Keep using the old iPhone: 5 brilliant ideas for iPhone fans

If you don't want to sell or throw away your old iPhone, you can still use it sensibly in several ways. We present 5 practical options.

Continue using the old iPhone as a navigation system and car radio

An old iPhone can be used as a navigation system. No matter whether with or without a SIM card. Since the navigation uses up the battery relatively quickly, you can also spare the battery from your current smartphone.
You can use the HERE Maps app completely free of charge and without an internet connection. Alternatives with costs are Navigon and TomTom Go. If you use Google Maps or Apple Maps, you need a SIM card and a data plan.
You can also conveniently transfer your music collection to the car radio via Bluetooth or AUX cable. An additional smartphone holder can also be worthwhile.

Older iPhone models also deliver a solid picture. Nothing stands in the way of using it as a surveillance camera. Only a permanent connection to the electricity is required.
With free apps like Presence and iVigilo, you can save the recordings for several hours or days and also access the video in real time on the go. You can find more information in this practical tip.

An old iPhone can also serve as a fitness tracker. In the worst case, if you walk, your current smartphone can fall out of your pocket or come into contact with rain. However, if you use your old iPhone, you do not have to worry about it and can start your workout with ease.
Several fitness apps such as Runtastic are suitable for this. The application only needs a GPS signal. A SIM card is therefore not necessary in the old iPhone. At home, you can connect the iPhone to the WiFi if necessary and synchronize the measured data with your current smartphone.

If you want to control your PC or Mac from your bed or other rooms, you can also do this using your old iPhone. All you need is the right app and the associated software for the computer.
Alternatively, you can replace the mouse directly on the desk with the old iPhone. That looks cool, but is only suitable for occasional use. You can find more information and the appropriate apps in the following practical tip.

A classic baby monitor costs around 50 euros, with an integrated camera you can quickly land at 100 to 150 euros. With an old iPhone you can save yourself the new purchase.
Simply install a suitable app, the iPhone works just like a baby monitor, sometimes even better than a real baby monitor. You can find more information in the following practical tip.
Tip: How baby phones did against iPhone apps at Stiftung Warentest.

If you don't like any of the five options, you can also dispose of your iPhone properly and get rid of it.