what cool projects can i do with an old android phone?
from Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone to hardware@infosec.pub on 06 Sep 2023 18:03
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from Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone to hardware@infosec.pub on 06 Sep 2023 18:03
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I have an old android s3 mini and not using it for anything feels like a waste
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You could install postmarketOS on it and use it to run Pi-hole
Damn, I don’t think my phone is supported by postmarket. The galaxy s3 is, but the s3 mini is not listed.
I think the features you’d need for Pi-hole should work: wiki.postmarketos.org/…/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_mini…
Ooh, thanks!
Wait, I have the gt i8200n
The features are the same, so it should still work, right?
That one uses a different SoC, so it has a different wiki page: wiki.postmarketos.org/…/Samsung_Galaxy_SIII_mini_…
it says that audio doesn’t work, does that mean it won’t have sound? do you know if i can still instal Termux on a postmarketos phone?
I think that means that the built-in speakers and microphone won’t work, but a USB DAC with external speakers and Bluetooth audio devices might work.
You can’t install Termux but you don’t need to - postmarketOS already is a Linux distro, so you can do anything you could do with Termux
Ah, I see. Thanks!
Piratebox
Could you explain what piratebox exactly is? I don’t really understand it
Strangers can connect to your piratebox and download whatever files (not neccessarily pirated) you put on it. Movies, music, books etc.
A piratebox has no internet connection and in order to browse it one has to connect directly to it’s network. Think about your favourite bar or your toilet at work having a network with no internet access, that let’s you browse fresh warez every time you visit.
I think you can even grant upload rights and make it a public dead mailbox for warez.
what? that’s insane. and i can look at everything others have in their piratebox? but how do i connect to the network without wifi?
No internet, just local wifi network. Pirateboxes aren’t meshed.
Piratebox is discontinued so it won’t get any new updates, but there are a bunch of other projects you can do like setup a file server and share it with an open ap. Just make sure to secure the pi itself and whatnot.
What a shame
To be honest, i read about it a long time ago, but haven’t used the software, just liked the concept because it’s so seductively simple: random anonymous device, no internet connection, no isp, no trouble. Perfect deniability.
Only lower level: switching drives 😂
Well… I think it is discontinued but there are mix things. Maintaining projects is just difficult. It is a nice software.
I have an old Moto X4 that has done duty as an octoprint server, and now works as the screen for my camera drone.
Lots of projects… you can use it as a gps module, security camera, root it and use it and run kali nethunter on it, etc.
I use my nexus 5X I bought off of ebay for nethunter and my other androids I use as a spare smartphone I use for a smaller kit.