I just upgraded to a 13, but the trade-in was only $80 and I thought I might find something better to do with it than just get $80 back, so I’d love suggestions. Remember, it doesn’t have cellular access anymore, just wifi. Does anyone have any good ideas for what to do with it? A friend suggested a dedicated GPS for my car, which I would obviously have to upgrade on occasion, but I can do that from my garage. Slightly annoying, but possibly useful. Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, throw it out or use it as a coaster. Ha ha. Very droll.
I use my old iphone xs as an iPod/music hub in the living room
Dash cam
Use it as a webcam? Probably way better than most webcams on the market.
I love the idea, but the only time I ever use a webcam is for zoom meetings for work and I’m sitting in front of my desktop for those. I don’t really care about the quality for that. In fact, I don’t care if I look like a ball of fuzz. But if I ever do care, it’s good to have something around for that.
Use it as a security camera. Plenty of apps that will do that, all it needs is a wifi connection and power.
keep it as a backup 2FA device in case your daily phone dies or goes missing one day. use it every now and then to import 2FA codes from your main phone’s authenticator apps.
I’d like to do that, but it would have to be an emergency backup only because the battery is dying and I’m not paying for a new one.
That’s what I do. Have an old iphone6S that works when plugged in and maybe for 45 mins after that. Apple would happily take it off my hands for free, but as long as the battery doesn’t swell and break it open, that’s a good enough 2FA emergency backup for me. As long as I can use it to restore all my codes back to a new phone, it does the job.
