But, does your smartphone become useless without internet? The answer is no. There is a lot of stuff that you can do on your Android smartphone, in the unfortunate happenstance when you don’t have access to internet on your phone. Here are some things that we have picked, just for you.
Games
Well, this is one thing that we all love to do on our Android phones. Playing games is a passion for most Android phone users and there are tonnes of offline games available, ranging from Candy Crush Saga and Subway Surfer to Temple Run and many more. Most of these games also have online functionalities, for e.g. they can save your score offline and display it in comparison to other players whenever you get access to internet.
Even if you don’t have games installed on your smartphone, here is a secret – your Chrome browser transforms into a game when you are offline. Here are some screenshots of the fun you have ignored while waiting for a net connection. Bet you didn’t know it before.
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Reading
Well, smartphones have been blamed for killing people’s habit of reading. But it is not so. If you were to explore a little, there are some things you can do to keep up with your habit of reading. There are many apps for this, but only two matter for an Android user – Google Books and Kindle. Both of these apps allow you to download books offline for reading. There are many books including leading titles available on these apps.
Navigation
Well Google Maps do not function offline, right? Wrong, you can actually search for a place and save offline maps for usage. Here’s how to do it:
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Download a selected area of the map
Music
You can listen to music online, but you can do so offline. You can not just listen to music on your SDcard but also save recordings from FM on many smartphones. Besides these, you can actually download podcasts for listening on the go.
Videos
YouTube now allows you to save videos for offline viewing. All you have to do is click on the download button under YouTube videos and it will save videos. You can see these videos in the offline videos tab, even when you are offline. Some videos though can’t be saved like this because of copyright issues.
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Conclusion
We have prepared a general list of stuff you can do to make the most of your smartphone, even when offline. There is plenty of stuff you can carry around with you in your smartphones to keep you occupied. You might also want to use the time service and manage your smartphone. Delete apps you no longer use, manage shortcuts and gestures for new app, fiddle with Tasker and much more.
