I Found EVERYTHING a Foldable Phone Can Do

Most people think foldables are just price your normal phones that bend in half, but they're wrong. They're actually a built-in tripod, retro Gameboy, dual screen interpreter, and a pocket workstation all crammed into one device. So in this video, I'll show you all the ways a foldable completely changes how you use a phone. The single biggest reason people buy foldables, multitasking. Most foldables can run two or three apps side by side or stacked vertically with flexible layouts. Watch a YouTube walkthrough while playing a game, curate your social media feeds, sync your to-do lists and calendars, all possible on this bigger canvas. But instead of setting up your multitasking manually every time, you can save custom app pairs to your home screen. One tap instantly launches all your apps in your favorite layout. The small tablet feel also instantly turns your phone into the ultimate e-reader, especially for colorful comics, manga, and graphic novels where normal phones force you to zoom in constantly. For gamers, foldables are a dream. Beyond modern mobile games, the square-ish 4 by 3 aspect ratio on inner displays perfectly matches retro game consoles, making it the ultimate handheld emulator. Google's dual screen translate mode allows live translations a mesmo tempo. You talk to your side, they read their side, and you can have a natural face-to-face conversation in two different languages. And if you really want to blow people's minds, connect your foldable to an external display, mouse, and keyboard. Many foldables trigger a desktop interface, turning your phone into a legitimate workstation PC. Then on devices like Samsung's Galaxy Fold series, flex mode actually transforms your phone into a mini laptop. The top screen handles your content while the bottom screen becomes a keyboard and precision trackpad. When you're done for the day, put the phone into tent mode on your nightstand to instantly transform it into a bedside alarm clock. In the kitchen, set it up halfway folded to read recipes hands-free while keeping the screen away from spills. Oh, and forget carrying around a selfie stick or tripod. Opening your phone halfway into tent mode turns the phone body itself into a rock solid stand. This makes vlogging and setting up time group photos effortless. Just set it down, frame the shot, and shoot hands-free. Taking photos of friends is now way easier too. While you frame the shot on the inner display, your subject sees a live preview on the cover screen so they can check their pose. Because the hinge holds any angle, you can angle the lenses skyward for ultra-long exposure astrophotography shots with zero camera shake. One of our absolute favorite tricks is camcorder mode. Hold it at a 90-degree angle like an old-school 90s handycam. It gives you a way more stable grip, built-in zoom controls under your thumb, and serious retro points. Got kids? Google's Pixel Pro Fold includes a feature called Made You Look that plays bright whimsical animations on the outer screen to grab toddlers' attention right as you snap the photo. If you use your phone for GPS, mounting a foldable gives you an expansive map view, or split the screen to keep navigation big on one side while managing music and calls on the other. Folding phones' outer screens make great use of customizable widgets, and with these mini apps, you can get weather info, calendar updates, and messages at a glance, making foldable phones the perfect desktop companion. That's been all the ways on how to use a foldable phone that I could think of, but did I miss one of your favorite foldable features? If so, yell at me in the comments, and if this video helped you out, be sure to leave a like and subscribe to the channel for more folding phone videos. And as always, I'm Phil Rodrigues, this is Tom's Guide, and I will see you in the next video.