone else have useful apps to recommend.Have you a useful app?
The IGN* app for superbly details maps showing GRs, tracks, places of interest, contours etc and which allows you to trace a route, and show where you are exactly etc. Constantly used by us, especially when on holiday in a new area. Free. The equivalent for UK users would be OS (Ordnance Survey) quality maps.
I understand you can choose other countries but can only listen to stations in that country ie you can’t choose the US, and then have French or UK stations. But excellent for 100+ digital stations in France for example, which is what I mostly listen to, particularly jazz which is ill-served by the usual mainstream stations.
I got it too and not one single call for over ten days now. One of my son’s colleagues at school gave it to him as they were pleased and he put it in my phone. It also tells you when you look to see what calls came in but did not ring, where they originate and a lot have come from Poland.
I actually use a widget called RatePad which displays the rate on the home screen directly (and allows you to calculate specific amounts to convert)
A timely suggestion, I have just started thinking about call blocking despite subscribing to Bloctel.
I use a Razr and find it very useful when recharging at night, in desk or tent made, to display time. But during the day it stays firmly flipped in my shirt pocket.
Nice one George. As an ex land surveyor, I have an affinity for maps. It seems to be an phone app for Geoportail which I use on the PC
That is a good idea Corona. I use Owli‑AI Magnify. It not only magnifies but reads the text out loud. Especially useful for those microscopic manuals which seem to be de rigueur to accompany many new products. If it is in a foreign language, the pronunciation sound a bit suspect (but clear)
There are symbols at the bottom of the phone for calls, contacts, messages and on the calls one it shows every single call that come in and if you press on it, tells you where it originated but only if there is a blue circle with a diagonal line across it on the actual number which is one the app has prevented ringing.
One of my drone shots proudly hangs in our Marie - clearly taken within the restricted zone. I don’t bother with my drone now because of all the regulations that have been introduced.
I might go back to the original method of taking aerial shots using a kite.
