hi I'm Lisa with GCF learn free.org you
know sometimes I look at my phone and I
think I can't believe there was ever a
time this was just used to make phone
calls each new generation of cell phone
is capable of doing more than the one
before it and there are new features and
apps hitting the market on a daily basis
in this video we'll take a look at five
free apps you can start using today apps
like camScanner for iOS and Android
allow you to turn almost anything you
can take a picture of into a PDF keep
digital copies of business cards
receipts or other important documents
you can even share documents via email
straight from your phone or you can send
documents to a landline fax machine
heart monitor apps measure your heart
rate and help you monitor your cardio
workouts and they're fun to try even if
you're just curious to see how it works
instant heart rate for ios and android
uses your phone's camera to detect color
changes in your index finger that are
linked directly to your pulse GPS apps
like family locator from life 360 are
helping give parents a little extra
peace of mind this app allows family
members to stay in touch and let each
other know when they've arrived safely
at a destination users can view
locations of family on a private map
chat one-on-one and even track a lost or
stolen phone practical apps like bubble
level for iPhone and Android turn your
smartphone into a convenient multi-tool
these use your phone's accelerometer the
same thing that rotates the view of your
screen when you change the position of
your phone to detect how level of
surfaces just set your phone on or
against the surface of any given object
and apps like smart measure for Android
take the guesswork out of measuring it
uses trigonometry to measure distance
height with an area of a given object
all you have to do is point your phone's
camera at what you want to measure and
press the shutter like you're taking a
picture
the Google Goggles app for Android gives
you the ability to identify things like
products paintings barcodes famous
landmarks or popular images just take a
picture and if Google can match it to
something in its database it will
provide you with relevant or useful
information so if it's been a while
since you browsed for new apps it might
be time to ask yourself am I getting the
most out of my smartphone