I just discovered this and it works fantastically on any old / unused android device you might have lying around, I was shocked at how easy it was, all the instructions are there, once you have it running all you need to do is set your router DNS settings to your pihole IP address and presto! Ads and trackers are gone!
Good concept but the WiFi latency and the processing speed would I’m sure slow down your browsing experience.
Cool though!
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
Take the battery out if you can to avoid lithium fires.
Old batteries on constant charge… I worry about this kind of thing.
jet@hackertalks.com 9 months ago
This is where fair phone and framework laptops shine. So easy to take the batteries out.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not to take away from what you’re saying but old phones and laptops are very likely to have easily replaceable batteries as well.
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 9 months ago
I removed the battery but now I can’t get the fucker to turn on lol
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 9 months ago
I have an old Nexus running as a weather station. I just bought a WiFi controlled plug for the power supply so it switches on and off continuously
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 9 months ago
Can I ask what kind of setup you have there? In terms of software etc…
sylverstream@lemmy.nz 9 months ago
Thanks for the tip. Got a tablet running HA and thus plugged in 24/7. Just ordered a smart plug to schedule the charging.
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 9 months ago
Good point, I’ll have to look into that
xep@kbin.social 9 months ago
You might also be able to turn on Battery Idle Mode, although it's not supported on every device.
Srootus@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Is there any modern day android phones that work without the battery. I feel like they’d probably run POST checks to make sure there’s a battery inside. Maybe fairphoness?
lemann@lemmy.one 9 months ago
The FP3 requires a battery at least. Ironically the device will actually still turn on and be usable if you removed ALL the modules besides the display module 😅 and of course the mandatory battery