**Phone Apps to Upgrade Your Mobile Experience**
When it comes to upgrading our mobile experience, there are many phone apps that can make a significant difference. In this article, we'll explore some of the best phone apps that you might not know about.
First up is Firefox Scent, an app that lets you send any file anywhere. You've probably seen a fair few apps like this before, but this one has a bunch of traits that really elevate it. For starters, it's got no ads, which means you can set conditions after which the files will expire for example, after they've been up for seven days or after they've been downloaded a certain number of times. Unlike other file transfer services, the other person doesn't need to download any software when you send a file – they just get a direct download link.
Another app that's worth mentioning is Sound, a voice recorder that has its greatest strength in its ease of use. When you install the app, you can place it as a quick toggle in your status bar and so anytime, anywhere with just two touches on your screen, you can be recording and then with one more touch, you can stop. The app also makes it pretty easy to share whatever you've recorded with your friends.
**Abstract: A Beautiful Wallpaper App**
If you're looking for a new wallpaper app, you should definitely check out Abstract, which has kind of been doing the rounds recently. It's made by the same artist that created the default oneplus home screens and so everything has that same level of polish and nuance. All the wallpapers are in 4k resolution and the app itself is beautifully done with no ads at all.
**AI Cut: A Smart Photo Editor**
Next up is AI Cut, which is an editor that lets you fiddle with the usual things like filters like saturation, but all while knowing which part of your picture is foreground and which part is background. The app has this understanding it lets you tweak these two things separately, so you could ramp up the colors in the scene behind you, whilst not up in the saturation on your face because, yeah, you don't want to look like a tomato.
**Storage Organizer: A Tool for Taming Your Phone's Storage**
We've also got a paid app on this list too – Storage Organizer. It basically gives you a bunch of different ways to organize your storage. One of the more important tricks here is its ability to scan for duplicate files, for example, where you've accidentally downloaded the same file twice but it can go further by removing corrupted files as well as empty folders and what it calls useless files or files that are no longer useful to your phone.
**Spot On Alarm: A Smart Alarm Clock**
If you're one of those people who wakes up in the morning to a song chosen from Spotify, then Spot On Alarm is an app that's definitely worth checking out. The company's latest edition is the same thing – even better because it can find any song from YouTube so you don't need any kind of premium membership. You just set your alarm like you would on any other alarm app and then pick your tune from YouTube as if it was already downloaded on your phone.
**Rise: An App for Sleeping Better**
Finally, there's Rise, an application all about sleeping better. It's a combination of meditation exercises, muscle relaxation tutorials, and a sleep diary for you to keep track of how you're doing and it's all presented in this honestly beautiful interface. I do think some parts of the app are a little gimmicky and you do need to pay to get a lot of its features, but I have spent some time with the meditations themselves and I was really impressed.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enevery app I'm about to show you each gave me this moment of wow that's cool and I really want to tell people about this so first things first there's one called skip track settings which once installed let's see go back and forward through whatever song is playing just by holding your volume keys so the phone can be in your pocket screen off and it's still going to work and you don't lose full control over volume you can just use multiple taps to increase or decrease it Firefox scent is an app that lets you send any file anywhere and you've probably seen a fair few apps like this but this has a bunch of traits that really elevate it for starters it's got no ads you can set conditions after which the files will expire for example after they've been up for seven days or after they've been downloaded a certain number of times and unlike other file transfer services the other person doesn't need to download any software when you send a file they just get a direct download link around sound is a voice recorder and it's greatest strength is not really in its functionality because it just records your voice like any other one it comes into its own because of its ease you see when you install the app you can place it as a quick toggle in your status bar and so anytime anywhere with just two touches on your screen you can be recording and then with one more you can stop and the app also makes it pretty easy to share whatever you've recorded with your friends I also wanted to mention abstract which has kind of been doing the rounds recently it's a wallpaper app but it's made by the same artist that created the default one plus home screens and so everything has that same level of polish and nuance and they're all in 4k resolution plus the app itself is beautifully done with again no ads at all so then we've got AI cut and the best way I can describe it is as a smart photo editor it's an editor that lets you fiddle with the usual things like filters like saturation but all whilst knowing which part of your picture is for ground and which part is background because the app has this understanding it lets you tweak these two things separately so I could ramp up the colors in the scene behind me here whilst not up in the saturation on my face because yeah I don't want to look like a tomato we've also got a paid app on this list too storage organizer basically gives you a bunch of different ways to yeah no prizes for guessing organize your storage soo one of the more important tricks here is its ability to scan for duplicate files for example where you've accidentally downloaded the same up twice but it can go step further by removing corrupted files as well as empty folders and what it calls useless files or files that are no longer useful to your phone alright you might well have seen the spot on alarm which lets you wake up in the morning to a song chosen from Spotify well the company's latest edition is the same thing there even better because it can find any song from YouTube so you don't need any kind of premium membership you just set your alarm like you would on any other alarm app and then pick your tune from YouTube as if it was already downloaded on your phone rise is an application all about sleeping better it's a combination of meditation exercises muscle relaxation tutorials and a sleep diary for you to keep track of how you're doing and it's all presented in this honestly beautiful interface I do think some parts of the app are a little gimmicky and you do need to pay to get a lot of its features but I have spent some time with the meditations themselves and I was really impressed I nearly fell asleep during the middle of the day ever since the birth of the knotch people have been fighting this battle to make it as little of an eyesore as possible we've got an app battery notch and it kind of helps by making it at least more useful it turns your punch hole or your notch into a battery indicator and there's a massive amount of customization I can't think of a single phone's cut out that this thing wouldn't cover and if you did get the pro version you can start fiddling with colors and animation settings there's something about the way scribble animates your photos that really makes them pop all you do is you pull up a photo in the app and then you draw on top of it and it's quite generous I'm not a brilliant artist but it makes me look quite good you then click next and the app creates this looping animation of your drawing I think it'll make quite a cool Instagram story especially if you were going to post that plain image anyway we've then got afterglow which is a new ish icon pack based on pastel colors and high vibrance each icon has a really subtle glow and I think it's an amazing balance of sticking to what works in terms of material design but then also pushing the boat out just enough to feel fresh so I think I've ended up giving you guys 11 apps I got a bit carried away while filming but nonetheless if you enjoy the video as Sabah being massively appreciated and I will catch you in the next one youevery app I'm about to show you each gave me this moment of wow that's cool and I really want to tell people about this so first things first there's one called skip track settings which once installed let's see go back and forward through whatever song is playing just by holding your volume keys so the phone can be in your pocket screen off and it's still going to work and you don't lose full control over volume you can just use multiple taps to increase or decrease it Firefox scent is an app that lets you send any file anywhere and you've probably seen a fair few apps like this but this has a bunch of traits that really elevate it for starters it's got no ads you can set conditions after which the files will expire for example after they've been up for seven days or after they've been downloaded a certain number of times and unlike other file transfer services the other person doesn't need to download any software when you send a file they just get a direct download link around sound is a voice recorder and it's greatest strength is not really in its functionality because it just records your voice like any other one it comes into its own because of its ease you see when you install the app you can place it as a quick toggle in your status bar and so anytime anywhere with just two touches on your screen you can be recording and then with one more you can stop and the app also makes it pretty easy to share whatever you've recorded with your friends I also wanted to mention abstract which has kind of been doing the rounds recently it's a wallpaper app but it's made by the same artist that created the default one plus home screens and so everything has that same level of polish and nuance and they're all in 4k resolution plus the app itself is beautifully done with again no ads at all so then we've got AI cut and the best way I can describe it is as a smart photo editor it's an editor that lets you fiddle with the usual things like filters like saturation but all whilst knowing which part of your picture is for ground and which part is background because the app has this understanding it lets you tweak these two things separately so I could ramp up the colors in the scene behind me here whilst not up in the saturation on my face because yeah I don't want to look like a tomato we've also got a paid app on this list too storage organizer basically gives you a bunch of different ways to yeah no prizes for guessing organize your storage soo one of the more important tricks here is its ability to scan for duplicate files for example where you've accidentally downloaded the same up twice but it can go step further by removing corrupted files as well as empty folders and what it calls useless files or files that are no longer useful to your phone alright you might well have seen the spot on alarm which lets you wake up in the morning to a song chosen from Spotify well the company's latest edition is the same thing there even better because it can find any song from YouTube so you don't need any kind of premium membership you just set your alarm like you would on any other alarm app and then pick your tune from YouTube as if it was already downloaded on your phone rise is an application all about sleeping better it's a combination of meditation exercises muscle relaxation tutorials and a sleep diary for you to keep track of how you're doing and it's all presented in this honestly beautiful interface I do think some parts of the app are a little gimmicky and you do need to pay to get a lot of its features but I have spent some time with the meditations themselves and I was really impressed I nearly fell asleep during the middle of the day ever since the birth of the knotch people have been fighting this battle to make it as little of an eyesore as possible we've got an app battery notch and it kind of helps by making it at least more useful it turns your punch hole or your notch into a battery indicator and there's a massive amount of customization I can't think of a single phone's cut out that this thing wouldn't cover and if you did get the pro version you can start fiddling with colors and animation settings there's something about the way scribble animates your photos that really makes them pop all you do is you pull up a photo in the app and then you draw on top of it and it's quite generous I'm not a brilliant artist but it makes me look quite good you then click next and the app creates this looping animation of your drawing I think it'll make quite a cool Instagram story especially if you were going to post that plain image anyway we've then got afterglow which is a new ish icon pack based on pastel colors and high vibrance each icon has a really subtle glow and I think it's an amazing balance of sticking to what works in terms of material design but then also pushing the boat out just enough to feel fresh so I think I've ended up giving you guys 11 apps I got a bit carried away while filming but nonetheless if you enjoy the video as Sabah being massively appreciated and I will catch you in the next one you\n"
