Re:Why get an expensive Pi when I have an old phone?
by mahboi on Saturday November 14, 2026 @05:40AM
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It does have the same problem as using a laptop as a server: the battery will fail. But it's a nice UPS until then.
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Re:Why get an expensive Pi when I have an old phone?
by 1dom on Saturday November 14, 2026 @05:51AM
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A lot more mobile devices will require removable batteries after 2027 due to EU regs.
There are exceptions, so not all phones will, but more will. I hope there'll be more time/effort put into hacking removable battery phones to accept hardwiring a PSU onto the battery terminals over the next 5 years.