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- Integrated UPS - I have a drawer full of old Android phones with still decent specs, but no Raspberry Pis. Surely I'm not the only one..

• nubinetwork 2y ago
  If you can trust a 10 year old battery to not puff up on you, by all means ;)
  • Modified3019 2y ago
    If turning a phone into a NAS, it’s not unreasonable to take it apart and replace the battery. Hell, it’s easy enough in most cases to wire it up to a larger battery that wouldn’t fit into the case. It’s even simple enough to just buy an adapter so you can split the port into data (network connection) and power (to a hilariously big UPS).
    • BLKNSLVR 2y ago
      Is there a site/ video / tutorial you can recommend on such hacks?
• ycombinatrix 2y ago
  You really don't want to use the batteries. They will puff up very soon.
  • j45 2y ago
    I wonder if having software that limits charging to top it up to 80 percent only is possible.
    • adamomada 2y ago
      Did not work for me with an old Nexus 4. This is a bad idea, but everyone gets to find out for themselves if they do it
      • j45 2y ago
        Maybe old phones can't do this compared to new ones. Disabling the battery seems reasonable enough for a device that won't use it again. If a battery is needed.. plug one into the usb?
    • BLKNSLVR 2y ago
      AccA app mentioned earlier in the thread. Requires root and seems to only be available on the F-droid app store.
  • kwhitefoot 2y ago
    Most likely only if you keep them fully charged. If you can root the device you can control the state of charge.