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Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by pluc on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:18AM (#50393366)
iOS is to iPhones what Windows is to PCs

Put another OS on it and use it for many more years

(though I don't know the status of jailbreak or alternate OSes for iPhones as my last one was a 3G and Cydia was a thriving ecosystem then)

Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by brudgers on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:32AM (#50394581)
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Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by oofbaroomf on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:54AM (#50394896)
Setup OpenBubbles! You can iMessage from your Android.
Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by graboy on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:53PM (#50397493)
Use it as your webcam. Best quality camera you'll find, continuity camera feature on macos are great like desk view.
Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by SenHeng on Sunday November 08, 2026 @11:38AM (#50414755)
Same, I use it as a webcam for my Mac Studio. Unless you’re using a proper camera and recording mic, the video and audio quality are several times better than whatever comes with your monitor/laptop/webcam.

It also works really well in low light conditions while my previous webcam would start displaying the usual ISO artifacts.

Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by driftvoy on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:22PM (#50400348)
Capture realtime facial expressions on UE.

Just for fun. Kinda whats I am doing these days

Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by akulbe on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:49AM (#50405542)
see nasreborn.com - just read it this morning
Re:Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11? by slipwalker on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:18AM (#50427628)
depending where in the world you live, it can be the "thieves' option" ( loosing translating a brazilian expression "celular do ladrão" ): the cheap option without ANY banking app, to be taken outside your home and eventually be surrended to thieves ( usually under a pointed gun ) and avoid annoying them to the point they shoot you.