I just upgraded to a 13, but the trade-in was only $80 and I thought I might find something better to do with it than just get $80 back, so I’d love suggestions. Remember, it doesn’t have cellular access anymore, just wifi. Does anyone have any good ideas for what to do with it? A friend suggested a dedicated GPS for my car, which I would obviously have to upgrade on occasion, but I can do that from my garage. Slightly annoying, but possibly useful. Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, throw it out or use it as a coaster. Ha ha. Very droll.
Use it as a webcam? Probably way better than most webcams on the market.
I love the idea, but the only time I ever use a webcam is for zoom meetings for work and I’m sitting in front of my desktop for those. I don’t really care about the quality for that. In fact, I don’t care if I look like a ball of fuzz. But if I ever do care, it’s good to have something around for that.
Security cam? Pet cam?
I use my old iphone xs as an iPod/music hub in the living room
I don’t know that I would use that much myself, but I think it’s generally a good idea.
Dash cam
Lipo batteries and hot cats don’t get along, he would have to remove it from the car every time he isn’t driving.
Oh I like that idea! It’s too bad I couldn’t run that and a map at the same time. Although the audio directions would work.
Use it as a security camera. Plenty of apps that will do that, all it needs is a wifi connection and power.
Not a bad idea, although I’m not sure where I would mount it. Ideally outside, but I wouldn’t want to expose it to the elements like that. I doubt it would last long.
You can donate it to a charity or a community group, there are some that refurbs phones for use by people in impoverished communities and countries. I gave an old laptop to a local group helping refugees learn English online.
I would have to research to find one. No way am I doing it locally. The Catholics have all the charity groups tied up here and fuck me if I’m going to help them.
Do you cook? I use my old iPhone to view recipes in the kitchen. It’s attached to the backsplash with Velcro. It is always plugged into a charger, but it is connected to a smart switch (already had set my house up). Set a shortcut to turn on the charger when the battery is 20% and to turn off the charger when it is 80% so as to get the best battery life.
I do not cook. Cooking makes me super anxious. But I can definitely see that being a good idea for people who do.
TV for action figures?That’s awesome!
keep it as a backup 2FA device in case your daily phone dies or goes missing one day. use it every now and then to import 2FA codes from your main phone’s authenticator apps.
I’d like to do that, but it would have to be an emergency backup only because the battery is dying and I’m not paying for a new one.
That’s what I do. Have an old iphone6S that works when plugged in and maybe for 45 mins after that. Apple would happily take it off my hands for free, but as long as the battery doesn’t swell and break it open, that’s a good enough 2FA emergency backup for me. As long as I can use it to restore all my codes back to a new phone, it does the job.
Makes sense.
Fb marketplace is a pretty good place to sell phones, probably can’t get full price but half is not unreasonable, definitely more than $80
Recycle it, if you can’t figure out what to do with it.
I walked into an iPhone repair shop when my old iPhone’s battery went puffy and they offered me $100 cash. That made me very happy!
I ended up donating mine to a domestic violence shelter. I think that’s worth more than me getting $80.
old
iPhone XR
I am using a 2017 mid-range Android phone with a custom ROM and I’m very happy. The XR came out in 2018. Don’t tell me that iPhones hold their value for longer.
it doesn’t have cellular access anymore
WTF?! My grandma is still using a Nokia 3410 from 2003 and nobody expects 2G to shut down anytime soon. Did you breach the terms of your celluar contract?
If the OS is too old, just go to xda-developers.com, search for a ROM for your mo… oh wait, you bought into the phone brand that ages faster for this very reason.
I got a new phone. So the SIM is now assigned to a new phone. Why would the old phone still have cellular service?
Ummm… So it’s not like you cannot just, you know, use the XR?
I could, but the battery is dying, hence me replacing it. It’s not very good as a cell phone if I have to leave it plugged in all the time. However, other people have made good suggestions. I’m not sure what your problem is.
batteries can be replaced, I’d go as far as saying they should
In the EU, we’ll be able to replace them easily again… in 2028 at least. With an expected lifetime of a battery being 500 cycles, a battery swap is maintenance, not repair. I cherish phones where you could just remove the battery if they got stuck instead of waiting for them to discharge. It does not happen too often because Android is very stable now but I have some old phones (pre-Android 5) lying around, which I use as burner phones (they are recovered from trash) or for simple things like internet radio.
Odd how late legislature came when Apple has been throttling iPhones with old batteries for over half a decade.
Yeah, I could have spent a couple of hundred bucks getting the battery replaced or I could just get a new phone for $10 a month. I know which one I can afford.
if you are paying a couple hundred on that you are being scammed
I don’t know why you can’t accept that I got a new phone and want to use the old one for something else, but I still did. Sorry, time can’t be reversed.
You should have took the 80 dollars.
Should have taken.
Why? Especially when there have been so many good ideas?
Im following this to see what people suggest. Personally i dont see much value from it.
