I have lots of old iPhones ( SE 2016, 6, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus) and they’re all rotting in my drawer. Can they be used for something fun?

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    10 months ago

    Why didn’t you trade in/sell them. That’s thousands of dollars down the drain.

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    10 months ago

    You can purposely mess up government surveillance by tampering with their collected logs. First, log into two devices using the same iCloud account. Then, leave your old iPhone, with your registered SIM, at a different location. After that, connect your other device to WiFi. Messages from your iPhone will be forwarded to this other device, even though you’re in a different location.

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    10 months ago

    I have 5S 16GB, 5S 64GB and SE 32GB in my drawer. Soon 6S will join them, as i got new 13Mini to replace my 12Mini, that will go to my mother, that uses said 6S.

    It kinda feels like waste, since all of them are in good condition (no cracked glass or big scratches to metal parts) and probably work as well (would have to check the 5S ones to confirm, but they worked fine, when we stopped using them.)

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    10 months ago

    Third world country tip: always carry one so if you get mugged you give that one and they will believe it’s your main phone.

    Also you can jailbreak one maybe? To play some old games that are not available on newests iOS?

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    10 months ago

    Call and text. Take photos and videos, use “clownshoe-ish” Snapchat filters, and stream your favorite tv shows & movies.

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    10 months ago

    I’m here from the other side (username checks out), but I have a bunch of Pixels, and usually use all of them. My 8 pro is my daily driver, old 7 pro is my secondary for now (I treat it like you would a tablet I guess) and will eventually be passed to a family member. My 6 pro and 5 are in use by family members, and they’ll be upgraded once they stop getting security updates. My 3 is used for playing around with LineageOS. My original pixel is a GPhotos backup slave. My original original pixel’s motherboard died, and I miss the Nexus 6p I traded in for it…