5 Futuristic Smartphone Features That Would Be Gamechangers

Do you know what one of the most convenient kinds of devices is? One you don’t have to be consciously aware of. Our phones can already handle a good chunk of our daily tasks, from setting reminders to ordering take-out, but most of these tasks need to be manually set up, either through keyboard inputs or direct voice commands. What if your phone could be a true digital assistant, not just in the metaphorical sense like a PDA, but in the literal one? Your phone could serve as a repository of all of your preferences and needs, not just for things like advertising, but for practical purposes.

Imagine if, thanks to the phone in your pocket, you could take a seat in a movie theater and have it automatically recline to your exact specifications. What if the moment you step through the front door after work, your phone interfaces with your home IoT system to pre-heat a bath or turn on your favorite show on the TV? How about if, the moment you sit down to dinner and prepare to open your favorite social media app, it’s already open and waiting for you? Through machine learning and context-sensitive prompts, your phone could be two steps ahead of you throughout your entire daily routine.

Some personal assistants try to make this a possibility, but we want them to go further to integrate as much contextual information as possible and serve up what we want when we typically want it. It removes a barrier from using your phone if you don’t have to actually open apps to take action. Rather, your phone anticipates and services your needs.

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