{"id":30918,"date":"2021-03-11T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T07:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=30918"},"modified":"2021-03-11T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T07:45:21","slug":"4-ways-to-maximise-time-spent-on-your-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/4-ways-to-maximise-time-spent-on-your-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Maximise Time Spent On Your Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones have become essential to our daily lives. Whether it&#8217;s communicating with clients for work or keeping in contact with family and friends, smartphones make our lives infinitely easier. But, of course, these devices can also suck up a lot of our time on a daily basis, especially if you&#8217;re an avid social media user. So, how do you ensure you put your phone and screen time to good use? We&#8217;ve put together a few easy tips on how to maximise time spent on your device.<\/p>\n<h3>Record important information<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to remembering things, despite our best efforts, it often goes in one ear and out the other.\u00a0To make sure that you remember important dates, meetings, or other events, use your phone\u2019s calendar and note functionality to jot things down. Most of them will allow you to sync with your email calendar, which means that there\u2019s no excuse for forgetting.<\/p>\n<p>Even easier? You can use your phone\u2019s voice assistant to schedule your day without even lifting a finger. Or take it a step further and record important meetings or briefing sessions using your phone\u2019s voice recorder.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29792\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-image-29792\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LG-WING-hero-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"LG Wing\" width=\"712\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LG-WING-hero-300x169.jpeg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LG-WING-hero-768x432.jpeg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LG-WING-hero.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LG WING 5G smartphone.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Attend meetings on the go<\/h3>\n<p>In a world of remote working, meetings can pop up any time and anywhere. To help you stay on top of things, try to ensure that when you\u2019re away from your PC, you still have access to important documents. You\u2019ll also want to consider downloading Zoom or Teams to your phone \u2014 just to be safe.<\/p>\n<p>It can be tricky navigating between your meeting and the notes in your email, especially on a smartphone. Become a multitasking pro by investing in a dual-screen phone like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/swivel-design-lg-wing-smartphone-arrives-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LG WING 5G<\/a>. With two screens that can display two different things at the same time, you\u2019ll be able to master the mobile meeting in no time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find the best prices on dual-screen smartphones online with PriceCheck now:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/124\/Cellphones+%26+Accessories?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_4_Ways_to_Maximise_Time_Spent_On_Your_Smartphone&amp;utm_content=4_Ways_to_Maximise_Time_Spent_On_Your_Smartphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Run shopping errands<\/h3>\n<p>Picture this: You\u2019re turning into your driveway, and you realise that you forgot to stop at the shops \u2014 the horror! If you have an app for your local supermarket on your smartphone (and they just happen to deliver in 60 minutes or less) your absent-minded moment won&#8217;t cause any inconvenience to your night.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of reversing out of the driveway and heading back into the chaos, head inside the house, sit on the couch, and place your order. You\u2019ll even be able to track it every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29105 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/photograph-300x181.jpeg\" alt=\"smartphone photography\" width=\"708\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/photograph-300x181.jpeg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/photograph-768x464.jpeg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/photograph.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Learn on-the-go<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s no better time to explore the great outdoors, and while you\u2019re out and about, try and discover new things. If you come across a plant, animal or insect you\u2019ve never seen before, try using <a href=\"https:\/\/lens.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Lens<\/a> to identify it and learn more. Just aim your lens at what you want to know more about and the internet will do the rest. The learning opportunities are endless and can be a lot of fun. The nifty feature can also help you translate text and explore landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>If videos are more your style, a phone can be your ticket to a new hobby. Maybe this year is the year you finally learn to bake? With a little help from a stream of how-to videos.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find the best prices on smartphones online with PriceCheck now:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/126\/Cellular+Phones?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_4_Ways_to_Maximise_Time_Spent_On_Your_Smartphone&amp;utm_content=4_Ways_to_Maximise_Time_Spent_On_Your_Smartphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make the best of your smartphone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":30908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2866,2850],"tags":[5610,1527,7627,5612,1458,752,7629,7628],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Samsung-Galaxy-S21-header.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31034,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918\/revisions\/31034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}