Those who live in Italy cannot really claim that their smartphone is connected to the internet wherever they go. Unfortunately we are in a country where public wifi are few and often very slow in an area not fully covered by the UMTS or 3G connection.
Without cell phone data service or without Wifi, when you are on the subway or plane, by the sea or in the mountains, many of the things you can do with your smartphone are impossible, but not all is lost.
In this article we make a collection of creative ideas , useful applications and digital tools to use the smartphone even without an internet connection, that is not playing games or watching movies.
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1) Edit photos and videos
You can spend time with your smartphone by taking photos already taken or videos taken with the camera to edit them and make them more beautiful.
There are many applications for both Android and iPhone that can be used for these purposes and we have listed them in other articles:
- Edit photos on Android, photo editing and image effects (25 free apps)
- 20 apps to edit photos on iPhone with filters and effects
- 10 apps to edit videos and edit movies (iPhone and Android)
2) Create a diary or to-do list
with simple applications such as Evernote you can use your smartphone with a notebook or diary in which to organize your thoughts in digital format, where you can also add photos, videos and even voice clips recorded at the moment.
The apps, both for iOS and for Android and Windows Phone are Evernote, Microsoft OneNote (free), Google Keep.
3) Learn a language or improve vocabulary
There is no better use of time lost on the road than that spent learning a language or improving our English vocabulary.
There are many applications for learning languages, among which the best is Duolingo, for learning foreign languages by playing or Babbel
To improve the English vocabulary there is Dictionary.com, which also works offline.
4) Keep ready for any emergencies
You never know when there could be an invasion of Zombies or, more seriously, when a catastrophe or an accident can happen to us.
In addition, a smartphone is really useful when going camping, without internet connection, to know how to light a fire, learn more about the stars, organize a rescue kit.
In another article, Android and iPhone apps were collected for emergencies, accidents and first aid, among which the survival apps " Survival Guide " are also mentioned.
5) Games
There are tons of mobile games that work even without an internet connection.
In another article I report 20 offline games to play without internet on Android and iPhone
6) Improve memory
In this case we still talk about games, but not time wasters games, but of pastime games useful to become better, smarter, more awake.
There are applications for iOS (iPhone and iPad) such as Lumosity and Coach of Memory and apps for Android such as Mind Games.
7) Learn to program code
While waiting, at the airport, at the station or even at the dentist, if the internet connection is not available, you can still learn how to make and design websites.
The best free app is Codecademy for iPhone, while for Android you can install programming on Android.
8) Learn new things
Among the most creative ways to use a smartphone even without internet connection is to use applications, for iPhone and Android, which teach us how to knit, make origami (Android and iPhone), make paper airplanes (Android and iPhone ), How to Draw to learn how to draw (Android and iPhone), Sketchbook to draw (on iPhone and Android).
9) Opening and reading offline websites without connection is possible with some apps such as Pocket mentioned in another article.
If you have other ideas, let them know.
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