over_clox@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 hours agoAre there any phones or tablets out there that can run on the charger cable only, completely missing the battery?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareAre there any phones or tablets out there that can run on the charger cable only, completely missing the battery?over_clox@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 hours agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squarezzffyfajzkzhnsweqm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoStrange. I think I remember back in the first years of android this was standard. Probably that changed. Do you need it to be a phone? You can run android on a computer, old laptop or virtual machine or single board computer like raspberry pi.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoMy question/idea is to repurpose old devices for home use, even after the battery done went to shit… Whatever devices that can function without a battery at all would be ideal. You know, something you can use at home to watch videos or whatever…
Strange. I think I remember back in the first years of android this was standard. Probably that changed. Do you need it to be a phone? You can run android on a computer, old laptop or virtual machine or single board computer like raspberry pi.
My question/idea is to repurpose old devices for home use, even after the battery done went to shit…
Whatever devices that can function without a battery at all would be ideal. You know, something you can use at home to watch videos or whatever…