I have a couple Android phones with little resell value and I’m wondering what I could do with them on my spare time.

Not sure if this is the right sub to ask but figured it could be a good start to see if anyone here has done anything with phones.

  • Laughing___Gas@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Currently using 4 android phones I got from friends/families “junk drawer” to use as a home security system.

    • NutJaugger@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Won’t that be easily exploited when exposed to the Internet, considering the OS has not been updated for years?

      • schklom@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        No need to expose to the Internet. You can e.g. expose them to Home-Assistant/openHAB only, or VPN to your LAN then connect to them.

    • notdoreen@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      That sounds really interesting. Can you share how you set this up and what software you used?

      • Laughing___Gas@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        It’s just an app from the play store. I’ve looked into self-hosted open source things but didn’t find much. The app I use is called “Alfred”. It has the basic features. Motion sensor People sensor Saves the motion clips to the cloud Continuous playback Two-way talk Auto-low light Etc…