ThibApr 19, 2024

Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022.

Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.

We need to publicly support communities like @postmarketOS who work on making these phones repurposable, and @gnome that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63245150

E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.

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@thibaultamartin @postmarketOS @gnome I keep thinking old smart phones could be used as raspberry pi alternatives? Home servers? Is that possible?
Apr 19, 2024 at 12:51pmWeb
Show threadjackofalltradesApr 21, 2024
@shemjm @thibaultamartin @postmarketOS @gnome probably not enough processing power, but there is the possibility to use them as smart screens or remote controls for example
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@j_jack hmm I thought they would have more power than a pi tbh 🤔
Show threadjackofalltradesApr 22, 2024
@shemjm they might but I think it would depend on additional processes working in the background.
I had an old s5 galaxy for example. Loaded lineageOS onto the device and it was lightning fast. Following this I wanted google services and loaded google apps onto it and performance was drastically reduced along with battery life. Maybe it just depends on additional bloatware?