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Are there any phones or tablets out there that can run on the charger cable only, completely missing the battery? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I think most phones work with a battery removed. I think your best bet would be phones with removable batteries.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Nope, so far never seen one work that way, and both me and my roommate have phones with removable batteries, so of course I've tried, but no dice, they instantly shut off when power is plugged in but you remove the battery :(

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Strange. I think I remember back in the first years of android this was standard. Probably that changed. Do you need it to be a phone? You can run android on a computer, old laptop or virtual machine or single board computer like raspberry pi.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    My question/idea is to repurpose old devices for home use, even after the battery done went to shit..

    Whatever devices that can function without a battery at all would be ideal. You know, something you can use at home to watch videos or whatever..

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