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If you often come home late in the evening and feel unsafe on the streets, the app 'bsafe' may help to calm your nerves and deal with any potential danger. It will not only send an SOS message to your emergency contacts but will also record video and audio, track your GPS location, and set a timer that will automatically send an alarm to friends if you don’t turn it off in time. It can even save you from a bad date with a fake call option.

The opportunity to use a phone without actually touching it makes this gesture control app irreplaceable in many situations. You can launch music and video players or answer calls with a wave of your hand without worrying about getting dirt all over your screen while cooking or cleaning. Keeping your display nice and neat has never been so easy! There are Android and iOS versions.

If you’re not very eager to rush to the nearest supermarket to check if your remote control batteries actually died, this trick will definitely save you time. Just pull out your smartphone, and start the camera app. Then take the remote control, point it at the camera, and press any button. If you see a red or pinkish light coming from the tip of the remote when you look at it through your phone’s display, it means the infrared signal is working properly and the problem, in this case, is the batteries.

There are apps for taking measurements when a tape is not at hand. For instance, while planning to buy a new house, these apps can prove useful in measuring measure how high the ceiling is or to roughly calculate the floor area. But do keep in mind that these apps, most of which used augmented reality, are not spot on and need double check with a physical tape should you need accurate measurements.