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.

@thibaultamartin @postmarketOS @gnome i think many old devices could be repurposed for specific simple uses, as long as file synchronization and local-first apps run on them. I reuse old android tablets as e.g. 1) recipe viewer in the kitchen, 2) jukebox in the living room, 3) picture frame (running slideshow).
The challenge for me is how to keep file libraries on old devices updated when synchronization apps like @nextcloud eventually drop support when the OS pass <0.5% use rate..