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Best Student Apps and Tips – (Not Only) for Apple Devices

Even though I’m in no way a tech person, I’ve figured out some ways to use my devices that boost my productivity as a student. Below comes a list of the best desktop, tablet and mobile apps for students I’ve tried, followed by a few tips and features you may not have known your devices had.

Some useful tips for Apple devices:

● Use your iPad as a second display  By using Sidecar you can turn your iPad into an extension of your Mac display, and it could not be easier. First, make sure your devices are logged in into the same iCloud account and that they meet the Sidecar system requirements (macOS Catalina or later, and iPadOS 13 or later). Then click on the control center, then display, and right there will be list of the available devices. Connect to the one you want, and you’re done! You can drag windows from your Mac onto the iPad and control it with both the trackpad and an Apple Pencil.  ● Scan documents easily  On the off chance you didn’t know: the Notes app on your iPhone has a built-in scanner option, so there’s no need for a third-party app. Just create a new note, click on the camera icon and choose Scan Documents. That’s it!  ● Enable grayscale to stop your phone from distracting you  It’s okay, we’re all addicted to our phones. Here's a band-aid: making your display black-and-white makes it less attractive, hence less likely to snatch your attention from everything around you. I tend to enable grayscale when I sit down for some serious studying and don’t want anything to distract me. To enable grayscale, go to Settings > Accessibility > Display and Text Size > Colour Filters, and switch the filters on. 

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