The world of cell phones doesn’t stand still for very long. The way we use our smartphones today, and the things we can do with them, seemed totally impossible just a decade or so ago.

So what comes next? it’s a difficult question to answer. But we can pick up some clues. The tech giants regularly file ‘patents’; legal protections over their upcoming ideas and concepts. These give us an idea of what’s being planned as we speak. Here are just a few we found.