We perform the various task on our Android smartphones like summoning a cab to go to work, ordering food, reading news and staying in touch with friends through social media. However, as soon as our phone goes offline, there’s a sense of dread and intense helplessness. So, in this article, we are going to list few things that you probably didn’t know your smartphone can do when it’s offline.

Google Maps is the most used app for navigation. Google Maps also works offline, users can download the maps for a particular area for offline viewing. Google maps become very helpful when you’re are traveling to an area where your mobile data connectivity is low. You can visit our article How To Download Google Maps For Offline View to find out more about it.

Watching YouTube Videos

If you are traveling through train, flight and if getting bored, then you can use YouTube videos. YouTube gives users the option to save the video for offline view. There are many other apps available in Google Play Store, which lets you save the video, but most of them require a monthly subscription.

Read Articles

If you like to read, you don’t need to carry a book around. Your Android smartphone is enough to let you read a news, books even without mobile data. Users can install the Pocket app on their Android device to save articles from the internet just to read them later.

Instant Messaging Apps

Apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook messenger hasn’t come up with the feature that allows users to exchange messages while they are offline. But, there is an app known as Firechat which allows users to chat with anyone within 200 feet of their location. The app completely works on Bluetooth.

Editing Documents

If we talk about documents, Google drive is one of the most popular cloud storage platforms which is used by millions of users worldwide. Google Drive lets you edit documents when you are not connected to the internet. However, the document you want to edit must be downloaded first before you can edit it in offline mode. So, these are the five best things you can do even if your smartphone is in offline mode. Hope you like the post, share it with your friends too.