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Today’s phones are smarter than you probably know. Here are some of the surprising things they can do to keep you safe and healthy, and make life easier. In most cases, there's no need to download an extra app—and when we do recommend an app it's one made by Apple or Google.
There's just one wrinkle for Android users: Instructions and capabilities vary from brand to brand and model to model. But our instructions should work for most recent smartphones.
Health and Safety
Count Your Steps
Looking for a way to log your morning runs or Sunday strolls? Your phone can do that. According to our testers, the step-counting features on Apple and Samsung phones perform as well as those on fitness trackers.
• On an iPhone: Launch the built-in Health app and select Health Data > Activity.
• On an Android phone: The latest Samsung phones include the Samsung Health app, which, when activated, will automatically track your steps. For most other Android phones, you’ll have to download the free Google Fit app.
Let People Know You’re Driving
Distracted driving is an ongoing safety threat. Today’s phones can detect when you’re at the wheel and automatically respond to incoming text messages with a note explaining that you’re on the road and will be in touch later.
• On an iPhone: Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb > Do not disturb while driving > Activate.
• On an Android phone: Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb > Turn on automatically > Add rule > Driving. If that doesn’t work, download Google’s free Android Auto app.
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