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Hi, I'm Lisa with GCFLearnFree.org.

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You know, sometimes I look at my phone and think, I
can’t believe there was ever a time when

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this was just used to make phone calls. Each
new generation of smartphone is capable of

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doing more than the one before, and new features
and apps are hitting the market on a daily

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basis.
In this video we’ll take a look at 5 free

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apps that you can start using today.

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Apps like CamScanner for iOS and Android allow
you to turn almost anything you can take a

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picture of into a PDF. Keep digital copies
of business cards, receipts, or other important

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documents. You can even share documents via
email straight from your phone, or you can

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send documents to a landline fax machine.

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Heart monitor apps measure your heart rate
and help you monitor your cardio workouts.

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And they’re fun to try even if you’re
just curious to see how it works. Instant

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Heart Rate for iOS and Android uses your phone’s
camera to detect the color changes in your

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index finger that are linked directly to your
pulse.

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GPS tracking apps like Family Locator from
Life360 are help give parents a little extra

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peace of mind. This app allows family members
to stay in touch, and let each other know

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when they’ve arrived safely at a destination.
Users can view locations of family on a private

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map, chat one-on-one, and even track a lost
or stolen phone.

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Practical apps like Bubble Level for iPhone
and Android turn your smartphone into a convenient

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multi-tool. They use your phone’s accelerometer
- the same thing that rotates the view of

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your screen when you change the position of
your phone - to detect how level a surface

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is. Just set your phone on or against the
surface of any given object.

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And apps like Smart Measure for Android take
the guess work out of measuring. It uses trigonometry

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to measure distance, height, width, and area
of a given object. All you have to do is point

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your phone’s camera at what you want to
measure and press the shutter like you’re

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taking a picture.

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The Google Goggles app for android gives you
the ability to identify things like products,

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paintings, barcodes, famous landmarks, or
popular images. Just take a picture, and if

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Google can match it to something in its database,
it will provide you with relevant or useful

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information.

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So, if it’s been a while since you browsed
for new apps, it might be time to ask yourself

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this question: Am I getting the most out of
my smartphone?