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Uses for a retired android phone?

funkylogik

funkylogik

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Nasa recently put two satellites based on Nexus S into orbit.
anyone use an old android phone for anything cool/useful? Alarm clock, spy camera, etc... :beer:
 
use it as development device if you get into rom/kernel development. That way if you brick it, you still have your daily driver.
 
MP3 player and just entertainment consumption is the only thing I have really used mine for.

EDIT: oh and for nostalgia, nothing better than flashing some old Froyo ROMs on an OG Evo
 
Some people in the Warp forum are using there un-activated phone as a mini tab,
even devved a rom for the purpose!!
 
WOW! Hadn't thought of using for a tuner/metronome! Using mine as am MP3 player for the car that I don't have to worry about. They do function really well as mini tabs!
 
There are of course the usual donations to schools, seniors, etc.

As well as the home entertainment uses of an MP3 player, fitness, etc.

I can also picture using it for home security perhaps. Motion sensor and webcam built-in. Or at least as a drop cam.

Tracking device for your car? kid? (though without data it would never be too accurate.)
 
the only retired Androids i got are either crap or non-functional, and they make excellent paperweights right alongside the broken Seagate ST-225 hard drive taken apart :)
 
I have a neglected Optimus. Can I root it even though it has no phone or data connection? Just curious about bricklaying...
 
Lol a radio for Parakeets has to be the best so far. Have u tried them with a mirror app? :D

Whats a "drop cam" btw barry mate?
 
Using an unactivated phone works fine with airplane mode w/WiFi. In addition installing an app like groove IP will restore phone function via WiFi only if you have a Google voice account :)

A good way to repurpose tablets for those Star Trek fans is either placing large plexiglass panels with the tablets hidden underneath for instant LCARS Enterprise consoles, or repurposing them as PADDs
 
I actually wish i had an old spare android. My worst android phone ever (samsung galaxy europa) that i used for a month as a very cheap stand-in would be fun to root now and overclock a custom kernel on it to see just how well (better) it could perform. Id maybe also use it as a spy cam to catch the cat chewing the leafs off my elephant foot (house plant/tree) :)
 
For those lucky to have the large dash opening for the radio in their car, replace the radio with a tablet which fits, tether to a phone, mobile hotspot, wire in an external amp compatible with the headphone jack, instant Android powered car. Bonus, install Sherpa Personal Assistant and make the voice-controlled Buick Verano owners jealous.
 
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