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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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[–] RedditBurner_5225@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Use it when your phone is stolen.

Sent from iPhone 7

[–] DooDeeDoo3@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Sorry to hear that

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[–] maga_extremist@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I keep mine around as a backup. So easy to flash your last backup onto it and use it between phones, if you lose or break your current one.

[–] Altruistic_Rush3280@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You could sell them for some extra cash. You can use them for music or as a back up phone

[–] Jaredt225@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use my 4s for verification codes whenever I get a new phone

[–] Marik_Hadare@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sell? Save one as a backup phone?

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[–] itsradii@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Whatever you do with them, don’t update them to the latest iOS version. They’re much more valuable with an older one.

[–] 9-28-2023@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Hello security holes

[–] bph2002@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hello. Can you tell me why this is?

[–] Sea-Gas-7017@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jailbreak capabilities usually

[–] bph2002@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Cool-Newspaper-1@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] AgreeableAd8687@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

not applicable because originals didnt have shsh blobs so you could freely downgrade to any version. 3g and onwards are rare on original though

[–] nero40@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Only if you’re not using them as a daily driver, I guess.

[–] Kshitij_P_2602@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use my 6S to connect and play music on my car music system with aux since it doesn’t have Bluetooth or apple CarPlay.

[–] Leenolyak@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I still use the SE as my whole phone sometimes. It's just such a good design.

[–] MasterSummerSmith462@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The SE 2016 is the most able as a back up.

Maybe use the others as a separate media device, like as an iPod.

[–] ListPuzzleheaded4510@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Sell them. All of these are worth at least 40 bucks.

[–] LockNLoad518@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Delicious-Treacle135@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use one for porn consumption. The other I use as a travel phone since the 15s don’t have SIM cards anymore.

[–] peekaboopet@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My family has Go Bags for emergencies. We put old phones in them.

[–] 6alr@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] RealKenshino@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use it as my camera for Zoom etc

[–] Kerlutinoec@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sell them

Configure some as iPod for childs

Keep one as emergency phone

[–] redblackyellowjam@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Only if it’s still LTE capable. 3G networks are no longer supported and I believe are just about all shut down.

[–] Kerlutinoec@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

All those are lte

[–] bigdog781@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Def still up just as 2g guesss what menos use for throttled data ?ok then

[–] cwsjr2323@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] bb95vie@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

an iphone 5/5s/5c would do a good music player.

[–] Hats_On_Chickens@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You could try eating them

[–] Idontmatter69420@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have a 3g that i kid you not, is as useful as my 2nd gen ipod touch even down to the OS except the 3g runs worse on 4.2.1

[–] senyote@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’ve seen videos where you can set them up as security cameras

[–] Timmaigh@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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.)

[–] LuisArkham@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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?

[–] simoncpu@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] mymy_lovesushi@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

sell use as backup give to family friends if they aren’t bad

[–] MarmiteX1@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I usually sell them so I can recoup some money when I upgrade. I sell them in private.

[–] iskender299@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I used a 3GS when I had a 5s as a landline phone (voip)

[–] fallingleaf271@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You could try jailbreaking them and play around with customization and theming.

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[–] bane_of_heretics@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You donate it to your neighborhood Witcher.

[–] StrawberryBanner@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I love this comment 😂

[–] deejayatomika@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bane_of_heretics@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

watching Google IO

Current toxicity: 140/100

[–] Acalthu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use my 6s for Spotify because it has a headphone jack and the 6s DAC is not half bad at all.

[–] Reddit_is_snowflake@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You can resell them

iPhones retain their value much more compared to Androids

[–] heartscockles@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Any you wish to recycle should be handled responsibly. Apple Stores offer free recycling

[–] Mig-117@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My main iPhone is an iPhone 7. I do everything with it, it's fast without many hiccups and I can even do light photo edits with raw files. The real question is what can't you do?

[–] ooblongtea@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My XR is my backup phone. My 7 was my backup until I bought my 15PM, once I had to use it. Just swapped the sim and went on my merry way.

[–] beeedeee@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have one that I use as a dash cam.

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