Equip your phone for travel - apps, gadgets, tips

Are you planning to travel? As smartphones today are equipped with more than good hardware, we can turn them into real mini-trip computers.

Therefore, add these tips to your travel plans, because you need to get the most out of your phone to make it easier for you to stay and find your way around another country or city.

I believe that many forget at least something when packing, and even more of them equip their phone well. That is why I am writing an article in the hope that it will help you prepare for the trip.

Applications

You can see the list of 17 travel applications in the article I have already written, I wrote a few words about each of them:

Install these applications if you are traveling abroad alone

Equipment

You can additionally equip your travel phone with additional gadgets.

1. Octopus tripod

This is a cheap tripod for your phone. If you go abroad and do not have a professional device for 500+ euros, your phone will also work (even if it has a manual mode, as if you have a professional device). You can't take some pictures while holding the phone in your hand because your hand is shaking, so you need to have a tripod. You can find one in Chinese stores, or on the Aliexpress site for about $ 2 - search.

2. External battery

I don't even have to mention, that this is a must-have phone accessory if you're traveling. We have a variety of them, in different colors and from thousands and thousands of milliampere-hours, but don't be fooled! I wrote a detailed article on how to choose an external battery and what to pay special attention to, don't let our sellers deceive you!

3. Case

If you don't carry your phone in a holster, my suggestion is to put it on now. Because, you are more likely to fall out, crowded in the city, on the bus, a hundred things in your hands… They are not expensive, especially on the Aliexpress site you can find them for 0.5 euros.

4. Objectives

You can buy three phone lenses in the package: fisheye, macro, and wide. They cost about $ 2 and can be used if you want to take pictures by phone. With wide, you can take a picture of a wider angle and place the whole square in one picture, for example, and the like - search.

5. Charger adapter

If you go to a country where the socket is different, don't forget the adapter. Also, pay attention to the current, we have 220v.

6. Nut locator

A nut is a small locator that you can put in your bag, or wallet and connect to your phone via Bluetooth. The phone can locate the device nearby and thus help you find your wallet if you dropped it or if you forgot where you left your bag, etc.

7. Headphone Splitter

If you're traveling with someone and you're listening to the same kind of music, you don't have to spend a battery on multiple phones. Play music on one phone and connect two headphones with this accessory, it's not expensive - search.

8. Phone holder ring

A relatively new gadget that has become popular in the world, and slowly in our country as well. This holder sticks (usually with a vacuum) to the back of the phone and stands firmly there. You have a ring through which you slide a finger and hold the phone. In case you are in heavy traffic, this can help you a lot. Also, if you are in an unfamiliar part of the city where there are a lot of thieves, they will not be able to easily pull your phone out of your hand because you are holding it with this accessory. It can also be used as a backrest so you can watch a series/movie while traveling. See more.

Tips

And finally a few tips.

1. Take pictures of documents

For first aid only, to have on hand. You can take a picture of your passport, ID card, plane/train/bus ticket… in one folder and lock it with a code.

2. Consider buying a local SIM card

If you stay in a country for a long time, it may be more worthwhile to buy their card and some bonuses for internet and/or story and messages. It may be cheaper than taking roaming packages from our operators.

3. Turn off mobile data

If you have not decided on the option of mobile internet abroad, then turn off mobile data. Android phones have a roaming data transfer option disabled by default, but make sure you're not surprised by the bill. Plus, you'll save battery power.

4. Hide your phone in a crowd in public

Don't underestimate thieves. There are a lot of them in places where a lot of tourists are circulating because they know that tourists are generally not careful and often take out their phones to take pictures.

5. Print your information on the lock screen

Android phones have the option to print some text on the lock screen, say your name, address where you stayed, and another contact phone. Lock your phone and set this information.

6. DO NOT use open and public WiFi networks

Hackers can easily create a WiFi network, open it and wait for someone to connect. Then, they can track what users are doing and steal data. I have already written about that, so read on.

If you have any tips, write them in the comment below.