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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Why didn’t you trade in/sell them. That’s thousands of dollars down the drain.
Whatever you do with them, don’t update them to the latest iOS version. They’re much more valuable with an older one.
Hello. Can you tell me why this is?
Jailbreak capabilities usually
Of course. Can’t think why that didn’t occur to me. I’ve not JB’d a phone in so long, I think the last one I did was the 5 or maybe the first SE. I think I lost interest when untethered breaks stopped and it became a little more complicated.
If it’s a really old OS, people can be willing to pay more simply because they’re rare. Eg an OG iPhone with iPhoneOS 1 would be worth a ton of money now.
not applicable because originals didnt have shsh blobs so you could freely downgrade to any version. 3g and onwards are rare on original though
Hello security holes
Only if you’re not using them as a daily driver, I guess.
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…
The SE 2016 is the most able as a back up.
Maybe use the others as a separate media device, like as an iPod.
You donate it to your neighborhood Witcher.
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I still use the SE as my whole phone sometimes. It’s just such a good design.
I usually sell them so I can recoup some money when I upgrade. I sell them in private.
sell use as backup give to family friends if they aren’t bad
Sell them. All of these are worth at least 40 bucks.
I have one that I use as a dash cam.
You can turn them into security cameras. There’s an app called Alfred that allows you to set up the phones as security cameras and then the app on your phone you can view the streams. It works fairly well.
My family has Go Bags for emergencies. We put old phones in them.
My old devices, Android and Apple are useful for creating alternative accounts for some games. Currently, I have 18 devices with SimCity Buildit loaded. I got bored with that never ending game so most of those devices are just turned off. The old smart phone with just 16GB are still able to call 911, the emergency number is the USA. I was able to donate a few to the women’s shelter so the victims of domestic violence could call the police at least.
Call and text. Take photos and videos, use “clownshoe-ish” Snapchat filters, and stream your favorite tv shows & movies.
Keep them as backups. Then sell them in 50 years when they’re antique.