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Anything interesting I could do with spare Android phones? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by notdoreen@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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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.

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[–] Laughing___Gas@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] notdoreen@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Laughing___Gas@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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...

[–] notdoreen@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You you keep the phones permanently plugged in or charge them periodically?

[–] Laughing___Gas@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Plugged in all time,screen off, battery saver on 😊

[–] NutJaugger@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] schklom@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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.