Hey guys, I've got an iPhone here from 2012 that I'm no longer using. My iPad has completely replaced it.
Is there a list of ideas I can look at?
Thank you!
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Old iPhone: What to do with it?
- Thread starter BeautifulWoman_1984
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Give it to a friend or family member that needs a newer phone.
1. Backup phone
2. Beta test new iOS versions
3. Use it as an iPod
2. Beta test new iOS versions
3. Use it as an iPod
Option #3 is what I did previously with my 6s Plus. Mainly for in the Car use. But I like your idea.
Sell it.
Use it
Throw it away
Give it away
Take it apart
Break it
See if it blends
Do a raffle and give it away
Use it as an iPod
Ask facebook
Display it
Use it as a paperweight
And the list goes on
Use it
Throw it away
Give it away
Take it apart
Break it
See if it blends
Do a raffle and give it away
Use it as an iPod
Ask facebook
Display it
Use it as a paperweight
And the list goes on
I tend to sell anything I don't use regularly or need around, so SELL gets my vote
Please consider donating it to charity. You wouldn't fetch much for a 2012 phone, but it could be invaluable to someone without means who is (for example) looking for a job. Just a friendly suggestion -- it's obviously your phone and your choice.
I buy every year a new iPhone and every year one of my poor neighbours or the help gets my old device. So, make someone a present.
keep it as a back up. or give it to a family member or friend who needs a phone.
try to use it as a internet monitor . You can install the Skype in the old devices , turn on the auto reply for video chat , then you can check your house anytime you use Skype ,
Put it in airplane mode and use it as an iPod if you don't have one, and of course it's always a back up phone in case you ever have to get your new phone repaired or something. This is what I've done with my old phone
Thanks for the ideas!
I just hate throwing away working devices. I'd much rather find a use for them instead!
I just hate throwing away working devices. I'd much rather find a use for them instead!
Give it away on the "pay it forward" thread here. I need a new phone for my kid who dropped his in ocean this past week in Hawaii.
I gave my iPhone 6 to my sister after purchasing the 7. I say sell it or give it away to someone.
This is what I was going to do at first, but since my iPhone is so old now it doesn't receive iOS updates anymore so it wouldn't be useful to most other people...