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1. Self-Charging Batteries The fanciest smartphone would just be a fancy brick if it is out of battery, so we hope for a future where there’ll be no more charging cords, no more carrying around heavy portable battery packs, and no more running out of battery! 

2. Unbreakable Screen According to a 2015 survey by Motorola, 21% of global smartphone owners currently have a broken smartphone screen! Replacing a cracked screen is troublesome not to mention expensive. We sincerely hope engineers will figure out a way for smartphone screens to be unbreakable in the near future. 

3. Bendable Screens We don’t understand the point of a flexible, bendable smartphone screen, but many technology companies are already working on this technology. Perhaps bendable screens will make them less fragile or prone to cracking!

4. Waterproof Next to cracking smartphone screens, dropping smartphones into water is probably the next most common accident among smartphone users everywhere. The new generations of smartphones that came out this year are pretty much splash-proof, but we hope for a day when all phones can swim free. 

5. Free, Unlimited Cloud Storage Our phones are constantly running out of storage space. This problem isn’t going away any time soon and we’re tired of moving our files onto SD cards or paying for cloud storage drives. So hopefully in the near future every phone will come with unlimited cloud storage! 

A fun trivia: whenever we post a comment, write an email, take a photo, or simply by having our smartphones turned on, we are generating data into the world. The world currently produces 2.5 billion gigabytes (GB) more data every single day, according to IBM. 

6. Ubiquitous Internet Connection This one should be quite self-explanatory. The Internet is a wonderful thing, but less so when connection is spotty. We look forward to the day when whenever we go, there will be fast and stable Internet connection!

7. Augmented Reality Augmented reality (AR) is already being used, to help smartphones interact more with our physical surroundings—like in Pokémon Go. Still, there is so much potential for creativity—in games, shopping, or finding information—when we can blend the digital world with our physical world. 

8. Many Wearable Forms Imagine the possibilities when we can wear our smartphones anywhere—beyond smart watches—our palms, on the back of our hands, or on our clothes! 

9. No More Passcodes Passcodes are diffult to remember, patterns are too easy to guess, and fingerprints sometimes fail to register. Perhaps eye scanning would be the next level for fast and reliable smartphone security! 

10. No More SIM Cards  SIM card sizes seem to get smaller every time a new smartphone model comes out, and the sheer number of time we have lost our SIM cards over the years should be enough to make a case for getting rid of SIM cards altogether! 

1. Format your text

~text~ putting squiggle lines around your text will strike out your text *text* putting asterisks around your text will bold your text _text_ putting underscores around your text will italicize your text

2. Reply specifically to someone in a group chat 

When you’re in a group chat, sometimes conversations get messy. Who is talking to whom? This is when you can type @ and a list of the participants in your group chat will appear. You can then select the person you want to direct your message to, for example @James or @Anna.

3. Reply to a specific message

You can also reply to a specific message whether you are talking in a group or one-on-one. Long tap on the message you want to refer to and a left-pointing “reply” arrow will appear at the top of your Whatsapp conversation. Click on that and your reply will automatically refer to that message. Pretty neat right?! 

4. Use less data when you call

Everyone’s mobile data is always running out, unless you are a super heavy user and paid extra for an unlimited plan. Whatsapp realized that and came out with a setting that will lower the amount of data your Whatsapp calls use. Hooray we say! 

5. Send things to yourself 

Whatsapp allows you to send everything from contacts, photos, audio clips, location, and all kinds of other files, texting yourself here becomes an easy way to remember things or draft longer messages. The only thing you can’t do is call yourself through Whatsapp, we tried. 

Of course, for information other people have sent you, you can put a star on them to keep track. 

1. Download Google Trips This one’s obvious. 

2. Where do you want to go? Open up Google Trips, type in your destination. 

3. What do you want to do, see, and eat?  Check out things to do, places to go, food to eat in “Things to do” and “Food & Drinks”. Recommendations come with helpful reviews, ratings, opening hours and contact information. Save them by adding a star to each. 

Now that you’ve got your activities sorted, the last step is to pin things down!

4. Make reservations Book your tickets, make your restaurant reservations, and book special activities. Once you’ve done that, Google Trips will automatically detect these reservations in your Gmail and add a record of them in your “Reservations”. 

Your booking details and flight statuses are all displayed clearly, as well as your hotel bookings detail and map locations, so you won’t miss a thing! 

Wow, you’re all set and that took all of 15 minutes!

Snapchat - Most Outgoing You live life in the moment, or should we say, Snapchat “Moments”. You fully embrace the messiness of life and find a sense of contentment in the day-to-day mundane yet glorious moments. However, you may be a bit of an oversharer at times, and you know it!

Facebook - Outgoing You have a lot of friends or, should we say, acquaintances that you like to keep up with. You may be extremely extroverted, have a competitive streak, have a Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO), are nostalgic for old times, or you may be a people pleaser somewhere deep inside.

Instagram - Friendly Yet Somewhat Introverted You enjoy the feeling of having your life together, your ducks in a row. You care about your reputation, your image, and how others view you. You may have an artistic flare, an eye for colors and compositions, and a developed sense of appreciation for the art of subtlety and poetry.

Whatsapp, LINE, WeChat, Facebook Messenger - The Hustler You’re a hustler and your motto is “Get sh*t done!” You are on the go all the time, running errands, making plans. You are focused and driven when you need to be, and you impress yourself with your productivity sometimes.  

Kindle, News & Reading Apps - The Intellectual Sophisticate You are curious and you have thoughts and opinions, a lot them. You enjoy thinking deeply and are perfectly comfortable being alone at a café. You pride yourself in being an intellectual and have been described as “interesting” at least twice in your life.

Nike+ & Exercise Apps - A Happy Ray of Sunshine You are usually a fire ball of positive energy! You not only have your life together, you enjoy motivating and helping others do the same! You, more than others you know, are able to think positively even when life has got you down. Don’t forget to give yourself a break sometimes though!

YouTube - Entertain Me There’s something lazy about you, isn’t there? There is a good chance you enjoy movies and TV shows as well. There’s nothing wrong with that, unless you’re watching 1000 cat videos a day non-stop... 

Games - Secretly Nerdy & Proud You have been described as "impatient” and you have a discreet nerdy side to you that only those close to you know. You enjoy a challenge and don’t mind working hard for something that is worth it and fun. Your definition of fun is definitely different than your friends of the sunshine-loving outdoors type!

1. Every meal is joined by your trusty, Internet-connected, mobile companion

“Photographing my food is important to me. Plus, the lighting was perfect.”

2. Your mobile phone keeps you up way past your bedtime

You only planned to watch 1 YouTube video, check Facebook for 5 minutes, surf Instagram and Snapchat for 10 minutes... How did 2 hours go by just like that?

3. The sound of a mobile phone notification sends your heart racing! 

Your heart races with excitement and... anxiety. 

“Who just messaged? Who just messaged??” 

4. When your phone is not by your side, you feel as if a part of you is missing 

“My mobile phone, my love, I need you...”

5. Especially if someone else is playing on their phone, when you don’t have yours

You just know you are missing out and that is so unfair. 

1. Zigzag (21 MB)

Created by Top Android Developer, Ketchapp, this addictive game has a simple concept, and beautiful graphics. Use your touchscreen to keep your ball from falling off the wall! 

2. 8 Ball Pool (35 MB)

100 million downloads around the world, this is a classic game of pool you can play with your fingers. Get your competitve side on! 

3. Voxel Invaders (4 MB)

Recommended by multiple gaming websites, Voxel Invader will remind you of the retro arcade classic, Space Invaders, that will bring you right back. What’s even better is that it’s super lightweight at less than 4 MB, your phone will thank you!

Pro Tip: Dr. Booster is all about making your gaming experience smoother and faster. Download the latest Dr. Booster and try playing your favorite game inside Dr. Booster to reduce lagging, freezing, and crashing!

4. Unblock Me (14 MB)

A Google Play Editor’s Choice, this long-time Android favorite is easy to get the hang of for anyone young and old, and also gives your brain a good work out! 

5. Pixel Dungeon (4 MB)

This game is super lightweight at 4 MB and has raving fan reviews, if you’re looking for a fun challenge, this is the game for you! We thought we would give this game a try. Now we’re hooked! 

Related Post Not interested in these recommendations? Take our quiz to find out Which Game You Should Play! 

Facebook Knows Even More About You

Logging in to a new app via Facebook means that personal information Facebook has of you is now linked up and share with your newly downloaded app. Vice versa, personal information that your new app might collect about you—depending on what app it is—can be shared with Facebook. In other words, more companies now know a lot more about you. 

However, often when you login with Facebook, the option to “Edit the info you provide” will appear. Do look through this and see if you are okay with what you are sharing with the new app. 

If Facebook Is Hacked, Your Other Accounts Are At Risk Too

The more apps you have logged into using your Facebook account, the more your personal data would be at risk if Facebook’s database were hacked one day. 

Of course, Facebook is highly aware of this risk and has security measures in place to prevent hacks of its user information. 

Making An Informed Decision

Ultimately, it is up to you to weigh whether the risk is worth the convenience and personalization that logging in through Facebook provides you in your experience when using new apps.