With a smartphone, you can do so much more than just phone calls, text friends, search social media or play games. The devices are ideal helpers for all kinds of everyday matters. Here are some apps that can prove very useful.
Everything about meals
Not everyone is a master chef, but you have to eat. Even beginners or muffle can find the right recipe with countless apps. "Kitchen Stories" for iOS and Android is particularly well presented. In addition to delicious recipes, there is also a certain lifestyle feeling in the basically free app.
And what about the ingredients? "Bring!" Is also free for iOS and Android. Although the app also has recipes to offer, users can mainly create and manage clear shopping lists here. Particularly practical: there are shared lists for families, couples or shared apartments. There are also current offers from the area, for example from Edeka, Lidl, Real and Aldi.
If you have absolutely no desire to cook, you can simply have the next meal delivered with just a few tips. Regardless of whether sushi, pizza or burger, the desired favorite dish can easily be ordered home with free iOS and Android apps like the one from "Lieferando". Depending on where you live, hundreds of suppliers can be found in your own environment.
Do not forget
Modern smartphones often have preinstalled note apps, but there are alternatives in the respective stores, which usually have a much larger range of functions. The free iOS and Android app "Evernote" is like a personal organizer for your smartphone. Ideas can be shared directly with other people via the app and documents can also be digitized using a camera.
For flat-share residents with an iPhone or Android smartphone, the free "Flatastic" app is particularly useful. So there will be no more discussions in the future about who will have to clean the bathroom next, what common expenses are pending and who should take care of replenishing toilet paper.
Always up to date
In today's world it is not so easy to stay up to date. Not because the range of news sources is so small. Instead, with all the wealth of information, it's easy to overlook a lot. Android and iOS apps like "Feedly" make it easy to stay up to date on topics that interest you. After you have selected sources that you trust, the latest news comes directly to your smartphone.
"Shazam" for iOS and Android is super practical for music fans. With the free app you can not only display lyrics and music videos. The app also finds song titles. A great song is currently playing on the radio, but you have no idea who the track came from or what its name is? With the app, the question is usually resolved within a few seconds.
If you need help with translations, you can rely on the free "Google Translator". With the iOS and Android app, spoken and written words can be translated very simply. For example, it is also possible to simply capture a foreign-language text using a camera and immediately learn what the whole thing means.
Security doesn't have to be complicated
Security experts recommend using a separate password for each website. On the one hand, the overview can be lost very quickly, on the other hand, it is often difficult to remember long, secure passwords anyway. This can be remedied by password managers like "Dashlane", with which passwords can be stored securely.
Android users in particular should also use additional smartphone protection. Well-known manufacturers of antivirus programs such as "McAfee" often offer their own apps to protect the cell phone against unauthorized access and malware.