Smart apps for your iPhone or Android smartphone – Computer Total

Tip 01: Contextual Applications

Contextual apps are apps that offer example, information about your location or your personal preference and based on personalized content. An example is the internal weather app on your smartphone. Using GPS, WiFi or mobile data connection know your smartphone where you are, and once you start the app again, it displays the weather forecast for your location. Contextual apps can not only function according to location, it may also refer to personal preferences. Give your in a particular app to what your favorite football team, then an app can give you information about this team once there is news.

Your smartphone acts as a filter: you’ll only see what interests you. Contextual apps are extremely useful, but can in some cases be a violation of your privacy (see tip 14).

Tip 01 The built-in weather app is a simple version of a contextual app, it automatically displays the weather at the location where you are.

Tablets

We have specifically in this article about smartphone apps, but almost all apps of course work on tablets. As long as a tablet has an active GPS module features location-based apps work just the same. In tablets without GPS is obviously much less accurate, but even then a device from your Wi-Fi or 3G / 4G connection often still determine your general location

Tip 02:. Built-in Apps

Your smartphone has standard already built a number of contextual features. What is important is that you need an Internet connection for almost any function. This can be a wifi signal, but also a 3G or 4G connection on the go. If you have no signal at all, you know the GPS receiver in your smartphone still where you are, but apps can not load information. Besides the weather app on your smartphone can be contextual memories example. This works on both iOS and Android. On the iPhone to create a new note in the Reminders app, then you’re on the i-icon and tap the slide after View a location on. Now choose Current Location (or find an address) and choose between When I leave or When I arrive . You can even specify the size of the beam should be around your chosen location.

On Android you use for example the Google Keep. Many new Android devices, this app installed by default, but otherwise you can download it yourself. Keep in Google make a note or task, after which you tap Recall , the clock , and then on the Reminder location . Here you looking for an address. The difference is that you can not choose between Google Keep arrive at a location, or leave. With this kind of apps for example you give yourself a reminder that you need to call a person in a specific location.

Tip 02 Specify a location in a memory and your smartphone notifies you when you leave the site

Tip 03:. Contextual agenda

Your calendar is also a good candidate for contextual features, such Mynd install the app on your iPhone. This app calls himself an agenda with brains and not only describes agreements, but helps you remember appointments and indicates that you have to go away to arrive in time for your next appointment if there is traffic on the way. This last feature is only possible with a paid subscription, this will cost you 17,99 euros per year. If you’ve installed the app, you must create an account from within the app by pressing Sign Up tapping. The app will send a confirmation email to your email address and you tap the link in that email to complete the registration. Give Mynd access to your calendar by the bottom right on Allow access tapping, confirm whether the application should be granted access to your calendar with OK .

Tap Select Access to Mynd access to your contacts. Also this action you confirm with OK . Tap Select permissions to the app to access your location, Allow to allow Mynd can give you messages. To finish the configuration, tap Start using Mynd . This particular app is not yet available for other platforms.

Tip 03 Mynd is a good contextual calendar app

Tip 04:. Google Now

Google Now is a service equivalent Mynd and be available for several platforms, including iOS and Android. To use it, you need to install the Google Search. Open the app and log in with your Google account information. Do not have a Google account, create one there. Swipe your finger up in iOS when you open the app to see the Google Now cards; Android sweep you on your home screen from the left side of the screen to the right (Google Now or must already be on). Each card information is actually a separate widget that shows something else based on your location. As you know in an instant weather on your location, the departure times of public transport and the nearby attractions can be seen.

If you are abroad, the app automatically gives a translation map. In France, for instance, ‘Bonjour’ and you can tap on the map to translate a word in a jiffy to Dutch. If you do not need to see a particular map in Google Now wipe your (iOS) the card to the left or to the right to remove it; Android press the top left of the icon with the three vertical dots. To see which cards are still more available in Android tap the bottom of the app on the wand; iOS pressure on your bottom Preview Cards . There is also a map Traffic, which Google can show you information about travel time between your next appointment destination.

Tip 04 Google Now knows where you are, give your local weather, traffic and public transport information and attractions in the area.