Turned my old iPhone 7 into an iPod + running tracker. - eviltoast

And it’s perfect!

  • solidhackerman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am doing the same but with Gen1 SE! It also has a 3.5mm so it is up for me. The only down is the battery but still, it gives me a solid 2 hours of screen on and around 4-5hrs standby

  • RobinH-007@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    That’s awesome, and that’s what I’m gonna do with my old iPhone 6s PS: I switched to Android recently

    • far_dim_bledram@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It is awesome (did the same thing with a 6s) no need for being constantly interrupted by text messages or emails or other distractions while running/exercising

  • volcom527@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t it a bad idea to keep old iPhones with the risk of their batteries expanding and exploding over time?

    • far_dim_bledram@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Only if they are left in abnormal conditions (discharged for long time, plugged in all the time, hot/cold environments)

  • Sieze5@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I love this. Serious question(s). Does it still have cell service? Im curious how the music will play and if you need to download the songs. And if the tracking and fitness has to wait and update when you get to WiFi.

    • memorable_client@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      No cell service. No SIM card. Strava tracks the runs via GPS and saves them, but then uploads them to the Strava profile upon connecting to the WiFi. I don’t use Apple music subscription, I have my own music that I sync via iTunes…

  • lucasuperman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Amazing simplicity! So when you get a text message, it doesn’t show here because you deleted the message app right?

    • memorable_client@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      15 is too big and I don’t like running with it on my arm. I wish I still had my old iPod Nano, not sure why Apple stopped producing those.

    • memorable_client@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Unfortunately I no longer have a real iPod (I used to have a Nano back in 2007.) and my current iPhone 15 is kind of too big / annoying when attached to my arm while running, so this was the best solution I could come up with.

    • far_dim_bledram@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      If they get robbed theyd much rather their old iphone 7 be stolen than a brand new more valuable/expensive phone.