INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Staying hydrated is important for your health, but if you're about to board a bus for a long ride, it's wise not to chug water or any other liquid just before boarding. If you can't stand being thirsty, bring a water bottle and wet your mouth with tiny sips throughout your trip, rather than drinking it all at once.  Say no to that large latte or giant soda before you get on the bus! Caffeine is a diuretic, and will cause you to pee more often than usual. If you need your morning coffee, try to drink it well before it's time to get on the bus, so it has time to get through your system. Even worse than caffeine is alcohol, which prompts your body to produce more urine than the same amount of water would do. Avoid drinking it in any form before or during your bus ride. Most buses that will be traveling for more than a few hours have bathrooms these days. You can call ahead and ask the bus line you're traveling with just to make sure. The problem is that bus bathrooms are often less than clean, being very dirty at worst, as they aren't always cleaned for each new trip, and on a full bus there's frequently a line to use them. If the bus bathroom is very dirty, or if there is likely to be a line, then the best approach is to board armed with tips and tricks you can use to hold your bladder for as long as possible, and think of the bus bathroom as a backup you can use if you really have to go. On very long bus rides, there's usually a rest stop or two. Even if the bus doesn't have a usable bathroom, you'll eventually have somewhere to relieve yourself. Again, calling ahead to check on the situation will help you get mentally prepared. If you know when the next stop is going to be, it'll be easier to distract yourself for the allotted amount of time. If you have no idea when you'll get the opportunity to go, holding your pee will feel like endless torture. Remember when your parents made you pee before road trips, even if you didn't have to go? This is especially important when you're about to go on a long bus trip with few or no stops before the destination, and especially if there's not a bathroom on the bus. Take advantage of your last chance to use the bathroom at home so your bus ride will be as trouble-free as possible. For both men and women, the amount of urine that's released from your bladder is controlled by your pelvic floor muscles. The Knack maneuver is an exercise designed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles so you'll have more control when it comes to urinating. If you're on a bus and you really need to go, doing the Knack maneuver can send a message to your brain telling it that now's not a good time to pee, and the urge will become less strong. Try this before your trip:  Find your pelvic floor muscles. They're the muscles that tense up when you're holding your pee, or when you stop peeing mid-stream. Tense the muscles, then cough at the same time. Keep the muscles tensed until you're done coughing, then release. Repeat 10 to 15 times every day leading up to your bus trip. If you have a long trip coming up and you predict you're going to have trouble holding your bladder, there's no shame in protecting yourself in case of emergency! Head to the drugstore and pick out some protective supplies so you don't have an accident. Just make sure you put on the diaper before boarding the bus.  Adult diaper products were designed to help people deal with urinary incontinence, but they're commonly used by people with all sorts of needs, like brides with wedding dresses too puffy to remove for a bathroom break. You can buy small protective pads similar to sanitary napkins or larger, full-coverage diapers depending on what you think you'll need.

SUMMARY: Don't drink too much before you board the bus. Check to see that the bus has a bathroom. See if and when the bus will pull over for rest stops. Go while you still have the chance. Strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Consider wearing pads or adult diapers, just in case.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Many newer Android device's have a flashlight function built-in. You may be able to find it in your Quick Access Panel. You may have to pull the panel down twice to display the quick access shortcuts. On some phones, you'll need to swipe the Quick Access icons to display a second set. If your phone has a built-in flashlight function, it will appear here. Tap it to turn your camera's flash on to act as a flashlight. Note: the Flashlight function may be disabled if your device is low on battery. There are a variety of apps that you can download that will turn on your device's camera flash to act as a flashlight. This will display a list of flashlight apps that are available for download. You'll have a lot to choose from. Note: If you are using an older Android device without a camera flash, you won't be able to use any of the flashlight apps. Flashlight apps can be tricky, because many shady developers like to sneak in extra permissions that can access your data to be sold to advertisers. Before installing an app, check what permissions it is requesting. You can find these by scrolling to the bottom of the app's store page and tapping "Permission details."  Flashlight apps will require access to your device's camera, since the camera's flash is used as the flashlight. Avoid any flashlight apps that can access your contacts or data. Reviews are a good way to see if the majority of users are experiencing problems with the app. You may be able to see responses from the developers as well. Don't pay attention to claims of brightness. Your flashlight will only be as bright as your camera flash bulb. There's nothing an app can do to control the brightness. Once you've found the app you want to install, tap "Install" to download it to your device. Depending on your settings, you may be prompted to enter your Google password. Most flashlight apps have a similar interface. Tap the "Power" or "On" button in the app to turn on the flashlight. This will enable your device's camera flash. Tap the button again to turn the flashlight off.  Your camera's flash will run your device's battery down quickly, so try to avoid leaving it turned on longer than necessary. Some flashlight apps will allow you to turn your screen white instead, which is useful for phones without camera flashes.

SUMMARY:
Open your Notification Panel. Look for the Flashlight option. Open the Google Play Store if you don't have a built-in flashlight. Search for "flashlight." Check out the permissions the app will be requesting. Read reviews before installing. Download and install the app. Run the flashlight app after installing.