2k retired Google Pixel phones get a second life as a private cloud(theregister.com)
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2k retired Google Pixel phones get a second life as a private cloud
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/06/18/2000-retired-google-pixel-phones-get-a-second-life-as-a-private-cloud/5258035
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Love the idea. But really, having to remove the boards from the case, dispose of the batteries(!), create a Linux that supports (potentially) obscure GPUs, mount on custom boards that expose Ethernet, to arrive at a situation where 60-80 phones equal one server - that’s not a general purpose solution.
Yeah. I was imagining all the phones connected to each other like those spam farms.