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But your old phone probably has USB or Bluetooth with which you can connect some cheap board with all the pins you desire.
by johndough 2y ago
But your old phone probably has USB or Bluetooth with which you can connect some cheap board with all the pins you desire.
- TrapLord_Rhodo 2y agoYour android doesn't natively support all hardware communication protocols like I2C, SPI, and UART... It's still a walled garden without access to the source code. You can't modify the firmware, drivers, or hardware behavior.
- throwaway14356 2y agowhat would be some fun example of using those with this phone?
- TrapLord_Rhodo 2y agoThey have it on their website. They make an RC Car with it.
- gavindean90 2y agoBut I can make an RC car without it too. It’s a WiFi RC car. I too am curious who wants to modify a WiFi phone’s firmware and for what.
- throwaway14356 2y agoI also couldn't imagine what one was supposed to do with phone apps. The thought was: If functionality is useful just add it in hardware or to the OS? I guess there will be awesome niche applications for this phone that are supper useful to an audience of one person.
- TrapLord_Rhodo 2y agoYou would still need a micro controller. It's easier to think of this as an arduino, that doubles as a phone.